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World Humanitarian Summit ConsultationsLive online consultation events in support of the World Humanitarian Summit Author: PHAP
Following an official request from the UN Secretary General, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is moving ahead with plans for a World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016. The objective of the event which will be the first-ever humanitarian summit of this scale and scope is to set a future agenda for humanitarian action to ensure improved responsiveness to the changing humanitarian landscape in terms of greater needs, more diverse actors, new technologies, and political and economic shifts.Through this initiative, PHAP members and their broader professional networks are provided an effective channel for meaningful participation in a process that promises to significantly improve how humanitarian action is carried out. Summit discussions are intended to reach outside of the groups that are normally consulted, in the hope that the outcomes of the process will be more relevant and have a firmer grounding in the humanitarian community. In this way, working on the Summit process is an important opportunity for PHAP to pursue its mission to enhance the capacity of the global humanitarian community to respond effectively and professionally to current and future crises. Language: en Genres: Government, News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Jean Duff - WHS Interviews
Friday, 27 May, 2016
Guests: Jean DuffCoordinator of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local CommunitiesInterviewer: Mark SimmonsAccording to Jean Duff, Coordinator of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, the focus on localization at the #WHSummit has helped to give the visibility of faith-based communities and their efforts and contributions to humanitarian assistance. To strengthen their engagement, a focus should be on capacity building and pragmatic partnerships and faith-based organizations should speak up and organize themselves better so that donors and other organizations see them as viable partners.PHAP members and others share their thoughts on the World Humanitarian Summit process in Istanbul, 22-24 May 2016.The association is present in Istanbul to help amplify practitioner voices and bring clarity to the Summit process for those unable to participate on-site.PHAP is the individual-based professional association bringing together all parts of the humanitarian sector. With a shared vision that human life and dignity are safeguarded in the face of humanitarian crises, the association’s mission is to empower capable and informed professionals to transform humanitarian action.
