afghanistan/pakistan earthquake...addressing the humanitarian needs of migrants. wg members...
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WFP providing supplies in Northern Afghanistan after the Earthquake Credit OCHA
LATEST NEWS
AfghanistanPakistan Earthquake A 75 magnitude earthquake struck Northern Afghanistan on 26 October Buildings andinfrastructure suffered substantial damages in Afghanistan and Pakistan and shockwaveswere felt as far away as India As of 29 October the death toll is at least 390 people Thetrue extent of the disaster may not be known for weeks as relief teams struggle to accessremote parts of the Hindu Kush See IRINrsquos live updates for recent data
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Philippines Typhoon Koppu Tropical Cyclone Koppu has affected nearly 24 million people and nearly one millionwere evacuated There have been a total of 47 deaths and 82 injured The Governmentis leading the humanitarian response and the HCT and partners are providing targetedand limited support using the resources available in the country Find the latest updateson ReliefWeb
Cholera outbreak in TanzaniaThe Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) has identified 4835 cases and 68deaths of cholera in the United Republic of Tanzania 72 per cent of these cases arefound in the region of Dar es Salaam MOHSW is leading the National task force tocontrol the outbreak WHO has deployed two public health experts to support riskassessment response activities and has supported MOHSW in the establishment of fivetreatment centers in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro Read more here
Syria discussed at the UN Security CouncilIn his statement to the Security Council on 27 October ERC Stephen OrsquoBrien warnedthat ldquothe failure of the parties to uphold the basic tenets of international humanitarian andhuman rights law has propelled the Syrian people to levels of tragedy and despair thatcould barely have been imagined five years agordquo It is estimated that some 135 millionpeople in Syria are now in need of some form of protection and humanitarian assistancewhich represents an increase of some 12 million since the beginning of the year
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS89th IASC Working Group meeting(12shy13 October)World Humanitarian Summit GlobalConsultation (14shy16 October)United Nations General Assembly(New York)Emergency Team LeadershipProgramme to be relaunched
The Pope at the UNHQ in New York Credits AlieSheriff
89th IASC Working Group meeting (12shy13 October) The regular bishyannual Working Group meeting hosted by UNFPA in Geneva focused ontaking stock of results and to discuss priorities for 20152016 Protection PrincipledHumanitarian Action (counter terrorism progress since Rome advocacy strategy andIntegration Review) and Migration were discussed in dedicated sessions The meetingwas opened by Ambassador William LacyshySwing Director General of IOM who called for
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
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political leadership to address the current challenges and to identify political solutions Healso shared his views on current migration flows and the need to move the debate fromidentity to values stressing that migration historically has contributed to human progressThe first panel discussed key recommendations emerging from ongoing globalprocesses including the WHS and current operational challenges Day two was mostlydevoted to strategizing on the road ahead with the objective to ensure the IASC WGresponds effectively to key crises and developing issues
Action points included a reconfirmation of the IASCrsquos commitment to PSEA advocacyaround countershyterrorism issues and action on recommendations from the integrationreview Furthermore the WG will further address the implementation of keyrecommendations of the Whole of System Protection Review and will oversee thedrafting of an IASC protection policy as well as explore intershyagency cooperationaddressing the humanitarian needs of migrants WG members suggested future keypriorities and recommended a strong focus on issues of immediate operational relevanceor in support of strengthening operational capacity and effectiveness with a focus onprotracted crises and conflict They called for investing in partnerships and localresponse capacity A workplan is being developed for further discussion in an ad hocWorking Group meeting on 18 November
WHS Global Consultations (Geneva 14shy16 October) The World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultations were a critical milestone whichcompleted the consultative process and launched the next phase of action to address themost pressing humanitarian challenges of today and tomorrow The many panels andbreakout sessions focused on the five major action areas outlined in the SynthesisReport dignity safety resilience partnerships and finance Participants discussed theemerging proposals prioritized among them highlighted relevant initiatives already inmotion and envisioned pathways to making them a reality Great focus was given toownership and governance of the humanitarian enterprise There has been a broad callemerging from the consultations for localization of aid ldquolocal when possible internationalwhen necessaryrdquo These initiatives and proposals will form the fiber of what the Summitin 2016 will achieve IASC organizations are encouraged to take forward proposals andchampion issues announcing commitments in the lead up to and at the Summit itself
United Nations General Assembly (New York) The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened with expressionsof optimism in light of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development anda universal agreement on climate change It also highlighted the necessity to deliver onpromises for sustainable development and warned that a ldquoselfish and boundless thirst forpower and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resourcesand to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantagedrdquo (Pope Francis) Among otherissues the Third Committee discussed issues related to the protection of childrenindigenous problems the treatment of refugees the promotion of fundamental freedomsthrough the elimination of racial discrimination and racism and the right to selfshydetermination
In opening the highshylevel event on the Lake Chad Basin ERC Stephen OrsquoBrien warnedthat the region has become an epicenter of violence and terror and the scene of thefastestshygrowing displacement crisis in Africa Business activity is reportedly down by 80percent WFP UNHCR and UNICEF appealed for greater international support to theirefforts to reach those in desperate need The United States announced US$68 million infunding for regional aid efforts
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During the Highshylevel Discussion on the Future of Humanitarian Financing ERC StephenOrsquoBrien reminded that humanitarian appeals have grown by more than 600 per cent inthe past decade with the global humanitarian appeal now at nearly $20 billion Whilehumanitarian aid is supposed to be a temporary measure it is often given for years andthe underlying causes of the crisis remain untreated In some cases humanitarianorganizations are creating dependencies by providing the essential services such asclean water sanitation healthcare and education instead of promoting developmentaction by national governments and development partners and allowing the involvementof local groups and womenrsquos organizations that have proven to make an impact on thelocal communities and are key to building resilience
Emergency Team Leadership Programme relaunched The IntershyAgency Standing Committeersquos Emergency Team Leadership Programme(ETLP) which was originally developed in 2005 by the IASC Task TeamForce onTraining to promote crossshyorganizational participation and intershyagency leadershipdevelopment will be started again in January 2016 (exact dates tbc) The ETLP aims atstrengthening the quality of leadership in humanitarian operation support strongercoordination among agencies and foster the development of best practice in emergencyleadership and management Participants come from IASC partners agencies and shouldhave previous emergency situation experience Further announcement will be madecloser to the relaunch date
IASC PRIORITIES For more information or to join thegroups please visit the IASC SubsidiaryBodies webpage
IASC Task Team on Accountability toAffected Populations and Prevention ofSexual Exploitation and Abuse(AAPPSEA)The Task Team facilitated a session onAAP and PSEA during the HumanitarianResponse Plan workshop in Erbil on 6and 7 October 50 participants attendedthe session including Heads of agenciescluster and intershycluster coordinators aswell as donors Participants mapped outtheir activities related to accountabilitywith the idea to systematize the alreadyexisting good practices at collective levelThe session on PSEA was a goodopportunity to discuss the intershyagencycomplaints mechanism As a concreteoutcome each cluster will have todemonstrate how they have meaningfullyintegrated accountability in their strategyfor the Humanitarian Response Plan
ProtectionWith support from the Government ofDenmark the first GBV in EmergenciesSurge Training was facilitated by UNFPAin New York from 21 to 25 September2015 The training is central to UNFPArsquoscommitment to increase capacity toprevent and respond to gendershybasedviolence in emergencies in line with itsrole as coshylead of the GBV Area ofResponsibility (AoR) of the GlobalProtection Cluster The training utilized amix of different learning methodologiesincluding plenary discussionspresentations small group work casestudies roleshyplay an extended simulationexercise and facilitatorshyled groupfeedback and selfshyreflection UNFPArsquosHuman Resource team developed anassessment process for the trainingwhereby participants were assessedagainst the GBV AoR CoreCompetencies Participants in thetraining who were nominated by sixstandshyby partners gained skills to ensurereadiness for deployment as GBVcoordinators information management
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Preparedness and ResilienceThe common messages on climatechange and humanitarian crises havebeen finalized by the Task Team onPreparedness and Resilience and areawaiting IASC endorsement Themessages would form an advocacy toolfor the IASC community for globalprocesses such as the COP21 and theWorld Humanitarian Summit The humanand economic cost of climateshyrelateddisasters keeps increasing and the globalcommunity has to act to reducegreenhouse gases emissionsFurthermore Member States and allpartners in the humanitarian system needto strengthen the resilience and adaptivecapacities of individuals communitiesand systems Meeting Humanitarian Challenges inUrban AreasThe Global Alliance for Urban Crises isan initiativeproposal coming out from theWorld Humanitarian Summitconsultations Its objective is to modifythe way we prevent prepare andrespond to urban crises It aims atbuilding a common platform gatheringmunicipal authorities urbanprofessionals the private sector anddevelopment actors that would set acommon agenda and increase strategicinvestments A public launch wouldhappen during the World HumanitarianSummit in Istanbul next year
officers and GBV programme managersThe training resulted in an expandedcadre of highly skilled standshybypersonnel Humanitarian FinancingAs per its 2014shy15 workplan theHumanitarian Financing Task Team(HFTT) is examining various internal andexternal challenges that affecthumanitarian financing and the deliveryof humanitarian assistance As part ofthis broader effort the HFTTrsquos analysis ofdonor conditions first identified andranked donor conditions that most affecthumanitarian organizationsrsquo operationsThe findings will be presented inNovember and will serve as the basis forfuture discussions with donors Accordingto the preliminary analysis donorconditions that hamper humanitarianefforts are structured in four groups (1)Operational restrictions related tofinancial restrictions earmarking andheavy reporting (2) Risk managementapproaches that result in risk aversionand possibly compromise the qualityspeed and neutrality of humanitarianinterventions (3) Limited predictability offunding and (4) Disclosure transparencyrequirements that could reveal sensitiveinformation For each of these groups ofconditions the paper present definitionsoverall context examples of impact andbest practices and wherever possiblesuggests recommendations to donors
FEATURED PRODUCT
IASC Guidelines on Mental Healthand Psychological Support inEmergency Settings
RECENT REPORTSAND STUDIES
According to the FundingUpdate of 28 October 54per cent of the requiredhumanitarian funds remainunmet The State of theHumanitarian SystemReport produced by ALNAPanalyses the performanceof the humanitarian system2015
IOMs World Migration
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
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World Mental Health Day on 10 October raisedawareness of mental health issues around the worldand mobilized efforts in support of mental health Thisyearrsquos theme was ldquoDignity in mental healthrdquoThousands of people with mental health conditionsaround the world are deprived of their human rightsThey are not only discriminated against stigmatizedand marginalized but are also subject to emotional andphysical abuse in both mental health facilities and thecommunity
The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health andPsychosocial Support in Emergency Settings provideconcise and practical guidelines for humanitarians tohelp address mental health and psychosocial supportconcerns The Review of the Implementationundertaken in 2014 examined practice and lessonslearnt the level of institutionalization of the guidelinesexperience of its mainstreaming its relevance andoverall usefulness
The IASC Recommendations for Conducting EthicalMental Health and Psychosocial Research inEmergency Settings were developed to ensureMHPSS research in emergencies benefits affectedpeople to design research to fill knowledge gaps inMHPSS theory and practice in emergencies to avoidbad practice and to better understand how to manageethical challenges in MHPSS research duringemergencies
Find out more on the work of IASC Reference Group
Report 2015 Migrants andCities New Partnerships toManage Mobility focuses onhow migration and migrantsare shaping cities and howthe life of migrants isshaped by cities theirpeople organizations andrules
The report Protracteddisplacement uncertainpaths to selfshyreliance inexile produced by ODIrsquosHumanitarian Policy Group(HPG) with IDMCcontributions shows morework is needed tounderstand how to bettersupport displaced peoplewho find their own paths tosustainable livelihoods
The IDMC briefingpaper Leaving no onebehind Internaldisplacement and the 2030agenda for sustainabledevelopment sets out whyinternal displacement is adevelopment concern andhow particular attention toIDPs will do much to ensurehighly vulnerablepopulations are not leftbehind
Based on Communityfeedback to the NepalEarthquake response areport by the IntershyAgencyCommon Feedback Projecthighlights that 72 per centof quakeshyaffected Nepalisfeel like their priority needsare not met A Working Paper producedby the ODIrsquos HPG on TheEbola response in WestAfrica Exposing the politicsand culture of internationalaid revealed flaws in thehumanitarian coordinationsystem
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on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
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8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
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The IASC was established under General Assembly Resolution 46182 (1991) as the primary intershyagencycoordination mechanism for humanitarian action in complex and major emergencies It is a unique forum whichbrings together UN operational agencies and other humanitarian organizations and is supported by the IASCsecretariat Email iasccorrespondenceunorg Copyright copy 2014 United Nations All rights reserved
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Philippines Typhoon Koppu Tropical Cyclone Koppu has affected nearly 24 million people and nearly one millionwere evacuated There have been a total of 47 deaths and 82 injured The Governmentis leading the humanitarian response and the HCT and partners are providing targetedand limited support using the resources available in the country Find the latest updateson ReliefWeb
Cholera outbreak in TanzaniaThe Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) has identified 4835 cases and 68deaths of cholera in the United Republic of Tanzania 72 per cent of these cases arefound in the region of Dar es Salaam MOHSW is leading the National task force tocontrol the outbreak WHO has deployed two public health experts to support riskassessment response activities and has supported MOHSW in the establishment of fivetreatment centers in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro Read more here
Syria discussed at the UN Security CouncilIn his statement to the Security Council on 27 October ERC Stephen OrsquoBrien warnedthat ldquothe failure of the parties to uphold the basic tenets of international humanitarian andhuman rights law has propelled the Syrian people to levels of tragedy and despair thatcould barely have been imagined five years agordquo It is estimated that some 135 millionpeople in Syria are now in need of some form of protection and humanitarian assistancewhich represents an increase of some 12 million since the beginning of the year
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS89th IASC Working Group meeting(12shy13 October)World Humanitarian Summit GlobalConsultation (14shy16 October)United Nations General Assembly(New York)Emergency Team LeadershipProgramme to be relaunched
The Pope at the UNHQ in New York Credits AlieSheriff
89th IASC Working Group meeting (12shy13 October) The regular bishyannual Working Group meeting hosted by UNFPA in Geneva focused ontaking stock of results and to discuss priorities for 20152016 Protection PrincipledHumanitarian Action (counter terrorism progress since Rome advocacy strategy andIntegration Review) and Migration were discussed in dedicated sessions The meetingwas opened by Ambassador William LacyshySwing Director General of IOM who called for
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 38
political leadership to address the current challenges and to identify political solutions Healso shared his views on current migration flows and the need to move the debate fromidentity to values stressing that migration historically has contributed to human progressThe first panel discussed key recommendations emerging from ongoing globalprocesses including the WHS and current operational challenges Day two was mostlydevoted to strategizing on the road ahead with the objective to ensure the IASC WGresponds effectively to key crises and developing issues
Action points included a reconfirmation of the IASCrsquos commitment to PSEA advocacyaround countershyterrorism issues and action on recommendations from the integrationreview Furthermore the WG will further address the implementation of keyrecommendations of the Whole of System Protection Review and will oversee thedrafting of an IASC protection policy as well as explore intershyagency cooperationaddressing the humanitarian needs of migrants WG members suggested future keypriorities and recommended a strong focus on issues of immediate operational relevanceor in support of strengthening operational capacity and effectiveness with a focus onprotracted crises and conflict They called for investing in partnerships and localresponse capacity A workplan is being developed for further discussion in an ad hocWorking Group meeting on 18 November
WHS Global Consultations (Geneva 14shy16 October) The World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultations were a critical milestone whichcompleted the consultative process and launched the next phase of action to address themost pressing humanitarian challenges of today and tomorrow The many panels andbreakout sessions focused on the five major action areas outlined in the SynthesisReport dignity safety resilience partnerships and finance Participants discussed theemerging proposals prioritized among them highlighted relevant initiatives already inmotion and envisioned pathways to making them a reality Great focus was given toownership and governance of the humanitarian enterprise There has been a broad callemerging from the consultations for localization of aid ldquolocal when possible internationalwhen necessaryrdquo These initiatives and proposals will form the fiber of what the Summitin 2016 will achieve IASC organizations are encouraged to take forward proposals andchampion issues announcing commitments in the lead up to and at the Summit itself
United Nations General Assembly (New York) The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened with expressionsof optimism in light of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development anda universal agreement on climate change It also highlighted the necessity to deliver onpromises for sustainable development and warned that a ldquoselfish and boundless thirst forpower and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resourcesand to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantagedrdquo (Pope Francis) Among otherissues the Third Committee discussed issues related to the protection of childrenindigenous problems the treatment of refugees the promotion of fundamental freedomsthrough the elimination of racial discrimination and racism and the right to selfshydetermination
In opening the highshylevel event on the Lake Chad Basin ERC Stephen OrsquoBrien warnedthat the region has become an epicenter of violence and terror and the scene of thefastestshygrowing displacement crisis in Africa Business activity is reportedly down by 80percent WFP UNHCR and UNICEF appealed for greater international support to theirefforts to reach those in desperate need The United States announced US$68 million infunding for regional aid efforts
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 48
During the Highshylevel Discussion on the Future of Humanitarian Financing ERC StephenOrsquoBrien reminded that humanitarian appeals have grown by more than 600 per cent inthe past decade with the global humanitarian appeal now at nearly $20 billion Whilehumanitarian aid is supposed to be a temporary measure it is often given for years andthe underlying causes of the crisis remain untreated In some cases humanitarianorganizations are creating dependencies by providing the essential services such asclean water sanitation healthcare and education instead of promoting developmentaction by national governments and development partners and allowing the involvementof local groups and womenrsquos organizations that have proven to make an impact on thelocal communities and are key to building resilience
Emergency Team Leadership Programme relaunched The IntershyAgency Standing Committeersquos Emergency Team Leadership Programme(ETLP) which was originally developed in 2005 by the IASC Task TeamForce onTraining to promote crossshyorganizational participation and intershyagency leadershipdevelopment will be started again in January 2016 (exact dates tbc) The ETLP aims atstrengthening the quality of leadership in humanitarian operation support strongercoordination among agencies and foster the development of best practice in emergencyleadership and management Participants come from IASC partners agencies and shouldhave previous emergency situation experience Further announcement will be madecloser to the relaunch date
IASC PRIORITIES For more information or to join thegroups please visit the IASC SubsidiaryBodies webpage
IASC Task Team on Accountability toAffected Populations and Prevention ofSexual Exploitation and Abuse(AAPPSEA)The Task Team facilitated a session onAAP and PSEA during the HumanitarianResponse Plan workshop in Erbil on 6and 7 October 50 participants attendedthe session including Heads of agenciescluster and intershycluster coordinators aswell as donors Participants mapped outtheir activities related to accountabilitywith the idea to systematize the alreadyexisting good practices at collective levelThe session on PSEA was a goodopportunity to discuss the intershyagencycomplaints mechanism As a concreteoutcome each cluster will have todemonstrate how they have meaningfullyintegrated accountability in their strategyfor the Humanitarian Response Plan
ProtectionWith support from the Government ofDenmark the first GBV in EmergenciesSurge Training was facilitated by UNFPAin New York from 21 to 25 September2015 The training is central to UNFPArsquoscommitment to increase capacity toprevent and respond to gendershybasedviolence in emergencies in line with itsrole as coshylead of the GBV Area ofResponsibility (AoR) of the GlobalProtection Cluster The training utilized amix of different learning methodologiesincluding plenary discussionspresentations small group work casestudies roleshyplay an extended simulationexercise and facilitatorshyled groupfeedback and selfshyreflection UNFPArsquosHuman Resource team developed anassessment process for the trainingwhereby participants were assessedagainst the GBV AoR CoreCompetencies Participants in thetraining who were nominated by sixstandshyby partners gained skills to ensurereadiness for deployment as GBVcoordinators information management
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 58
Preparedness and ResilienceThe common messages on climatechange and humanitarian crises havebeen finalized by the Task Team onPreparedness and Resilience and areawaiting IASC endorsement Themessages would form an advocacy toolfor the IASC community for globalprocesses such as the COP21 and theWorld Humanitarian Summit The humanand economic cost of climateshyrelateddisasters keeps increasing and the globalcommunity has to act to reducegreenhouse gases emissionsFurthermore Member States and allpartners in the humanitarian system needto strengthen the resilience and adaptivecapacities of individuals communitiesand systems Meeting Humanitarian Challenges inUrban AreasThe Global Alliance for Urban Crises isan initiativeproposal coming out from theWorld Humanitarian Summitconsultations Its objective is to modifythe way we prevent prepare andrespond to urban crises It aims atbuilding a common platform gatheringmunicipal authorities urbanprofessionals the private sector anddevelopment actors that would set acommon agenda and increase strategicinvestments A public launch wouldhappen during the World HumanitarianSummit in Istanbul next year
officers and GBV programme managersThe training resulted in an expandedcadre of highly skilled standshybypersonnel Humanitarian FinancingAs per its 2014shy15 workplan theHumanitarian Financing Task Team(HFTT) is examining various internal andexternal challenges that affecthumanitarian financing and the deliveryof humanitarian assistance As part ofthis broader effort the HFTTrsquos analysis ofdonor conditions first identified andranked donor conditions that most affecthumanitarian organizationsrsquo operationsThe findings will be presented inNovember and will serve as the basis forfuture discussions with donors Accordingto the preliminary analysis donorconditions that hamper humanitarianefforts are structured in four groups (1)Operational restrictions related tofinancial restrictions earmarking andheavy reporting (2) Risk managementapproaches that result in risk aversionand possibly compromise the qualityspeed and neutrality of humanitarianinterventions (3) Limited predictability offunding and (4) Disclosure transparencyrequirements that could reveal sensitiveinformation For each of these groups ofconditions the paper present definitionsoverall context examples of impact andbest practices and wherever possiblesuggests recommendations to donors
FEATURED PRODUCT
IASC Guidelines on Mental Healthand Psychological Support inEmergency Settings
RECENT REPORTSAND STUDIES
According to the FundingUpdate of 28 October 54per cent of the requiredhumanitarian funds remainunmet The State of theHumanitarian SystemReport produced by ALNAPanalyses the performanceof the humanitarian system2015
IOMs World Migration
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 68
World Mental Health Day on 10 October raisedawareness of mental health issues around the worldand mobilized efforts in support of mental health Thisyearrsquos theme was ldquoDignity in mental healthrdquoThousands of people with mental health conditionsaround the world are deprived of their human rightsThey are not only discriminated against stigmatizedand marginalized but are also subject to emotional andphysical abuse in both mental health facilities and thecommunity
The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health andPsychosocial Support in Emergency Settings provideconcise and practical guidelines for humanitarians tohelp address mental health and psychosocial supportconcerns The Review of the Implementationundertaken in 2014 examined practice and lessonslearnt the level of institutionalization of the guidelinesexperience of its mainstreaming its relevance andoverall usefulness
The IASC Recommendations for Conducting EthicalMental Health and Psychosocial Research inEmergency Settings were developed to ensureMHPSS research in emergencies benefits affectedpeople to design research to fill knowledge gaps inMHPSS theory and practice in emergencies to avoidbad practice and to better understand how to manageethical challenges in MHPSS research duringemergencies
Find out more on the work of IASC Reference Group
Report 2015 Migrants andCities New Partnerships toManage Mobility focuses onhow migration and migrantsare shaping cities and howthe life of migrants isshaped by cities theirpeople organizations andrules
The report Protracteddisplacement uncertainpaths to selfshyreliance inexile produced by ODIrsquosHumanitarian Policy Group(HPG) with IDMCcontributions shows morework is needed tounderstand how to bettersupport displaced peoplewho find their own paths tosustainable livelihoods
The IDMC briefingpaper Leaving no onebehind Internaldisplacement and the 2030agenda for sustainabledevelopment sets out whyinternal displacement is adevelopment concern andhow particular attention toIDPs will do much to ensurehighly vulnerablepopulations are not leftbehind
Based on Communityfeedback to the NepalEarthquake response areport by the IntershyAgencyCommon Feedback Projecthighlights that 72 per centof quakeshyaffected Nepalisfeel like their priority needsare not met A Working Paper producedby the ODIrsquos HPG on TheEbola response in WestAfrica Exposing the politicsand culture of internationalaid revealed flaws in thehumanitarian coordinationsystem
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 78
on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 88
8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
We welcome your feedback and input to iasccorrespondenceunorg
Visit our website Find us on Facebook Forward this to a friend
The IASC was established under General Assembly Resolution 46182 (1991) as the primary intershyagencycoordination mechanism for humanitarian action in complex and major emergencies It is a unique forum whichbrings together UN operational agencies and other humanitarian organizations and is supported by the IASCsecretariat Email iasccorrespondenceunorg Copyright copy 2014 United Nations All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
If youre not on our list subscribe now
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
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political leadership to address the current challenges and to identify political solutions Healso shared his views on current migration flows and the need to move the debate fromidentity to values stressing that migration historically has contributed to human progressThe first panel discussed key recommendations emerging from ongoing globalprocesses including the WHS and current operational challenges Day two was mostlydevoted to strategizing on the road ahead with the objective to ensure the IASC WGresponds effectively to key crises and developing issues
Action points included a reconfirmation of the IASCrsquos commitment to PSEA advocacyaround countershyterrorism issues and action on recommendations from the integrationreview Furthermore the WG will further address the implementation of keyrecommendations of the Whole of System Protection Review and will oversee thedrafting of an IASC protection policy as well as explore intershyagency cooperationaddressing the humanitarian needs of migrants WG members suggested future keypriorities and recommended a strong focus on issues of immediate operational relevanceor in support of strengthening operational capacity and effectiveness with a focus onprotracted crises and conflict They called for investing in partnerships and localresponse capacity A workplan is being developed for further discussion in an ad hocWorking Group meeting on 18 November
WHS Global Consultations (Geneva 14shy16 October) The World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultations were a critical milestone whichcompleted the consultative process and launched the next phase of action to address themost pressing humanitarian challenges of today and tomorrow The many panels andbreakout sessions focused on the five major action areas outlined in the SynthesisReport dignity safety resilience partnerships and finance Participants discussed theemerging proposals prioritized among them highlighted relevant initiatives already inmotion and envisioned pathways to making them a reality Great focus was given toownership and governance of the humanitarian enterprise There has been a broad callemerging from the consultations for localization of aid ldquolocal when possible internationalwhen necessaryrdquo These initiatives and proposals will form the fiber of what the Summitin 2016 will achieve IASC organizations are encouraged to take forward proposals andchampion issues announcing commitments in the lead up to and at the Summit itself
United Nations General Assembly (New York) The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened with expressionsof optimism in light of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development anda universal agreement on climate change It also highlighted the necessity to deliver onpromises for sustainable development and warned that a ldquoselfish and boundless thirst forpower and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resourcesand to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantagedrdquo (Pope Francis) Among otherissues the Third Committee discussed issues related to the protection of childrenindigenous problems the treatment of refugees the promotion of fundamental freedomsthrough the elimination of racial discrimination and racism and the right to selfshydetermination
In opening the highshylevel event on the Lake Chad Basin ERC Stephen OrsquoBrien warnedthat the region has become an epicenter of violence and terror and the scene of thefastestshygrowing displacement crisis in Africa Business activity is reportedly down by 80percent WFP UNHCR and UNICEF appealed for greater international support to theirefforts to reach those in desperate need The United States announced US$68 million infunding for regional aid efforts
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During the Highshylevel Discussion on the Future of Humanitarian Financing ERC StephenOrsquoBrien reminded that humanitarian appeals have grown by more than 600 per cent inthe past decade with the global humanitarian appeal now at nearly $20 billion Whilehumanitarian aid is supposed to be a temporary measure it is often given for years andthe underlying causes of the crisis remain untreated In some cases humanitarianorganizations are creating dependencies by providing the essential services such asclean water sanitation healthcare and education instead of promoting developmentaction by national governments and development partners and allowing the involvementof local groups and womenrsquos organizations that have proven to make an impact on thelocal communities and are key to building resilience
Emergency Team Leadership Programme relaunched The IntershyAgency Standing Committeersquos Emergency Team Leadership Programme(ETLP) which was originally developed in 2005 by the IASC Task TeamForce onTraining to promote crossshyorganizational participation and intershyagency leadershipdevelopment will be started again in January 2016 (exact dates tbc) The ETLP aims atstrengthening the quality of leadership in humanitarian operation support strongercoordination among agencies and foster the development of best practice in emergencyleadership and management Participants come from IASC partners agencies and shouldhave previous emergency situation experience Further announcement will be madecloser to the relaunch date
IASC PRIORITIES For more information or to join thegroups please visit the IASC SubsidiaryBodies webpage
IASC Task Team on Accountability toAffected Populations and Prevention ofSexual Exploitation and Abuse(AAPPSEA)The Task Team facilitated a session onAAP and PSEA during the HumanitarianResponse Plan workshop in Erbil on 6and 7 October 50 participants attendedthe session including Heads of agenciescluster and intershycluster coordinators aswell as donors Participants mapped outtheir activities related to accountabilitywith the idea to systematize the alreadyexisting good practices at collective levelThe session on PSEA was a goodopportunity to discuss the intershyagencycomplaints mechanism As a concreteoutcome each cluster will have todemonstrate how they have meaningfullyintegrated accountability in their strategyfor the Humanitarian Response Plan
ProtectionWith support from the Government ofDenmark the first GBV in EmergenciesSurge Training was facilitated by UNFPAin New York from 21 to 25 September2015 The training is central to UNFPArsquoscommitment to increase capacity toprevent and respond to gendershybasedviolence in emergencies in line with itsrole as coshylead of the GBV Area ofResponsibility (AoR) of the GlobalProtection Cluster The training utilized amix of different learning methodologiesincluding plenary discussionspresentations small group work casestudies roleshyplay an extended simulationexercise and facilitatorshyled groupfeedback and selfshyreflection UNFPArsquosHuman Resource team developed anassessment process for the trainingwhereby participants were assessedagainst the GBV AoR CoreCompetencies Participants in thetraining who were nominated by sixstandshyby partners gained skills to ensurereadiness for deployment as GBVcoordinators information management
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Preparedness and ResilienceThe common messages on climatechange and humanitarian crises havebeen finalized by the Task Team onPreparedness and Resilience and areawaiting IASC endorsement Themessages would form an advocacy toolfor the IASC community for globalprocesses such as the COP21 and theWorld Humanitarian Summit The humanand economic cost of climateshyrelateddisasters keeps increasing and the globalcommunity has to act to reducegreenhouse gases emissionsFurthermore Member States and allpartners in the humanitarian system needto strengthen the resilience and adaptivecapacities of individuals communitiesand systems Meeting Humanitarian Challenges inUrban AreasThe Global Alliance for Urban Crises isan initiativeproposal coming out from theWorld Humanitarian Summitconsultations Its objective is to modifythe way we prevent prepare andrespond to urban crises It aims atbuilding a common platform gatheringmunicipal authorities urbanprofessionals the private sector anddevelopment actors that would set acommon agenda and increase strategicinvestments A public launch wouldhappen during the World HumanitarianSummit in Istanbul next year
officers and GBV programme managersThe training resulted in an expandedcadre of highly skilled standshybypersonnel Humanitarian FinancingAs per its 2014shy15 workplan theHumanitarian Financing Task Team(HFTT) is examining various internal andexternal challenges that affecthumanitarian financing and the deliveryof humanitarian assistance As part ofthis broader effort the HFTTrsquos analysis ofdonor conditions first identified andranked donor conditions that most affecthumanitarian organizationsrsquo operationsThe findings will be presented inNovember and will serve as the basis forfuture discussions with donors Accordingto the preliminary analysis donorconditions that hamper humanitarianefforts are structured in four groups (1)Operational restrictions related tofinancial restrictions earmarking andheavy reporting (2) Risk managementapproaches that result in risk aversionand possibly compromise the qualityspeed and neutrality of humanitarianinterventions (3) Limited predictability offunding and (4) Disclosure transparencyrequirements that could reveal sensitiveinformation For each of these groups ofconditions the paper present definitionsoverall context examples of impact andbest practices and wherever possiblesuggests recommendations to donors
FEATURED PRODUCT
IASC Guidelines on Mental Healthand Psychological Support inEmergency Settings
RECENT REPORTSAND STUDIES
According to the FundingUpdate of 28 October 54per cent of the requiredhumanitarian funds remainunmet The State of theHumanitarian SystemReport produced by ALNAPanalyses the performanceof the humanitarian system2015
IOMs World Migration
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 68
World Mental Health Day on 10 October raisedawareness of mental health issues around the worldand mobilized efforts in support of mental health Thisyearrsquos theme was ldquoDignity in mental healthrdquoThousands of people with mental health conditionsaround the world are deprived of their human rightsThey are not only discriminated against stigmatizedand marginalized but are also subject to emotional andphysical abuse in both mental health facilities and thecommunity
The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health andPsychosocial Support in Emergency Settings provideconcise and practical guidelines for humanitarians tohelp address mental health and psychosocial supportconcerns The Review of the Implementationundertaken in 2014 examined practice and lessonslearnt the level of institutionalization of the guidelinesexperience of its mainstreaming its relevance andoverall usefulness
The IASC Recommendations for Conducting EthicalMental Health and Psychosocial Research inEmergency Settings were developed to ensureMHPSS research in emergencies benefits affectedpeople to design research to fill knowledge gaps inMHPSS theory and practice in emergencies to avoidbad practice and to better understand how to manageethical challenges in MHPSS research duringemergencies
Find out more on the work of IASC Reference Group
Report 2015 Migrants andCities New Partnerships toManage Mobility focuses onhow migration and migrantsare shaping cities and howthe life of migrants isshaped by cities theirpeople organizations andrules
The report Protracteddisplacement uncertainpaths to selfshyreliance inexile produced by ODIrsquosHumanitarian Policy Group(HPG) with IDMCcontributions shows morework is needed tounderstand how to bettersupport displaced peoplewho find their own paths tosustainable livelihoods
The IDMC briefingpaper Leaving no onebehind Internaldisplacement and the 2030agenda for sustainabledevelopment sets out whyinternal displacement is adevelopment concern andhow particular attention toIDPs will do much to ensurehighly vulnerablepopulations are not leftbehind
Based on Communityfeedback to the NepalEarthquake response areport by the IntershyAgencyCommon Feedback Projecthighlights that 72 per centof quakeshyaffected Nepalisfeel like their priority needsare not met A Working Paper producedby the ODIrsquos HPG on TheEbola response in WestAfrica Exposing the politicsand culture of internationalaid revealed flaws in thehumanitarian coordinationsystem
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 78
on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
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8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
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During the Highshylevel Discussion on the Future of Humanitarian Financing ERC StephenOrsquoBrien reminded that humanitarian appeals have grown by more than 600 per cent inthe past decade with the global humanitarian appeal now at nearly $20 billion Whilehumanitarian aid is supposed to be a temporary measure it is often given for years andthe underlying causes of the crisis remain untreated In some cases humanitarianorganizations are creating dependencies by providing the essential services such asclean water sanitation healthcare and education instead of promoting developmentaction by national governments and development partners and allowing the involvementof local groups and womenrsquos organizations that have proven to make an impact on thelocal communities and are key to building resilience
Emergency Team Leadership Programme relaunched The IntershyAgency Standing Committeersquos Emergency Team Leadership Programme(ETLP) which was originally developed in 2005 by the IASC Task TeamForce onTraining to promote crossshyorganizational participation and intershyagency leadershipdevelopment will be started again in January 2016 (exact dates tbc) The ETLP aims atstrengthening the quality of leadership in humanitarian operation support strongercoordination among agencies and foster the development of best practice in emergencyleadership and management Participants come from IASC partners agencies and shouldhave previous emergency situation experience Further announcement will be madecloser to the relaunch date
IASC PRIORITIES For more information or to join thegroups please visit the IASC SubsidiaryBodies webpage
IASC Task Team on Accountability toAffected Populations and Prevention ofSexual Exploitation and Abuse(AAPPSEA)The Task Team facilitated a session onAAP and PSEA during the HumanitarianResponse Plan workshop in Erbil on 6and 7 October 50 participants attendedthe session including Heads of agenciescluster and intershycluster coordinators aswell as donors Participants mapped outtheir activities related to accountabilitywith the idea to systematize the alreadyexisting good practices at collective levelThe session on PSEA was a goodopportunity to discuss the intershyagencycomplaints mechanism As a concreteoutcome each cluster will have todemonstrate how they have meaningfullyintegrated accountability in their strategyfor the Humanitarian Response Plan
ProtectionWith support from the Government ofDenmark the first GBV in EmergenciesSurge Training was facilitated by UNFPAin New York from 21 to 25 September2015 The training is central to UNFPArsquoscommitment to increase capacity toprevent and respond to gendershybasedviolence in emergencies in line with itsrole as coshylead of the GBV Area ofResponsibility (AoR) of the GlobalProtection Cluster The training utilized amix of different learning methodologiesincluding plenary discussionspresentations small group work casestudies roleshyplay an extended simulationexercise and facilitatorshyled groupfeedback and selfshyreflection UNFPArsquosHuman Resource team developed anassessment process for the trainingwhereby participants were assessedagainst the GBV AoR CoreCompetencies Participants in thetraining who were nominated by sixstandshyby partners gained skills to ensurereadiness for deployment as GBVcoordinators information management
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
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Preparedness and ResilienceThe common messages on climatechange and humanitarian crises havebeen finalized by the Task Team onPreparedness and Resilience and areawaiting IASC endorsement Themessages would form an advocacy toolfor the IASC community for globalprocesses such as the COP21 and theWorld Humanitarian Summit The humanand economic cost of climateshyrelateddisasters keeps increasing and the globalcommunity has to act to reducegreenhouse gases emissionsFurthermore Member States and allpartners in the humanitarian system needto strengthen the resilience and adaptivecapacities of individuals communitiesand systems Meeting Humanitarian Challenges inUrban AreasThe Global Alliance for Urban Crises isan initiativeproposal coming out from theWorld Humanitarian Summitconsultations Its objective is to modifythe way we prevent prepare andrespond to urban crises It aims atbuilding a common platform gatheringmunicipal authorities urbanprofessionals the private sector anddevelopment actors that would set acommon agenda and increase strategicinvestments A public launch wouldhappen during the World HumanitarianSummit in Istanbul next year
officers and GBV programme managersThe training resulted in an expandedcadre of highly skilled standshybypersonnel Humanitarian FinancingAs per its 2014shy15 workplan theHumanitarian Financing Task Team(HFTT) is examining various internal andexternal challenges that affecthumanitarian financing and the deliveryof humanitarian assistance As part ofthis broader effort the HFTTrsquos analysis ofdonor conditions first identified andranked donor conditions that most affecthumanitarian organizationsrsquo operationsThe findings will be presented inNovember and will serve as the basis forfuture discussions with donors Accordingto the preliminary analysis donorconditions that hamper humanitarianefforts are structured in four groups (1)Operational restrictions related tofinancial restrictions earmarking andheavy reporting (2) Risk managementapproaches that result in risk aversionand possibly compromise the qualityspeed and neutrality of humanitarianinterventions (3) Limited predictability offunding and (4) Disclosure transparencyrequirements that could reveal sensitiveinformation For each of these groups ofconditions the paper present definitionsoverall context examples of impact andbest practices and wherever possiblesuggests recommendations to donors
FEATURED PRODUCT
IASC Guidelines on Mental Healthand Psychological Support inEmergency Settings
RECENT REPORTSAND STUDIES
According to the FundingUpdate of 28 October 54per cent of the requiredhumanitarian funds remainunmet The State of theHumanitarian SystemReport produced by ALNAPanalyses the performanceof the humanitarian system2015
IOMs World Migration
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 68
World Mental Health Day on 10 October raisedawareness of mental health issues around the worldand mobilized efforts in support of mental health Thisyearrsquos theme was ldquoDignity in mental healthrdquoThousands of people with mental health conditionsaround the world are deprived of their human rightsThey are not only discriminated against stigmatizedand marginalized but are also subject to emotional andphysical abuse in both mental health facilities and thecommunity
The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health andPsychosocial Support in Emergency Settings provideconcise and practical guidelines for humanitarians tohelp address mental health and psychosocial supportconcerns The Review of the Implementationundertaken in 2014 examined practice and lessonslearnt the level of institutionalization of the guidelinesexperience of its mainstreaming its relevance andoverall usefulness
The IASC Recommendations for Conducting EthicalMental Health and Psychosocial Research inEmergency Settings were developed to ensureMHPSS research in emergencies benefits affectedpeople to design research to fill knowledge gaps inMHPSS theory and practice in emergencies to avoidbad practice and to better understand how to manageethical challenges in MHPSS research duringemergencies
Find out more on the work of IASC Reference Group
Report 2015 Migrants andCities New Partnerships toManage Mobility focuses onhow migration and migrantsare shaping cities and howthe life of migrants isshaped by cities theirpeople organizations andrules
The report Protracteddisplacement uncertainpaths to selfshyreliance inexile produced by ODIrsquosHumanitarian Policy Group(HPG) with IDMCcontributions shows morework is needed tounderstand how to bettersupport displaced peoplewho find their own paths tosustainable livelihoods
The IDMC briefingpaper Leaving no onebehind Internaldisplacement and the 2030agenda for sustainabledevelopment sets out whyinternal displacement is adevelopment concern andhow particular attention toIDPs will do much to ensurehighly vulnerablepopulations are not leftbehind
Based on Communityfeedback to the NepalEarthquake response areport by the IntershyAgencyCommon Feedback Projecthighlights that 72 per centof quakeshyaffected Nepalisfeel like their priority needsare not met A Working Paper producedby the ODIrsquos HPG on TheEbola response in WestAfrica Exposing the politicsand culture of internationalaid revealed flaws in thehumanitarian coordinationsystem
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 78
on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 88
8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
We welcome your feedback and input to iasccorrespondenceunorg
Visit our website Find us on Facebook Forward this to a friend
The IASC was established under General Assembly Resolution 46182 (1991) as the primary intershyagencycoordination mechanism for humanitarian action in complex and major emergencies It is a unique forum whichbrings together UN operational agencies and other humanitarian organizations and is supported by the IASCsecretariat Email iasccorrespondenceunorg Copyright copy 2014 United Nations All rights reserved
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Preparedness and ResilienceThe common messages on climatechange and humanitarian crises havebeen finalized by the Task Team onPreparedness and Resilience and areawaiting IASC endorsement Themessages would form an advocacy toolfor the IASC community for globalprocesses such as the COP21 and theWorld Humanitarian Summit The humanand economic cost of climateshyrelateddisasters keeps increasing and the globalcommunity has to act to reducegreenhouse gases emissionsFurthermore Member States and allpartners in the humanitarian system needto strengthen the resilience and adaptivecapacities of individuals communitiesand systems Meeting Humanitarian Challenges inUrban AreasThe Global Alliance for Urban Crises isan initiativeproposal coming out from theWorld Humanitarian Summitconsultations Its objective is to modifythe way we prevent prepare andrespond to urban crises It aims atbuilding a common platform gatheringmunicipal authorities urbanprofessionals the private sector anddevelopment actors that would set acommon agenda and increase strategicinvestments A public launch wouldhappen during the World HumanitarianSummit in Istanbul next year
officers and GBV programme managersThe training resulted in an expandedcadre of highly skilled standshybypersonnel Humanitarian FinancingAs per its 2014shy15 workplan theHumanitarian Financing Task Team(HFTT) is examining various internal andexternal challenges that affecthumanitarian financing and the deliveryof humanitarian assistance As part ofthis broader effort the HFTTrsquos analysis ofdonor conditions first identified andranked donor conditions that most affecthumanitarian organizationsrsquo operationsThe findings will be presented inNovember and will serve as the basis forfuture discussions with donors Accordingto the preliminary analysis donorconditions that hamper humanitarianefforts are structured in four groups (1)Operational restrictions related tofinancial restrictions earmarking andheavy reporting (2) Risk managementapproaches that result in risk aversionand possibly compromise the qualityspeed and neutrality of humanitarianinterventions (3) Limited predictability offunding and (4) Disclosure transparencyrequirements that could reveal sensitiveinformation For each of these groups ofconditions the paper present definitionsoverall context examples of impact andbest practices and wherever possiblesuggests recommendations to donors
FEATURED PRODUCT
IASC Guidelines on Mental Healthand Psychological Support inEmergency Settings
RECENT REPORTSAND STUDIES
According to the FundingUpdate of 28 October 54per cent of the requiredhumanitarian funds remainunmet The State of theHumanitarian SystemReport produced by ALNAPanalyses the performanceof the humanitarian system2015
IOMs World Migration
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 68
World Mental Health Day on 10 October raisedawareness of mental health issues around the worldand mobilized efforts in support of mental health Thisyearrsquos theme was ldquoDignity in mental healthrdquoThousands of people with mental health conditionsaround the world are deprived of their human rightsThey are not only discriminated against stigmatizedand marginalized but are also subject to emotional andphysical abuse in both mental health facilities and thecommunity
The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health andPsychosocial Support in Emergency Settings provideconcise and practical guidelines for humanitarians tohelp address mental health and psychosocial supportconcerns The Review of the Implementationundertaken in 2014 examined practice and lessonslearnt the level of institutionalization of the guidelinesexperience of its mainstreaming its relevance andoverall usefulness
The IASC Recommendations for Conducting EthicalMental Health and Psychosocial Research inEmergency Settings were developed to ensureMHPSS research in emergencies benefits affectedpeople to design research to fill knowledge gaps inMHPSS theory and practice in emergencies to avoidbad practice and to better understand how to manageethical challenges in MHPSS research duringemergencies
Find out more on the work of IASC Reference Group
Report 2015 Migrants andCities New Partnerships toManage Mobility focuses onhow migration and migrantsare shaping cities and howthe life of migrants isshaped by cities theirpeople organizations andrules
The report Protracteddisplacement uncertainpaths to selfshyreliance inexile produced by ODIrsquosHumanitarian Policy Group(HPG) with IDMCcontributions shows morework is needed tounderstand how to bettersupport displaced peoplewho find their own paths tosustainable livelihoods
The IDMC briefingpaper Leaving no onebehind Internaldisplacement and the 2030agenda for sustainabledevelopment sets out whyinternal displacement is adevelopment concern andhow particular attention toIDPs will do much to ensurehighly vulnerablepopulations are not leftbehind
Based on Communityfeedback to the NepalEarthquake response areport by the IntershyAgencyCommon Feedback Projecthighlights that 72 per centof quakeshyaffected Nepalisfeel like their priority needsare not met A Working Paper producedby the ODIrsquos HPG on TheEbola response in WestAfrica Exposing the politicsand culture of internationalaid revealed flaws in thehumanitarian coordinationsystem
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 78
on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 88
8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
We welcome your feedback and input to iasccorrespondenceunorg
Visit our website Find us on Facebook Forward this to a friend
The IASC was established under General Assembly Resolution 46182 (1991) as the primary intershyagencycoordination mechanism for humanitarian action in complex and major emergencies It is a unique forum whichbrings together UN operational agencies and other humanitarian organizations and is supported by the IASCsecretariat Email iasccorrespondenceunorg Copyright copy 2014 United Nations All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
If youre not on our list subscribe now
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 68
World Mental Health Day on 10 October raisedawareness of mental health issues around the worldand mobilized efforts in support of mental health Thisyearrsquos theme was ldquoDignity in mental healthrdquoThousands of people with mental health conditionsaround the world are deprived of their human rightsThey are not only discriminated against stigmatizedand marginalized but are also subject to emotional andphysical abuse in both mental health facilities and thecommunity
The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health andPsychosocial Support in Emergency Settings provideconcise and practical guidelines for humanitarians tohelp address mental health and psychosocial supportconcerns The Review of the Implementationundertaken in 2014 examined practice and lessonslearnt the level of institutionalization of the guidelinesexperience of its mainstreaming its relevance andoverall usefulness
The IASC Recommendations for Conducting EthicalMental Health and Psychosocial Research inEmergency Settings were developed to ensureMHPSS research in emergencies benefits affectedpeople to design research to fill knowledge gaps inMHPSS theory and practice in emergencies to avoidbad practice and to better understand how to manageethical challenges in MHPSS research duringemergencies
Find out more on the work of IASC Reference Group
Report 2015 Migrants andCities New Partnerships toManage Mobility focuses onhow migration and migrantsare shaping cities and howthe life of migrants isshaped by cities theirpeople organizations andrules
The report Protracteddisplacement uncertainpaths to selfshyreliance inexile produced by ODIrsquosHumanitarian Policy Group(HPG) with IDMCcontributions shows morework is needed tounderstand how to bettersupport displaced peoplewho find their own paths tosustainable livelihoods
The IDMC briefingpaper Leaving no onebehind Internaldisplacement and the 2030agenda for sustainabledevelopment sets out whyinternal displacement is adevelopment concern andhow particular attention toIDPs will do much to ensurehighly vulnerablepopulations are not leftbehind
Based on Communityfeedback to the NepalEarthquake response areport by the IntershyAgencyCommon Feedback Projecthighlights that 72 per centof quakeshyaffected Nepalisfeel like their priority needsare not met A Working Paper producedby the ODIrsquos HPG on TheEbola response in WestAfrica Exposing the politicsand culture of internationalaid revealed flaws in thehumanitarian coordinationsystem
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 78
on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
11122015 IASC News shy October 2015
httpus2campaignshyarchive1comu=83487eb1105d72ff2427e4bd7ampid=40aaf4547e 88
8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
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on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support inEmergency Settings
UPCOMING MEETINGS amp EVENTS
IASC Meetings amp Events
4shy5 November 2015 Annual meeting of the Reference Group on Mental Healthand Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
6 November 2015 Senior Focal Points PSEA meeting
11 November 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview Syria 2016 (Geneva IASCevent)
16 November 2015 Briefing on the Preparations for Habitat III (NY IASC event)
17 November 2015 Launch of the GBV Guidelines (Geneva)
18 November 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
18 November 2015 Ad hoc Working Group meeting
20 November 2015 Cash toolkit shy Technical briefing (Geneva IASC event)
24 November 2015 Task Team on Revitalizing Principled HumanitarianAction (RPHA) Meeting
Late Novemberearly December 2015 (tbc) Gender marker (Geneva IASC event)
11 December 2015 Principals Meeting
16 December 2015 Task Team on Humanitarian Financing (HFTT) Meeting
January 2016 Emergency Team Leadership Programme training course(exact dates and location tbc)
Other Events23shy25 November 2015 PHAP Course Humanitarian Law
26shy27 November 2015 PHAP Course Islamic Law Counterterrorism andHumanitarian Action
27 November 2015 INFORM launch
30 Novembershy11 December 2015 United Nations Climate ChangeConference COP21CMP11
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8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
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The IASC was established under General Assembly Resolution 46182 (1991) as the primary intershyagencycoordination mechanism for humanitarian action in complex and major emergencies It is a unique forum whichbrings together UN operational agencies and other humanitarian organizations and is supported by the IASCsecretariat Email iasccorrespondenceunorg Copyright copy 2014 United Nations All rights reserved
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8shy10 December 2015 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent
15 December 2015 CERFrsquos annual HighshyLevel Conference
19 October 2015shy15 January 2016 InterAction Photo Contest
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Visit our website Find us on Facebook Forward this to a friend
The IASC was established under General Assembly Resolution 46182 (1991) as the primary intershyagencycoordination mechanism for humanitarian action in complex and major emergencies It is a unique forum whichbrings together UN operational agencies and other humanitarian organizations and is supported by the IASCsecretariat Email iasccorrespondenceunorg Copyright copy 2014 United Nations All rights reserved
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