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STRENTHENING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

STRENTHENING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE. Building a Stronger, More Predictable Humanitarian Response System. Why did we need humanitarian reform? Humanitarian Response Review. Well-known, long-standing gaps Unpredictable capacity Ad-hoc responses Erratic coordination, weak partnerships

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STRENTHENING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

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  1. STRENTHENING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE Building a Stronger, More Predictable Humanitarian Response System

  2. Why did we need humanitarian reform?Humanitarian Response Review • Well-known, long-standing gaps • Unpredictable capacity • Ad-hoc responses • Erratic coordination, weak partnerships • Insufficient accountability among humanitarian agencies

  3. Whose reform? • At the country level the aim is to strengthen humanitarian response by demanding high standards of predictability, accountability and partnership in all sectors or areas of activity. • At the global level, the aim of the cluster approach is to strengthen system-wide preparedness and technical capacity to respond to humanitarian emergencies…. Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Underpinned by Partnership

  4. Based on what Principles? Equality Transparency Results Oriented Approach Responsibility Complementarity

  5. Enhance humanitarian response capacity Predictability, Accountability and Partnership STRENGTHENING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE LEADERSHIP COORDINATION CAPACITY & SYSTEMS FINANCING PARTNERSHIPS

  6. Supportto national authorities • Humanitarian coordination in support of government leadership of response • Strengthening preparedness and contingency planning • Humanitarian structure in support of and partnership with government structures • Dialogue and coordination at sectoral level with government counterparts • Dialogue and coordination through RC or HC

  7. Capacity and Predictability • Better support to national-led response • Common standards and tools • Predictable stockpiles and trained expertise • Unified interface for Governments, donors & other actors • “First port of call” and “provider of last resort” • Mainstreaming Gender, HIV/AIDS, Environment • Sharing resources/mainstream-ing costs

  8. Humanitarian Leadership • Guidelines and systems • HC Selection • Professional Development • Knowledge Management • Accountability

  9. What is good humanitarian financing? • Plurality, diversity and complementarity of funding mechanisms (majority of funds are bilateral grants) • Predictable, impartial, equitable, timely • Ensure UN and non- UN have equitable and transparent modalities to obtain funding • Strategies and channels should not inhibit or be to the detriment of partnerships.

  10. The way forward… • Qualitative versus Quantitative • Stronger in-country leadership • Ensuring HCT are in place • More and better funding • Better coordination • Greater accountability • Sustained political commitment

  11. Some key challenges… • Humanitarian principles and space • Transitioning – working with development actors • Growing number of disasters (CC) • Partnerships – national partners, south parterns, regional organisations

  12. More Information www.oneresponse.info

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