Webinar: The role and space for civil society and local communities in humanitarian coordination and accountability mechanisms

What is at stake when existing coordination mechanisms are not designed in a way that reflect the reality of local voices?

Women, youth and marginalized groups that are often disproportionately affected need to be at the center of coordination, decision making and local leadership. This ensures that the responses are designed and implemented in a way that respond to the lived experiences and needs of ALL people affected – and that no one is left behind.

The webinar will explore what some of the real barriers are for meaningful engagement and involvement by local voices – including women, youth and other in current humanitarian coordination structures. How do current humanitarian coordination mechanisms accommodate for better inclusion of local actors?

Join us online for reflection and sharing of experiences with representatives from civil society in Palestine, South Sudan and Lebanon as well as the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).

When: 30 September 2021 between 9.30 – 11.30 (CET)
Where: Online (Zoom)
Registration: E-mail to [email protected] by 25th September 2021. A zoom link will be shared once you have registered.

Participants: Civil society organisations and networks working on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender Equality in humanitarian settings

Organizers: DanChurchAid, Maternity Foundation and the Danish Family Planning Association (partners of related Global Focus Capacity Strengthening Initiative)

Agenda

9.30 – 9.35: Welcome and introduction to workshop

9.35 – 9.50: Current humanitarian coordination structures – the role of the UN and government bodies in Asia.

Presentation by Ms. Keya Saha-Chaudhury, Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) 

9.50 – 10.00: Q & A

10.00 – 10.15: The role of the National NGO Forum and mechanisms for humanitarian coordination with local actors in South Sudan.

Presentation by Mr. Mat Gai, coordinator of the NNGO-Forum, South Sudan

10.15 – 10.25: Q & A

10.25 – 10.30: Short break

10.30 – 10.50: Barriers and opportunities for humanitarian coordination and accountability to local actors in Lebanon – the role of women-led and women rights organisations.

Presentation by Ms. Virginie Lefevre, program and partnership coordinator, Amel

10.50 – 11.00: Local-to-local coordination and network building in Palestine.

Presentation by Ms. Mai Jarrar, YMCA – Women Development Program, Palestine

11.00 – 11.10: The space for coordination and accountability to CSOs and network – representing particular women, youth and marginalized groups in MENA.

Presentation by Ms. Eman Ismail Abu Mohm’d, MENA Regional Representative, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

11.10 – 11.25; Q &A

11.25 – 11.30: Closure

The workshop language will be English.