Learning Stream on Humanitarian Coordination: The IASC and the global humanitarian coordination architecture

What is the current global humanitarian architecture? What is the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC)? And how can NGOs engage in the various IASC coordination mechanisms? Join us on 31 May for the first online session of PHAP’s and ICVA’s new learning stream on humanitarian coordination.

Participants will be provided with an overview of IASC humanitarian coordination mechanisms at the country, regional, and global levels, followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.

The event will explore the current coordination structures, and the way for NGOs to engage in such structures, with a special focus on how the country-level and global-level mechanisms coordinate and feed into each other.

Read more about the event and register now at https://phap.org/31may2017

Learning objectives

• Knowledge of the different IASC coordination structures at country, regional and global levels
• Familiarity with key actors of the global humanitarian coordination system, and their main roles
• Understanding of the cluster approach, its purpose and main features
• Awareness of the main opportunities and challenges for NGOs to engage in coordination mechanism
• Familiarity with sources of information on the humanitarian coordination structures

Event time

Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 10:30 - 12:00 (Geneva time)

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/31may2017/register

Recommended resources

• OCHA, “International Coordination Mechanisms,” UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Humanitarian Response, “Clusters: Who does what?,” HumanitarianResponse.info
• Emergency Directors Group (EDG), “IASC Emergency Directors Group 2016 Summary Report,” Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), March 2017
• ICVA, "NGOs & International Inter-Agency Humanitarian Coordination Architecture," NGO Coordination Resource Centre
• IASC's website

Speakers

To be announced soon

Co-hosts

Learning stream on humanitarian coordination

As part of the learning stream on humanitarian coordination, this event will be the first 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.

These events will be organized in line with the aims of the Geneva Humanitarian Connector, an initiative of PHAP supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

PHAP Credentialing Program

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.