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In his report on the World Humanitarian Summit “One Humanity: Shared Responsibility”, the former UN Secretary-General proposed an Agenda for Humanity that would help to meet people’s immediate humanitarian needs - while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability. This “new way of working”, adopted by eight UN humanitarian and development entities, aspires to work towards collective outcomes across the humanitarian and development community. Wherever possible, those efforts should reinforce and strengthen the capacities that already exist at national and local levels, whilst ultimately working towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Join us on 5 October for the fifth online session of PHAP’s and ICVA’s learning stream on humanitarian coordination, which will focus on the New Way of Working, unpacking overall goals, what changes are needed across the sector, how these changes impact NGOs, and how can NGOs influence this process.

Learning objectives

• Knowledge of the New Way of Working, including its aspirations, the actors invovled, and its potential implications across the humanitarian sector
• Awareness of the New Way of Working's impact on NGO operations and policy priorities
• Familiarity with engagement opportunities for NGO to contribute to and influence the New Way of Working
• Familiarity with further sources of information on the New Way of Working

Event time

Thursday, 5 October 2017

To see when the live session will take place in your time zone, click here.

Target audience and event access

The event is particularly targeted to those working in international and national NGOs engaged in humanitarian action, who are seeking for a stronger understanding of the various humanitarian coordination mechanisms. The event is also open to the public. In order to join the event, please register in advance at phap.org/5oct2017/register

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Recommended resources

• O’Brien S., "Rising humanitarian needs call for a new way of working," Portland Communication, March 2017
• OCHA, “New Way of Working,” UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2017
• OCHA, “Commitment to Action: Transcending Humanitarian – Development Divides”, Agenda for Humanity, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2016
• OCHA, “West and Central Africa Regional Policy Dialogue. The New Way of Working: from delivering aid to ending need”, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), January 2017
• United Nations, “USG and ERC Stephen O’Brien Remarks at the High Level Workshop – The New Way of Working: Advancing Implementation”, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Speakers

To be announced soon

Co-hosts

PHAP Credentialing Program

Learning stream on humanitarian coordination

As part of the learning stream on humanitarian coordination, this event will be the fifth session of six live interactive online learning events that ICVA and PHAP will organize in the coming months with the purpose of providing NGOs and humanitarian workers with a stronger understanding of the humanitarian coordination mechanisms at global, regional, and country levels.

Read more and register for the other upcoming events of PHAP's and ICVA's learning stream on humanitarian coordination:

• Humanitarian coordination at country and regional levels at phap.org/22jun2017
• NGO fora and consortia at phap.org/20jul2017
• OCHA and NGOs at phap.org/14sep2017
• Alternative models at phap.org/16nov2017

Geneva Humanitarian Connector

This event is made possible by ICVA and through the Geneva Humanitarian Connector, an initiative of PHAP supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.