Which global agency serves as a coordinating body for strengthening international response to emergencies and natural disasters?
Answer: UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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About UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
- OCHA is a United Nations (UN) body, established in 1991 by the UN General Assembly to strengthen the international response to complex emergencies and natural disasters.
- It promotes interaction between civilian and military entities in humanitarian responses, and bridge gaps in environmental emergency management.
- The global emergency relief stockpiles are mapped on behalf of humanitarian community.
- It coordinates responses to emergencies through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee.
- Headquarters: Geneva and New York
- Global hubs: Hague and Istanbul
Why in News? OCHA stated that more than 820 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced amid settler violence and increased movement restrictions since the Hamas terror attacks.
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