Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) Operational Manual, June 2023 [EN/AR]

1. Introduction

1.1. Purpose and scope of the Operational Manual

  1. The purpose of the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) Operational Manual is to ensure a coherent and harmonised approach to the governance and operations of the Yemen Country-based Pooled Fund (CBPF). This manual sets out arrangements that enhance the quality of the YHF practices and their accountability to stakeholders, including United Nations (UN) Member States, donors, humanitarian operational partners (hereafter referred to as ‘partners’), and people affected by disasters and emergencies.
  2. The Operational Manual describes minimum standards for effective and efficient management of the YHF. They build upon the extensive experience of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) over many years of managing CBPFs in different country contexts.
  3. Primary users of this Operational Manual are Humanitarian Financing Units (HFUs), who support and manage the YHF. The manual also serves as a reference document for partners, as they also describe the roles and responsibilities of Humanitarian Coordinators (HC); OCHA; partners, including UN agencies, national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs);1 coordination platforms, including sectors/clusters; and other stakeholders.
  4. The YHF functions in a specific context and is managed by OCHA at the country level. While the Fund is required to align practices with the CBPF Global Guidelines, they retain the flexibility to build upon the minimum standards and adopt additional provisions to best meet the demands of Yemen.
  5. The YHF Operational Manual will be reviewed once a year. When no substantive change(s) are made, this will be discussed in the Advisory Board meetings, where the HC and the AB will need to endorse the decision to keep the OM for an additional year.
  6. This manual should be read in conjunction with the CBPF Global Guidelines, which sets out the global minimum standards applicable to all CBPFs. Annexes referred to in this manual can be found on the OCHA website. This manual deviates only from the CBPF Global Guidelines when the local context requires.