UNHCR Regional Centre for Emergency Preparedness (eCentre)
Description
The UNHCR Regional Centre for Emergency Preparedness (eCentre) was founded in Tokyo in 2000 through a grant from the Trust Fund for Human Security by the Japanese government.
The eCentre's main focus is to strengthen the operational capacity of UNHCR partners and other actors in emergency prepardeness and response, protection, safety and security and to encourage interagency collaboration in the context of humanitarian emergencies.
The eCentre plays a unique role within UNHCR as the only dedicated platform to building emergency preparedness capacities targeting government partners and NGOs throughout Asia and the Pacific.
The eCentre focuses on three main areas:
- To strengthen emergency preparedness and response capacities through learning initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region,
- To provide tailored and targeted technical support to UNHCR and their partners in the Asia- Pacific region, and,
- To establish further regional emergency preparedness and response mechanisms to ensure UNHCR’s participation and contribution to overall emergency coordination.