MapAction continues to help humanitarian efforts regarding Ukraine. Most just lately this has been by the Data Administration and Evaluation Cell (IMAC) on the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) headquarters in Geneva.
MapAcion has seconded a group member to map and analyse knowledge and knowledge regarding the numerous humanitarian wants and responses in Ukraine. This consists of refugee actions to and from neighbouring international locations. The work feeds into IMAC situational evaluation briefings.
The IMAC helps higher determination making round how, when and the place restricted humanitarian assets are most successfully used. It’s arrange throughout main crises the place the image is prone to be advanced and fast paced. IMAC companions embrace the United Nations nation response groups, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG), UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). MapAction are additionally working with Data Friendly Space.
MapAction are very grateful to RenaissanceRe for funding this essential work, as a part of the brand new funding partnership shaped in 2021.