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IASC Weekly Meetings January – December 2011

INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE

Overview IASC Weekly Meetings January-December 2011

Date Topic Presenter Organisation

12/01

New IASC strategy to address humanitarian challenges in urban areasGeorge Deikun, Senior Policy and Programming Adviser at UN-HABITAT and participant in the IASC Working Group, will present the IASC strategy and the action plan, its significance and implications.

Update on Cote d'IvoirePeter Neussl, OCHA GCMS, and Anne-France White, OCHA CRD, will provide an update on the situation and current humanitarian activities in Cote d'Ivoire.

George Deikun, Senior Policy and Programming Adviser at UN-HABITAT

Peter Neussl, OCHA GCMS, and Anne-France White, OCHA CRD

UN-HABITAT

OCHA

19/01

The new Reliefweb - changes, improvements and new features Mark McCarthy, ReliefWeb Project Manager in Geneva, presented and demonstrated the new version of the humanitarian platform ReliefWeb, the changes that have been implemented, the improvements that have been made and the new features that have been added.

Mark McCarthy, ReliefWeb Project Manager in Geneva Reliefweb

26/01

Briefing on the Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project and AccountabilityAndrea Stewart, ECB Communications Manager, introduced the Emergency Capacity Building Project: its key aims, and the structure of this innovative inter-agency collaboration.

Andrea Stewart, ECB Communications Manager

David Hockaday, ECB Global Field Project Manager

ECB

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Page 1 of 19http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc

IASC



02/02

Forced displacement caused by drug cartels in Mexico Sebastián Albuja, IDMC Country Analyst, briefed on the emerging situation of forced displacement in Mexico's northern States, based on a recent mission and paper recently published by IDMC on the subject.

Outcome of the 78th IASC Working Group meeting and December 2010 IASC Principals meeting Simon Lawry-White, Chief of the IASC Secretariat, summarised the major outcome and decisions of the 78th IASC Working Group meeting and the December 2010 IASC Principals meeting. shared some implications of these decisions for the work of the IASC in 2011.

Sebastián Albuja, IDMC Country Analyst

Simon Lawry-White, Chief IASC Secretariat

IDMC

IASC Secretariat

09/02

1. The World Economic Forum - Building Disaster Resource Partnerships through Public-Private Partnerships

Mr. Alex Wong, Senior Director and Head of the Center for Global Industries at the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Mrs. Petra Demarin, Senior Project Manager, Disaster Resource Partnership, WEF, will present the initiatives of the Forum to build disaster resource partnerships between key industries and humanitarian actors. They will reflect on new opportunities of these partnerships for the humanitarian community as well as on criteria for success of these partnerships. In the presentation Alex Wong and Petra Demarin will use the example of the Engineering & Construction (E&C) community and successful partnerships from Mexico, India and Indonesia.

Mr. Alex Wong, Senior Director and Head of the Center for Global Industries at the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Mrs. Petra Demarin, Senior Project Manager, Disaster Resource Partnership, WEF

WEF




23/02

1. Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan - Lessons learned and remaining challenges

Mr. Robert Watkins, former DSRSG/RC/HC for Afghanistan, will share with the IASC some lessons learned on humanitarian assistance provided in Afghanistan during his tenure there. Mr. Watkins will also highlight key ongoing challenges for humanitarian actors in Afghanistan at the time when he is leaving office.

2. Collective Centre Guidelines: Upholding the rights of IDPs located in Collective Centres

Mr. Fernando Calado (IOM) and Ms. Kim Roberson (UNHCR), coordinators of the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster, will present the Collective Centre Guidelines developed by the CCCM Global Cluster.

Mr. Robert Watkins, former DSRSG/RC/HC for Afghanistan

Mr. Fernando Calado (IOM) and Ms. Kim Roberson (UNHCR), coordinators of the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster

DSRSG/RC/HCIOMUNHCR

02/03

The IASC response to the evaluation of the clusters phase two Mr. Niels Scott, Chief Humanitarian Coordination Support Section (OCHA), will present the management response plan, which has been developed and agreed upon by the IASC Working Group in January 2011, as a follow-up to the recommendations of the Cluster Evaluation Phase 2 (CE2). The presentation will highlight the key themes and actions included in the response plan.

Debriefing of the joint OCHA/BCPR UNDP Mission to Pakistan Mr. Jan Harfst, BCPR (UNDP) and Mr. Thierry Delbreuve, Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer (OCHA), will debrief on their recent joint mission to Pakistan, which took place in February 2011. Their presentation will include an update on the discussions with the Pakistan National and Provincial Disaster Management Authority, UN, NGO and donors about the end of the relief phase and the transition into early recovery.

Niels Scott, Chief Humanitarian Coordination Support Section (OCHA)

Jan Harfst, BCPR (UNDP)

Thierry Delbreuve, Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer (OCHA)

OCHA UNDP




08/03

Internal displacement: looking at the new challenges, opportunities and priorities

Mr. Chaloka Beyani, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, will brief on the challenges, opportunities and priorities which he will focus during the next three years of his mandate, as well as on the previous good practices and achievements by the mandate which he would like to build on. His presentation will include aspects of his report to the Human Rights Council of 07 March 2011 and of the Kampala Convention of the African Union.

Chaloka Beyani, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons

SR on HR of IDPs

11/03

Building Partnerships between Clusters and the Private Sector Mr. Ed Martinez, Director of Philanthropy and Corporate Relations of the UPS Foundation and rotating chair of the Logistics and Emergency Teams (LET) and Mr. Thomas Thompson from WFP will brief on the partnership between the private sector companies and the logistics cluster, its structure, interests of the partners involved, perceptions, best practices and challenges. The presentations will draw on specific examples of private sector support to humanitarian operations and some lessons learned.

Ed Martinez, Director of Philanthropy and Corporate Relations of the UPS Foundation and rotating chair of the Logistics and Emergency Teams (LET)

Thomas Thompson from WFP

UPS Foundation

WFP

16/03

Protection from Gender Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch, United Nations Population Fund, will brief on recent activities and challenges in protection from gender based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Mahmood was on a mission in the DRC in February of this year which coincided with a mission of the SRSG for Sexual Violence, Mrs. Margot Walstrom.

Jemilah Mahmood, Chief of the Humanitarian Response Branch, United Nations Population Fund

UNFPA




23/03

1. Japan after the earthquake and the tsunami: overview and role of international actors in the responseMr. Anvar Munavvarov, Geographical Coordination and Monitoring Section (GCMS), OCHA, will provide an update on the situation in Japan. In his presentation Anvar will highlight the situation of people affected by the earthquake and the tsunami, provision of of assistance, coordination mechanisms and the role of international actors in responding to the emergency.

2. Impact of the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan on public health Dr Maria Neira, Director, Public Health and Environment, WHO, will brief on the public health impact of the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan, WHO's role in the response as well as on the current risk of radiation-related health problems in Japan, keeping in mind the evolving situation and the ongoing gathering of evidence.

Mr. Anvar Munavvarov, Geographical Coordination and Monitoring Section (GCMS), OCHA

Dr Maria Neira, Director, Public Health and Environment, WHO

OCHA

WHO

30/03

Refugees and local integration in Tanzania Mr. Guido Ambroso, Senior Programme Evaluation Officer, UNHCR Geneva, will brief on refugees and local integration in Tanzania. The presentation will focus on the progress achieved and remaining challenges in implementing a strategy, which the Government of Tanzania and UNHCR agreed in 2008 to find a comprehensive solution for a group of some 220,000 Burundian refugees who had been living in settlements in Tanzania since 1972 and who were largely self-sufficient but still had the status of refugees over three decades later.

Guido Ambroso, Senior Programme Evaluation Officer, UNHCR UNHCR

05/04

Presentations of Google's crisis response activities and toolsMs. Meryl Stone, Programs & Partnerships Manager, France Lamy, Strategic Partner Developer and Mr. Prem Ramaswami, Product Manager will provide a brief overview about Google's crisis response activities, available tools and technology. They will outline how some of Google's activities and tools can assist humanitarian organisations in responding more effectively and more structured in humanitarian situations following natural disasters or in conflict environments.

Meryl Stone, Programs & Partnerships Manager,

France Lamy, Strategic Partner Developer

Prem Ramaswami, Product Manager

Google




13/04

The 5-country initiative on emergency preparedness Mr. Michel Le Pechoux is the Co-Chair of the IASC Sub Working Group on Preparedness and Chief of Early Warning and Preparedness at the Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF.

The 5-country initiative is a follow-up to the July 2010 meeting of the IASC Working Group session on emergency preparedness and capacity development, where it was agreed to strengthen emergency preparedness and investigate whether IASC has a role in capacity development. Countries were selected based on the presence of an existing foundation and nascent processes which IASC could reinforce. Mr. Le Pechoux will explain how to advance from inter-agency contingency planning toward wider preparedness that focuses on the longer-term development of national and local actors' response capacities.

Michel Le Pechoux, Co-Chair of the IASC Sub Working Group on Preparedness and Chief of Early Warning and Preparedness at the Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF.

UNICEF

18/04

Key Humanitarian Concerns in East Jerusalem Mrs Reena Ghelani, Deputy Head of Office at OCHA in oPt; and Mr Ray Dolphin, Humanitarian Affairs Officer and Barrier Specialist at OCHA’s Office in the occupied Palestinian territories will present the report ‘Key Humanitarian Concerns in East Jerusalem’ and answer questions from the audience.

Mrs Reena Ghelani, Deputy Head of Office at OCHA in oPt;

Mr Ray Dolphin, Humanitarian Affairs Officer and Barrier Specialist at OCHA’s Office

OCHA

28/04

De-briefing on the recent meeting of IASC Principals in New York Mr Simon Lawry-White, Chief of the IASC Secretariat. On 19 April 2011, the Principals of the IASC agreed on a series of transformative actions to improve the way the humanitarian system responds to emergencies.

Simon Lawry-White, Chief of the IASC Secretariat

IASC Secretariat

04/05

Update on the use of the Gender Marker Ms Siobhan Foran, GenCap Advisor with the Global Clusters. The 2011 implementation provided many insights and highlighted the many enabling factors and challenges to the consistent and effective implementation of the GM, and it are these factors and challenges that will be shared and discussed at this meeting.

Siobhan Foran, GenCap Advisor with the Global Clusters. GenCap




11/05

The Health Component in Post Disaster and Post Conflict Needs Assessments Dr. Daniel Lopez-Acuna, Director of Strategy, Policy and Resource Management at Health Action in Crises, WHO and co-chair of the IASC Group on Humanitarian Financing will discuss the Health Component in Post Disaster and Post Conflict Needs Assessments. Dr. Lopez-Acuna will brief on the outcome of the technical consultation on the health component of Post Disaster and Post Conflict Needs Assessment (PDNA and PCNA) and recovery planning that was organised by WHO and the Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain on 28 and 29 April 2011.

Children and Armed Conflict in the Central African Republic Ms. Laura Perez, Country Analyst for the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, and Niger at the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre will discuss An Uncertain Future? Children and Armed Conflict in the Central African Republic. All participants will be presented with a complimentary copy of this new report.

Dr. Daniel Lopez-Acuna, Director of Strategy, Policy and Resource Management at Health Action in Crises, WHO and co-chair of the IASC Group on Humanitarian Financing

Laura Perez, Country Analyst for the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, and Niger at the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

WHO

NRC/IDMC

18/05

Outcome of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction and way forward Neil McFarlane, Global Platform Coordinator, ISDR and Glen Dolcemascolo, Head of Partnership and Networkt Unit, ISDR, will present the outcome of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction. Their presentation will focus on the main themes of discussion and how to move forward. The presenters will link discussions at the Global Platform with IASC initiatives and ongoing processes.

Outcome of the World Reconstruction Conference and way forward Daniel Kull, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank, will give a presentation on the Outcome of the World Reconstruction Conference, part of the Third Session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Geneva from 8-13 May. He will focus on how to move forward on the main themes of discussion.

Neil McFarlane, Global Platform Coordinator, ISDR and

Glen Dolcemascolo, Head of Partnership and Networkt Unit, ISDR

Daniel Kull, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank

World Bank

ISDR




27/05

Protection of civilians in armed conflict – recent developments in the UN Security Council On 10 May 2011, the Security Council held its biannual debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Statements during this day-long session reflected country-specific concerns about impeded access to humanitarian assistance and violations of human rights and international law. The Emergency Relief Coordinator in her statement notably pointed out the protection challenges in Libya and Cote d’Ivoire.

Simon Bagshaw, Protection and Displacement Section, OCHA

Li Fung, Peace Missions Support and Rapid Response Section, OHCHR

Andrew Painter, Senior Policy Officer, UNHCR

OCHAOHCHRUNHCR

08/06

1. Building humanitarian capacity – the CORE training

Tom Corsellis, Executive Director, Shelter Centre, will present the ‘common operational recovery essentials (CORE)’ training workshop project and its contribution to building technical capacity of humanitarians in the areas of Information Management, Coordination, WASH, Early Recovery, Protection and Shelter. The presentation will address how the CORE training relates to existing trainings for humanitarian workers.

2. Update on the work of the Needs Assessment Task Force, including training on needs assessment

Alice Armanni Sequi, Assessment and Classification of Emergency Project, OCHA, will provide an update and outlook on the work of the Needs Assessment Task Force, including the development of guidance and tools for coordinating assessments, and capacity building and training activities. Alice will also discuss plans underway for operationalizing the tools and guidance in the field.

Tom Corsellis, Executive Director, Shelter Centre

Alice Armanni Sequi, Assessment and Classification of Emergency Project, OCHA

Shelter CentreOCHA




15/06

Consequences of Natural Disasters: the Need to Manage Disaster Waste Vladimir Sakharov, Chief of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, and Muralee Thummarukudy, Operations Manager of UNEP's Post Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, will brief on the need to manage disaster waste as a consequence of natural disasters. Their presentation will use examples from the outcomes of their mission to the disaster affected areas in the Tohoku region of Japan (29-30 May).

Mainstreaming Environment in the Work of Clusters Tom Delrue, Programme Officer, Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, UNEP, will brief on key environmental consequences of humanitarian activities and on different initiatives to mitigate a negative environmental impact of humanitarian action. In his presentation, Tom will point out different initiatives to mainstream environment in the work of the clusters, notably trainings and workshops, an online resource platform as well as advocacy.

Vladimir Sakharov, Chief of the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit

Muralee Thummarukudy, Operations Manager of UNEP's Post Conflict and Disaster Management Branch

Tom Delrue, Programme Officer, Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, UNEP

OCHAUNEP

22/06

Reducing disaster risk and improving response: law as critical tool Elyse Mosquini, Senior Advocacy Officer, International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme, IFRC, will provide a briefing on the disaster laws topics to be considered at a conference of 194 states, 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies, the IFRC and ICRC in November.

Elyse Mosquini, Senior Advocacy Officer, International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme, IFRC

IFRC




01/07

The Growing Food Security Crisis in the Horn Of Africa Ms.Cristina Amaral, FAO's Chief of Emergency Operations Africa Desk and Mr. Sory Ouane, WFP's Deputy Regional Director for East and Central Africa will present the current humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa

A) Introduction and synopsis of the drivers of the growing crisis in the Horn of Africa (FAO): IASC Plan of Action for the Horn of Africa and the joint WFP/FAO roadmap on DRR/DRM Actions undertaken by FAO to support the livelihoods of the affected population

B) The impact of the growing crisis in the Horn of Africa, vulnerability and WFP's response (WFP) An overview of WFP's current humanitarian response including safety nets and nutrition, Displacement of populations and associated needs Challenges in delivering assistance (resources, food pipeline and shortfalls, access and security)

Cristina Amaral, FAO's Chief of Emergency Operations Africa Desk

Sory Ouane, WFP's Deputy Regional Director for East and Central Africa

WFP

FAO




06/07

Getting the Message out - Informing the Public about Humanitarian Work and Emergencies Elisabeth Byrs, Information Officer and Spokesperson, OCHA, will brief on her role in informing the media of the work of humanitarian organisations and emergencies. Elisabeth will share her perspective on what criteria are needed for a story to be of interest for news agencies. Her presentation will highlight some of the challenges faced by a Spokesperson and Information Officer in providing always up-to-date information to the media.

Covering Humanitarian Work - A News Agency's Perspective John Heilprin, Chief Correspondent, Associated Press Geneva Bureau, will brief on his role in covering the work of humanitarian organisations and emergencies, which is only one part of a much larger portfolio of an AP Correspondent covering international organisations in Geneva as well as Switzerland as a whole. John will share some insights of how news of humanitarian organisations and emergencies are covered by news agencies.

Elisabeth Byrs, Information Officer and Spokesperson, OCHA

John Heilprin, Chief Correspondent, Associated Press Geneva Bureau

OCHA

AP

22/07

Convergence Economy: Building Successful Humanitarian Partnerships in a Converging World Gib Bulloch, Executive Director and Lionel Bodin, Senior Manager from Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) will facilitate this session around the recently launched Accenture Point of View ‘Convergence Economy: Rethinking International Development in a Converging World'.

Nutrition crisis in the Horn of Africa David Doledec, Nutrition Specialist (UNICEF), Global Nutrition cluster, will provide an update on the nutrition crisis in the Horn of Africa and brief on ongoing initiatives, including the challenges, to address the crisis.

Gib Bulloch, Executive Director

Lionel Bodin, Senior Manager from Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP)

David Doledec, Nutrition Specialist (UNICEF), Global Nutrition cluster

Accenture

UNICEF




27/07

The humanitarian situation in Chad Peter Neussl, OCHA GCMS, will brief on the humanitarian situation in Chad, especially focussing on the challenges and gaps in the humanitarian response within Chad. Dr. Michel Yao, (Public Health), Response and Recovery Operations, Health Action in Crises, WHO, will brief on the health situation in Chad and current challenges in the country. Andreas Schuetz, OCHA Evaluation and Studies Section, will complement the briefing, sharing first hand experiences from his recent emergency deployment to Chad, working with returnees.

Outcome of the July IASC Working Group meeting Simon Lawry-White, Chief of the IASC Secretariat, will brief on the outcome of the 79th meeting of the IASC Working Group, which took place on 11-12 July 2011, hosted by ICRC. The focus of Simon's briefing will be on the decisions to rationalise IASC Subsidiary Bodies and to improve the IASC Working Group.

Peter Neussl, OCHA GCMS

Dr. Michel Yao, (Public Health), Response and Recovery Operations, Health Action in Crises, WHO

Andreas Schuetz, OCHA Evaluation and Studies Section

Simon Lawry-White, Chief of the IASC Secretariat

OCHA

WHO

IASC Secretariat

07/09

Challenges to humanitarian principles during the Libyan crisisMark Prasopa-Plaizier, former OCHA Deputy Head of Office, a.i. OCHA Libya, will brief on challenges to operations and coordination in the humanitarian response to the Libya crisis. In particular on the dilemmas created by parallel security, military and political actors and the effect on humanitarian space and access. He will present lessons learnt which may be applicable for future humanitarian responses in armed conflict.

The humanitarian response to displacement during the Libya crisisAndrew Harper, Iraq Support Unit / Senior Emergency Coordinator Middle East and North Africa, UNHCR, will brief on the humanitarian response to the displacement during the Libya crisis. Andrew will point out challenges of the response and preliminary lessons learned of operating in this conflict environment. His presentation will focus on the link between coordination of activities at headquarters and coordination mechanisms in the field.

Mark Prasopa-Plaizier, IASC Secretariat, former OCHA Deputy Head of Office, a.i. OCHA Libya

Andrew Harper, Iraq Support Unit / Senior Emergency Coordinator Middle East and North Africa, UNHCR

IASC Secretariat

UNHCR




14/09

Challenges and Opportunities for the Education Cluster in South SudanEllen Van Kalmthout, Global Education Cluster Coordinator, will introduce this session by providing an overview about current priorities of the Global Education Cluster.Marian Hodgkin, Education Cluster Coordinator, South Sudan, UNICEF will then brief on the Education Cluster in South Sudan, challenges and opportunities for the work of the cluster and the Coordinator's role in leading and managing the Education Cluster response.

Education in Emergencies and INEEPeter Transburg, INEE Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Partnerships, will brief on education in emergencies and INEE's role.

Ellen Van Kalmthout, Global Education Cluster Coordinator

Marian Hodgkin, Education Cluster Coordinator, South Sudan

Peter Transburg, INEE Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Partnerships

UNICEF

INEE

21/09

Dadaab Information Needs Assessment: Communication is AIDJacobo Quintanilla, Director of Humanitarian Media at Internews (www.internews.org), will brief on the findings of the joint humanitarian communication needs assessment conducted in Dadaab in August 2011 to understand the information needs of refugees and explore ways to improve the flow of communication between refugees, aid agencies, and host communities. Internews and the BBC World Service Trust are partners in the infoasaid (http://infoasaid.org/) DfID funded consortium focusing on improving how aid agencies communicate with disaster-affected communities. The emphasis is on the need to deliver information, as aid itself, through the most appropriate channels.

Anita Shah, Head of Infoasaid, will introduce the project.

Jacobo Quintanilla, Director of Humanitarian Media at Internews

Anita Shah, Head of Infoasaid

Internews

Infoasaid


http://www.internews.org/

http://infoasaid.org/



23/09

DPKO/DFS work to improve the implementation of POC mandates in UN peacekeeping operations. Mr. David Haeri, the Chief of the Policy and Best Practices Service in DPKO New York, and Mr. Michael Heller Chu, the Team Leader of the Guidance Team in PBPS, will be briefing on the work that DPKO has been doing to improve the implementation of protection of civilians mandates by UN peacekeeping operations.

Mr. David Haeri, the Chief of the Policy and Best Practices Service in DPKO New York

Mr. Michael Heller Chu, the Team Leader of the Guidance Team in PBPS

DPKO UN

PBPS UN

28/09

Guiding the durable solutions process for internally displaced peopleNina M. Birkeland, Head of Policy and Research Department at IDMC/NRC, will present latest developments in the implementation of the IASC Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons and explain the process for its development. Ms. Birkeland represented IDMC/NRC on the Steering Committee that drafted the Framework.Nadine Walicki, Country Analyst and Focal Point on Protracted Displacement at IDMC/NRC will focus on local integration as a settlement option for internally displaced people (IDPs), highlighting examples and related conclusions from the 2011 Second Expert Seminar on Protracted Internal Displacement. Her presentation will draw on examples from a recent mission to the North Caucasus and Georgia.

Nina M. Birkeland, Head of Policy and Research Department at IDMC/NRC

Nadine Walicki, Country Analyst and Focal Point on Protracted Displacement at IDMC/NRC

IDMC/NRC




05/10

Country Focus: Cote d'Ivoire Niels Scott, Chief Humanitarian Coordination Support Section, OCHA, will share lessons learned and impressions when he was OCHA Head of Office in Cote d'Ivoire. His presentation will focus on coordination challenges in Cote d'Ivoire and lessons learned. Niels Scott has worked with the UN (including OCHA and DPKO), the Red Cross Movement, and an INGO. He has served as head of country and regional offices for both the Red Cross and the United Nations system in Darfur, Haiti, West Africa, Georgia and Central Asia. He is currently Chief of the Humanitarian Coordination Support Section in OCHA. From April to August this year, Niels Scott was seconded to Cote d'Ivoire as the OCHA Head of Office.

Niels Scott, Chief Humanitarian Coordination Support Section, OCHA OCHA

12/10

Lessons Learned: Addressing Land Issues after Natural Disasters or Armed ConflictMr. Szilard Fricska, Senior Humanitarian Coordinator, UN-HABITAT, will brief on common land issues that arise in the context of natural disasters and armed conflicts. He will provide examples from recent crises to illustrate both the challenges as well as some lessons learned. UN-HABITAT chairs the Housing, Land and Property Area of Responsibility within the Protection Cluster.

Mr. Szilard Fricska, Senior Humanitarian Coordinator, UN-HABITAT UN-HABITAT

19/10

Country Focus: SyriaIsmail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, will brief on the humanitarian situation in Syria and the response of the humanitarian community.

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria UNDP




26/10

Core Humanitarian Competency Framework and the Humanitarian Staff Development Programme Sarah Lumsdon, Strategic Project Manager and Management Development, Oxfam GB, and Caroline Hotham, CBHA Staff Development Project Manager, Oxfam GB, will brief on the piloting of a Core Humanitarian Competencies Framework and the development and roll out of two Staff Development Programmes aimed at building staff capacity to respond to humanitarian disaster. The presentation will give an opportunity to ask questions about the design and future direction of the project. The presenters would like to pose the question of how as a sector national capacity can be build in a cost effective manor in the long term, which will really have an impact? How can agencies and donors be encouraged to give sufficient weight and investment to effective staff development?

Sarah Lumsdon, Strategic Project Manger and Management Development, Oxfam GB, and

Caroline Hotham, CBHA Staff Development Project Manager, Oxfam GB

OXFAM

02/11

Gender Based Violence: A Humanitarian CrisisJessica Gorham, Global Coordinator, Inter-agency (UNFPA, UNHCR, and UNICEF) GBV Capacity Development Project will discuss the GBV AoR’s efforts to improve both multi-sectoral GBV programming (prevention and response) and inter-agency GBV coordination in humanitarian contexts. Ms. Gorham will share her experiences from recent missions to Sudan (Darfur states), Afghanistan, and the Central African Republic. She will highlight that all humanitarian actors need to take responsibility for the care and protection of those most vulnerable to GBV.

Jessica Gorham, Global Coordinator, Inter-agency (UNFPA, UNHCR, and UNICEF) GBV Capacity Development Project

Inter-agency

(UNFPA, UNHCR, & UNICEF)




09/11

Country Focus: SomaliaMr. Peter Neussl, Geographical Coordination & Monitoring Section, External Relations and Support Mobilisation Branch, OCHA Geneva, will brief on humanitarian needs and response activities in Somalia with a specific focus on the operational context in Mogadishu. Mr. Neussl just returned from a four weeks deployment as the OCHA Head of Office for the Somalia sub-office in Mogadishu and will provide information on the challenges faced by the humanitarian community and the progress that has been made over the last weeks and months, also with regard to the collaboration with non-traditional partners.

Please find for your information two situation reports:1) Somalia Famine and Drought Situation Report No. 20, 01 November 20112) Horn of Africa Crisis Situation Report No. 21, 04 November 2011

Mr. Peter Neussl, Geographical Coordination & Monitoring Section, External Relations and Support Mobilisation Branch, OCHA Geneva

OCHA

23/11

Appropriate Management of the Deceased Patients in Natural Disasters and Complex Emergencies

Emmanuel Tronc, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International will provide an overview of the basic rules and specific measures for any deceased patient after natural disasters and in complex emergencies.

The ICRC Forensic UnitMorris Tidball-Binz, ICRC Forensic Coordinator will provide an overview of the best practices for the proper and dignified management and identification of the dead.

Emmanuel Tronc, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International

Morris Tidball-Binz, ICRC Forensic Coordinator or Shuala Drawdy, ICRC Forensic Adviser

MSF

ICRC

30/11

Trends in new media and reporting in humanitarian actionBen Parker, Director of Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), will brief on trends in new media and reporting in humanitarian action, with special reference to the 2011 Horn of Africa crisis. The decline of old media and the rise of social networks, mobile phones and easy-to-use online mapping is revolutionising how news and information is gathered and disseminated. How is this playing out in the humanitarian sector, and what trends are shaping coverage of crises and the practice of humanitarian information and communications?

Ben Parker, Director of Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) IRIN




07/12

Inter-Agency Real-Time Evaluation of the response to the Haiti Earthquake, 20 months afterSilvia Hidalgo, Evaluation Team Leader briefed on the second phase of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee’s Inter-Agency Real-Time Evaluation of the response to the Earthquake in Haiti 20 months after the disaster, focusing on transition from relief to recovery and longer term development.

The second phase has sought to:

Analyse and provide lessons for the on-going response, with a particular focus on coordination between different actors involved;

Examine options for linking humanitarian response structures with longer-term and/or government-established mechanisms; and

Review the extent to which the findings and recommendations from the first phase of the Inter-Agency Real-Time Evaluation have informed the evolving humanitarian response in Haiti.

Ms. Silvia Hidalgo, Evaluation Team Leader

14/12

Managing risk in insecure contexts: Pathways to resilience and peace buildingDr. Andrew Mitchell, briefed on how the integration of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) with other programming in insecure contexts can expand the scope of risk management in order to create the enabling environment for resilience and peace building around complex political (humanitarian) emergencies.

Dr. Andrew Mitchell, Disaster Risk Management Advisor

Action contre la Faim




21/12

1. Operationalising the Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) at the field levelIn an effort to strengthen inter-agency efforts to produce a better evidence base for humanitarian response, the 80th IASC Working Group endorsed the application of the Operational Guidance on Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises and the MIRA- the Multi-cluster Initial Rapid Assessment. An action plan to field test these in 2012 is currently under development. Loretta Hieber-Girardet, OCHA Policy Development and Studies Branch, and Chair of the IASC Needs Assessment Task Force, will present the main components of the action plan, and also discuss recent experiences on implementing a coordinated assessment approach in the field.

2. Age in Humanitarian ActionPiero Calvi-Parisetti, Humanitarian Adviser – Age, HelpAge International, will brief on age in humanitarian action. Despite significant progress achieved at the global policy level, evidence shows that older people remain virtually invisible at the planning and implementation stages of humanitarian operations. Whilst this is seen by many as a fundamental breach of the humanitarian principle of Impartiality, a “common front” is forming between the age, gender and disability areas of concern and a number of initiatives are underway to bring these population groups at the core of humanitarian action.

Loretta Hieber-Girardet, OCHA Policy Development and Studies Branch, and Chair of the IASC Needs Assessment Task Force

Piero Calvi-Parisetti, Humanitarian Adviser – Age, HelpAge International

OCHA

HelpAge

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INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE · Web view, Country Analyst for the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, and Niger at the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring