Governance

Supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, CARE has rehabilitated Cholera Treatment Centers in Kassala and Aj Jazirah to strengthen health services and improve cholera response efforts.
Supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, CARE has rehabilitated Cholera Treatment Centers in Kassala and Aj Jazirah to strengthen health services and improve cholera response efforts. Photo: CARE

The Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) is responsible for the overall management of the SHF and is accountable for the use of funds. The SHF Advisory Board is chaired by the HC and formed by UN agencies, NGOs and donor representatives and advise the Fund on the strategic use of funds and the effective governance of the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF). On a day-to-day basis, the SHF is managed by the OCHA Sudan Humanitarian Financing Unit (HFU) on behalf of the HC. 

The SHF is guided by the Global Country-Based Pooled Fund Guidelines. This guidance is reflected in the localized SHF Operational Manual together with relevant annexes to provide technical guidance, tools and templates used in the management of the Fund. The funds contracted to partners are further subject to the United Nations Financial Regulations and Rules (FRR).