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9 October 2014
On 7 October, the PHAP secretariat hosted an open house to inaugurate its new office in Geneva. The event featured speeches from representatives of the UN, the Swiss Confederation, and the Canton of Geneva, and attracted more than 120 participants from NGOs, UN organizations, diplomatic missions, and academic institutions.
Olivier Coutau, Delegate for International Geneva, opened the event by...
5 October 2014
On Friday, 3 October, PHAP hosted the second in a series of live online events leading up to the World Humanitarian Summit Eastern and Southern Africa regional consultation, which will take place in Pretoria, South Africa, on 27-29 October. Focusing on the interaction of humanitarian actors with political and military actors, including parties to conflict, states, peacekeeping operations,...
3 October 2014
On 25 September and 2 October, PHAP members gave their views on how the humanitarian system had changed over the past two years, in two live online consultation events. Organized jointly with Humanitarian Outcomes, the events are part of gathering the views of those involved in humanitarian action for the next State of the Humanitarian Report to be produced by ALNAP.
The second edition of the...
26 September 2014
PHAP continued with its support for the World Humanitarian Summit by hosting an online consultation for the Eastern and Southern Africa region on 26 September. This was the first event hosted by PHAP for the region, and served as an introduction for participants from across the region to learn more about the online and onsite consultation process and how to become involved. The event featured...
25 September 2014
This fall, for the first time, PHAP will be offering a training course in Arabic. The event is the Special Course on Humanitarian Law and Engaging Armed Groups in the Protection of Civilians, which was previously held in English in Amman, Nairobi, and Bangkok, and which will now return to Amman on 19-21 October with the entire course being conducted in Arabic.
Responding to the need...
23 September 2014
What are the costs of poor leadership? What competencies and characteristics are typically found in effective leaders?
On 14 October 2014, PHAP members are invited to participate in an online “deep dive” focusing on leadership issues faced by humanitarian workers. The event, entitled “Closing the Leadership Gap,” explores the key concepts of self-leadership and team...
22 September 2014
The regional consultation in Eastern and Southern Africa for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) has begun. Following PHAP’s support of the regional consultations in North and Southeast Asia, as well as in West and Central Africa, the association will be hosting online consultation events also for this region, starting this week.
The first event will take place on Friday, 26 September,...
22 September 2014
We are pleased to invite all members, colleagues, partners, and friends for the official opening of the Geneva office of the International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP), which will take place on Tuesday, 7 October, from 17:00 to 20:00, at 87 rue de Montbrillant in Geneva.
We are honored that Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the...
19 September 2014
On 25 September and 2 October, PHAP members are invited to attend two live online consultation events organized together with Humanitarian Outcomes for the upcoming State of the Humanitarian System report. This will be an opportunity for humanitarian practitioners from around the world to give their views on some of the most pertinent topics for humanitarian action today and to discuss how the...
18 September 2014
On 17 September, PHAP hosted an online event to discuss the new Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) from an NGO perspective. As part of the Transformative Agenda, the IASC developed its HPC – a replacement for the previous Consolidated Appeals Processes, or CAPs – with the aim of making it more useful for Humanitarian Country Teams, NGOs,...