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UN says it is realigning resources and using OCHA fund to support Colombia response
Summary
Maria Jose Torres Macho said the UN is realigning prepositioned stocks, using warehouses managed by WFP and the OCHA regional humanitarian fund to channel donations; the Emergency Relief Coordinator has authorized surge capacity to reach critical areas.
Maria Jose Torres Macho said the United Nations is reallocating existing humanitarian supplies and logistics to reach areas most affected by the quake.
She said prepositioned emergency kits are being prioritized and that the UN has warehouse capacity operated by the World Food Programme to serve the entire humanitarian community. "We are also operating a new link in the regional humanitarian fund of OCHA in case there are donations by the private sector," she said, describing a mechanism to channel private support through established humanitarian funding tools.
Torres Macho added that, at the request of national authorities, the Emergency Relief Coordinator authorized mobilizing additional surge capacity to critical areas where existing resources are insufficient. She stressed that formal requests from Colombian authorities triggered international support and that further resource needs will be clarified as assessments continue.
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