In his report on the World Humanitarian Summit “One Humanity: Shared Responsibility”, the former UN Secretary-General proposed an Agenda for Humanity that would help to meet people’s immediate humanitarian needs - while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability. This “new way of working”, adopted by eight UN humanitarian and development entities, aspires to work towards collective outcomes across the humanitarian and development community. Wherever possible, those efforts should reinforce and strengthen the capacities that already exist at national and local levels, whilst ultimately working towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Join us on 5 October for the fifth online session of PHAP’s and ICVA’s learning stream on humanitarian coordination, which will focus on the New Way of Working. In this session, we will unpack what the overall goals of this process mean in practice, what changes are needed in different parts of humanitarian and development work, how these changes impact NGOs, as well as how can NGOs can influence the process.
Learning objectives
- Knowledge of the New Way of Working, including its aspirations, the actors invovled, and its potential implications across the humanitarian sector
- Awareness of the New Way of Working's impact on NGO operations and policy priorities
- Familiarity with engagement opportunities for NGO to contribute to and influence the New Way of Working
- Familiarity with further sources of information on the New Way of Working
Event time
Thursday, 5 October 2017
| New York: |
09:00 - 10:30 |
| London: |
14:00 - 15:30 |
| Geneva: |
15:00 - 16:30 |
| Amman: |
16:00 - 17:30 |
| Nairobi: |
16:00 - 17:30 |
| Bangkok: |
20:00 - 21:30 |
| Manila: |
21:00 - 22:30 |
To see when the live session will take place in your time zone,
click here.
Target audience and event access
The event is particularly targeted to those working in international and national NGOs engaged in humanitarian action, who are seeking for a stronger understanding of the various humanitarian coordination mechanisms. The event is also open to the public. In order to join the event, please register in advance at
phap.org/5oct2017/register
Register now
Recommended resources
- O’Brien S., "Rising humanitarian needs call for a new way of working," Portland Communication, March 2017
- OCHA, “New Way of Working,” UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2017
- OCHA, “Commitment to Action: Transcending Humanitarian – Development Divides”, Agenda for Humanity, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2016
- OCHA, “West and Central Africa Regional Policy Dialogue. The New Way of Working: from delivering aid to ending need”, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), January 2017
- United Nations, “USG and ERC Stephen O’Brien Remarks at the High Level Workshop – The New Way of Working: Advancing Implementation”, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Speakers
Bruno Lemarquis
Acting Director, Crisis Response Unit, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Hansjeorg Strohmeyer
Director of Policy, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
Lise Fouquat
Senior Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) |
James Curtis
Country Director for Ethiopia and Djibouti, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) |
Co-hosts
Angharad Laing
Executive Director, PHAP |
Melissa Pitotti
Head of Policy, ICVA
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PHAP Credentialing Program
Learning stream on humanitarian coordination
As part of the
learning stream on humanitarian coordination, this event will be the fifth session of six live interactive online learning events that ICVA and PHAP will organize in the coming months with the purpose of providing NGOs and humanitarian workers with a stronger understanding of the humanitarian coordination mechanisms at global, regional, and country levels.
Read more and register for the other upcoming event of PHAP's and ICVA's learning stream on humanitarian coordination:
Geneva Humanitarian Connector
This event is made possible by ICVA and through the Geneva Humanitarian Connector, an initiative of PHAP supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Understanding the Humanitarian Ecosystem
This event will help you prepare for the PHAP Credentialing Program certification in Understanding the Humanitarian Ecosystem.In particular, the event will address segment 1.5 of the certification assessment outline. It will also address some aspects of segments 1.4, 3.1, 3.2, and 4.1.
Read more about the PHAP Credentialing Program