Peru

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, developing preparedness and response plans with other humanitarian actors.

OCHA was instrumental in the formation of the National Humanitarian Network, a coordination mechanism that serves as the basis for the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in 2008. OCHA's HAT works closely with United Nations agencies, national and international NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, bilateral and multilateral donors, the National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI), and the other state entities involved in humanitarian response. 

The key focus for OCHA in Peru is to have sufficient capacity to respond to large-scale humanitarian crises in a timely, effective and coordinated manner applying humanitarian principles and standards which are put into practice in simulation exercises that are carried out periodically.