International Council of Voluntary Agencies

1. ICVA’S Mission is a global network of NGOs whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by working collectively and independently to influence policy and practice. • Founded in 1962, now more than 75 NGOs International Council of Voluntary Agencies

2. ICVA’s Added Value • Diverse Membership • Direct Access to most senior levels of humanitarian coordination • Strengthening collaboration in the NGO Community • Support to field-based NGOs and NGO Coordination • Brings the experience of NGOs to the international policy-making level • Provides members with information and analysis on policy developments in the humanitarian domain

3. ICVA Strategic Direction • Members have stronger sense of being part of global network • ICVA seen as a leader on relevant humanitarian policy • Reduce gap between humanitarian policy and practice • Increased relevance in supporting humanitarian operations • Increased capacity Regional Hubs essential to enabling moving these forward… In more detail..

4. NGO Leader in Global Humanitarian Policy & Advocacy Convenor of Dialogue on Humanitarian Practice and Policy • Brings relevant actors together for dialogue – members, non members, governments, UN • Well-recognised and widely credited in Geneva -role for Hub? Relevant Global Themes • Ensure humanitarian agenda is driven by operational realities • Policy priorities should be based on members’ operational experiences Role of Hub in closing gap between policy and practice?

5. NGO Leader in Global Humanitarian Policy & Advocacy IASC (and OCHA) • Seat at the IASC, along with 2 other NGO consortia. • Heavily involved in the Transformative Agenda Dialogue • NGOs in Humanitarian Reform • Humanitarian Policy Issues (humanitarian space, financing, protection) UNHCR • Annual NGO consultations • NGOs voice into into the UN Governing Bodies • Strengthening UNHCR and NGO partnerships Going Forward: strengthening relations with governments and regional bodies Role of Hub current interlocutors, but also with governments and ASEAN?

6. Recognised Relevance in Supporting Humanitarian Operations Coordination: • NOT another NGO coordination mechanism - enhance existing ones and identifying gaps • Globally - communication with members on key crises for policy work, encouraging NGO’s senior staff to Humanitarian Coordinator Roster etc. • Regionally – what we are here to consider • Nationally – create stronger links with NGO consortia, participation in HCT etc Quality and Accountability: • Promotion of Q and A and oversight on a number of key initiatives • Closer relationship with SPHERE • Improving humanitarian education within academia Role of Hub in supporting Humanitarian operations in SE Asia?

7. Strengthened Global ICVA Network • Unique Network and Resource – create stronger collective NGO voice, while allowing a forum for diversity of voices • Better Communications - member to member, regional to global etc. • Expanding ICVA Network - new members, create room for discussion and common understanding. Emphasis on Global Network. • Create Relationship with Other Networks – egAPPRN and ADRRN • Link Global, Regional and National Role of Hub in building new relationships and linking national, regional to Global

8. Strengthened Internal Organization The Board: • Chair: OXFAM, • Vice Chair: Mercy Malaysia • Plus: CFSI, Plan, ACT Alliance, AHA, OFADEC, IMC, NRC, RCK Secretariat: 8 full time staff, 2 part time staff • Executive Director • Policy team - new presence in NY • Humanitarian Reform project team • Admin and information team • SPHERE Development of the Hubs is critical element of strengthened internal org.

9. Thank you Need to address what this could look like in South East Asia…..