IOM, in coordination with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is sponsoring two camp management trainings for relief workers in the flooded disaster areas of Sunsari and Saptari near the Indian border.
Participants include staff from the World Food Program (WFP), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), UNOCHA, UNICEF, the Nepali Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and local government officials.
More than 70,000 people were displaced from their homes when the Koshi River flooded in September and are now living in 40 camps in the area.
"Effective camp coordination and management depends on close cooperation between all the agencies concerned, adherence to best practices and a free flow of information. We have to ensure that when gaps in provision of aid or services emerge, someone is always there to fill them," says IOM Nepal Chief of Mission Sarat Dash.
Under the UN reform which led to the creation of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) "cluster" system, IOM is the global lead agency for camp management and coordination following natural disasters.
In Sunsari and Saptari IOM works in close partnership with local and regional government, UN agencies and NGOs to monitor services in the camps including shelter, food, clothing, health and education services.
For more information please contact Ann Strandoo at IOM Damak. Email: astrandoo@iom.int Tel: +9779851108084.