Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s second most disaster-prone region. The persistent threat and cyclical impact of natural hazards run parallel to structural poverty and inequality, endemic violence, struggling economies and limited Government response capacities.
OCHA has had a presence in the region since 2003, and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) has been based in Panama City, Republic of Panama, since 2005.
ROLAC works with country offices in the region to support and strengthen humanitarian coordination and response preparedness. It also coordinates the Regional Group on Risks, Emergencies and Disasters for Latin America and the Caribbean, a regional inter-institutional platform that supports emergency preparedness and response.
The 2017 Hurricane Season, responsible for two major hurricanes highlighted the need to strengthen preparedness and response capacities to disasters in the Caribbean.
Colombia has made progress in development and peacebuilding over the past decade, but internal armed conflict and violence, extreme weather-related events and COVID-19 have left 7.7 million people in need.
OCHA has been present in Ecuador since 2010, supporting the work of the Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Country Team in their role of international humanitarian coordination.
El Salvador is still dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme weather events of 2020. Combined with existing vulnerabilities, this left an estimated 1.7 million people in need of assistance.
Haiti is enduring a severe crisis with political, economic and humanitarian challenges. The President's assassination in July 2021 left the country without a leader, and the economy has suffered from four years of negative growth.
OCHA has been present in Peru since 2008, through the Humanitarian Advisory Team (HAT), which supports the work of the Resident Coordinator in their role of international humanitarian coordination.
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Funding for OCHA Latin America and the Caribbean
Earmarked funding (USD)
2.7M
2023
Opening balance (USD)
325.00
2023
Total (USD)
2.7M
2023
Total requirements (USD)
5M
2023
Earmarked contributions
Canada
$0.5 million
European Commission
$0.4 million
Spain
$0.1 million
Sweden
$0.1 million
United States
$1.4 million
Unearmarked contributions
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Qatar
Republic of
Russian Federation
S
Singapore
Unearmarked contributions (or commitments) are those for which the donor does not require the funds to be used for a specific project, sector, crisis or country, leaving OCHA to decide how to allocate the funds.
Opening balance may include unearmarked and earmarked funding with implementation dates beyond the calendar year, and excludes miscellaneous income (e.g. adjustments, gain/losses on exchange rate etc.)
Funding information from the OCHA Contributions Tracking System.
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