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Humanitarian Reform and the Cluster Approach

Humanitarian Reform and the Cluster Approach. Objectives. Describe key features of humanitarian coordination and reflect on humanitarian p rinciples Explain the main components of the humanitarian reform, in particular the cluster approach

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Humanitarian Reform and the Cluster Approach

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  1. Humanitarian Reform and the Cluster Approach

  2. Objectives • Describe key features of humanitarian coordination and reflect on humanitarian principles • Explain the main components of the humanitarian reform, in particular the cluster approach • Present the structure of the Global Protection Cluster and its field support

  3. Inter-Agency Standing Committee WHO? UN, Red Cross, IOM, World Bank, NGOs WHAT? • Humanitarian decision making • Humanitarian policy development • Humanitarian coordination www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc

  4. Darfur2004/2005

  5. 2010 Floods in Pakistan Earthquakes In Haiti UN Photo/Evan Schneider UN Photo/Logan Abassi

  6. Humanitarian Reform “considerable gaps in the ability of the humanitarian system to respond adequately to humanitarian crises” • 2005 Humanitarian Reform Goals: Predictability, Accountability, Partnership • 2011 Transformative Agenda  Leadership, Coordination and Accountability in large scale emergencies

  7. 3 Pillars of the Humanitarian Reform LEADERSHIP FINANCING CLUSTER APPROACH PARTNERSHIP

  8. CLUSTER APPROACH IS SIMPLE! Designation of clear leads, global and country level With clear Terms of Reference Who are responsible and accountable for their area of work

  9. Pillar on Cluster Approach • Ensure predictable leadership • Ensure sufficient global capacity • Embrace the concept of partnership • Better prioritisation of available resources • Strengthen accountability towards beneficiaries

  10. Global Protection Cluster • “A world in which boys, girls, women and men affected or threatened by humanitarian crises are fully protected in accordance with their rights” • Global Cluster Lead Agency • Global Coordinator • GPC Support Cell • Steering Committee

  11. GPC support to field clusters • Protection guidance and tools • Helpdesk & rapid deployments • Trainings & learning opportunities

  12. GPC Areas of Responsibility • Child Protection – UNICEF • Mine Action – UNMAS • GBV Prevention & Response – UNICEF & UNFPA • Housing, Land and Property – UN-Habitat • Housing, Land & Property – UNHABITAT

  13. Collaboration is not an option, it is a necessity! http://www.globalprotectioncluster.org

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