Humanitarian Access and Needs Analysis for Sudan

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Mission and objectives

The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate for the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions. Given our mandate, OCHA relies heavy on information management to gain a clear picture of the crisis situation, aid decision makers, and help to avoid gaps and duplication. In that regard, we have found significant benefit in certain core products such as maps. Recently, we have begun to leverage the power of dynamic crisis mapping.

Context

On 15 April, fighting erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fighting quickly expanded to other areas of the country. Since April 15, nearly a million people have been displaced, including 730,000 people within the Sudan, and 220,000 in neighboring countries. Despite the Jeddah declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan of 11 May, hostilities show little signs of abating. The United Nations and donors implore the parties to uphold their international obligations to allow safe, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian aid to civilians in need and to ensure that civilians enjoy the freedom of movement and can access aid without being targeted. The Humanitarian Access and Needs Analysis for Sudan will contribute to strengthening secondary data review and filling information gaps, resulting in the production of regular succinct updates and monitoring impediments to humanitarian access and population needs in the country. This will inform and improve humanitarian response planning, avoid gaps and duplications and facilitate the delivery of life-saving aid contributing to SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Through this assignment, online Volunteers will enhance their knowledge of the humanitarian situation in Sudan and strengthen their analytical skills while learning how to use the Data Entry and Exploration Platform (DEEP - http://thedeep.io/). Four hours of training and four hours of assignments will be given to online Volunteers during the orientation phase of the project.

Task description

•Entering and structuring secondary data against agreed analytical framework categories/domains. -Tagging and summarizing information against different geographical administrative levels, affected population groups, sectors, and other required categories using the Data Entry and Exploration Platform (DEEP - http://thedeep.io/). •Summarizing the findings and contributing to analytical reports about humanitarian access impediments and incidents including operational and administrative constraints. •Work 2-3 hours daily (5 days a week, 16-20 hours weekly). •Tagging approximately 5-10 documents daily online in the DEEP. •Participating in 4 hours of remote training during the orientation phase of the project and working in a team. The team will be responsible for the secondary data review of Sudan. •Attending 1-2 hours of weekly meetings in the CAT and CEST zones. -Create dashboards showing areas of the frontline and people in need.