Disaster Relief
The Office of the U.N. Disaster Relief Coordinator (UNDRO) was established in 1971 to coordinate the response of member states during major emergencies and other disasters. This agency, though, was replaced at the end of 1991 by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In 1998, The Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) was merged into OCHA, making it the main coordinator for all major disasters.
After these changes and mergers, OCHA became responsible coordinating humanitarian aid, as well as policies on development and humanitarian advocacy. This included managing humanitarian funding, policies, advocacy, and providing information to first-responders.
Note
The top two middle stamps have UNDRO written on them since they were printed in 1979, twelve years before that agency would end and be replaced with the OCHA.
The stamps on the third row commemorate the International Court of Justice. See the Intl. Court of Justice page in the New York album for more information on it.
The stamp at the bottom of the page was issued to celebrate the new country of Namibia. See the Namibia page for more on it.
Contains 7 spots: own 7 – 7 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
82 |
0.80 (mar 1979) |
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✓ |
84 |
0.80 (may 1979) |
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✓ |
83 |
1.50 (mar 1979) |
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✓ |
85 |
1.10 (may 1979) |
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✓ |
87 |
Intl. Court of Justice |
0.80 (nov 1979) |
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✓ |
88 |
Intl. Court of Justice |
1.10 (nov 1979) |
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✓ |
86 |
1.10 (oct 1979) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
