Country-based Pooled Funds Global Guidelines [EN/AR/ES/FR]

Introduction

These Global Guidelines aim to ensure a coherent and harmonised approach to the governance and operations of Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs). These Global Guidelines set out arrangements that enhance the quality of CBPF practices and their accountability to stakeholders, including United Nations (UN) Member States, donors, humanitarian operational partners (hereafter referred to as ‘partners’), and people affected by disasters and emergencies. Recently updated in December 2022, these Global Guidelines describe minimum global standards for effective and efficient management of CBPFs, aligning approaches while recognising the contextual specificity of each Fund. They build upon the extensive experience of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) over many years of managing CBPFs in different country contexts.

Primary users of these Global Guidelines are OCHA Country Offices, in particular their Humanitarian Financing Units (HFUs), which support and manage the CBPFs. The Guidelines also serve as a reference document for partners, as they also describe the roles and responsibilities of Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs); OCHA; partners, including UN agencies, national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs); coordination platforms, including sectors/clusters; and other stakeholders. These Global Guidelines are complemented by localized ‘Operational Manual’ developed by OCHA HFU describing specific arrangements appropriate to the context.