Annual report

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Annual Report 
2022

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Work was done across the IFRC on the profes-
sionalization of the shelter and urban resilience 
sector, and knowledge management and capac-
ity enhancement through the Shelter working 
group. The responsibility of Shelter Cluster 
Coordination (IFRC Convenor role) involves work-
ing closely with the IASC system and other NGOs 
who are members of the shelter cluster.
Guidance on Food Security and Resilience 
Livelihoods was provided through the coordi-
nation of IFRC Offices, and National Societies 
producing the guidelines, methodologies and 
tools needed in the operationalization of the 
emergencies and the integrated approach with 
other sectors and areas such cash programming, 
shelter, and National Society preparedness. 
There is close collaboration with UN agencies 
such as FAO and WFP, the cluster system and 
the peer working group.
In 2022, in close coordination with the EU Red 
Cross Office in Brussels, the IFRC worked to 
update civil protection guidelines for National 
Societies. The IFRC also played a key role in build-
ing relations with NATO, and the EU Nuclear and 
Radiological preparedness and response steer-
ing group for EU and neighbouring countries.
Technical review, strategic advice and quality 
assurance were provided for 16 new Emergency 
Appeals launched in 2022 (eight in Africa, four in 
Asia Pacific, two in the Americas, one in MENA 
and one in Europe). These included one of the 
biggest IFRC responses, in Ukraine and neigh-
bouring countries, as well as the Hunger Crisis in 
Africa and in Afghanistan (complex emergency). 
Overall coordination and technical guidance was 
provided for 154 DREF-funded operations.
By the end of 2022, the IFRC had extensively 
contributed to enhancing local and national pre-
paredness and response capacities (89 National 
Societies are engaged) in a more structured and 
systematized National Society preparedness 
approach.
Developing Heads of Emergency Operations/
Head of Emergency Operations Programme
The HEOPS/D-HEOPS programme allows the 
IFRC to provide strategic operational leadership 
in large and complex operations. 
This programme secures availability of strategic 
operations leadership through the availability 
of full-time personnel as well as through the 
development of Head of Emergency Operations 
certified personnel.
In 2022, 11 HEOPS deployments occurred. This 
is the third highest deployment frequency since 
the programme began ten years ago and is the 
highest usage of the tool in the past five years. It 
was also achieved with only one full time HEOPS 
active at the time, which helps to highlight that 
the Certified and DHEOps pools are ready and 
able to supplement gaps in the availability of the 
full time HEOps. In 2022, the HEOps programme 
certified seven developing HEOps, growing the 
HEOps-certified pool to 30 members. 
In order to increase the diversity and inclu-
siveness of the programme, DHEOps launched 
a specific track dedicated to National Society 
members from the Global South. Consequently, 
an additional ten promising individuals from 
the Global South have been selected for this 
HEOps programme preparatory track to achieve 
increased localization of the programme. These 
improvements allow a more diverse and inclu-
sive leadership for operations management.
This work ensures that large and complex 
operations are led by competent and trained 
personnel who can ensure forward-looking and 
National Society-centred operations.
Cash and voucher assistance
The IFRC has a strong focus on disasters, cli-
mate, migration, and other crises, including the 
mainstreaming of cash programming and the 
implementation of global policies, positions,