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Thinking ahead about reproductive health: contingency planning and emergency preparedness in crisis situations (Iraq and West Africa)
Authors:DeLargy Pamela  Alakbarov Ramiz
Institution:Humanitarian Response Unit, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 220 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017, USA. delargy@unfpa.org
Abstract:The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) coordinated efforts to integrate RH into contingency planning for the 2003 Iraq crisis and the 2003 regional response for displaced populations in West Africa. Using UNFPA's network of country offices in the Middle East, staff developed logistics plans, conducted workshops and pre-positioned RH supplies. Though refugee movements did not occur, the contingency planning enhanced the response capacity of UNFPA offices and made it possible to rapidly provide assistance inside Iraq. In West Africa, multi-country workshops and follow-up resulted in country-level and regional action plans useful during the renewed crises of 2003; scarce funding, however, limited their full implementation. UNFPA's experiences show that contingency planning requires committing resources for crises, some of which will not occur; new staff skills; and follow-up. Moreover, RH is considered by some to be additional to the core elements of contingency planning. RH's political sensitivity, particularly with certain donors, further complicated integrated planning.
Keywords:Iraq  Liberia  contingency planning  UNFPA  reproductive health
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