Briefing to the Regional Cash Working Group19 June 2015

Photo Credit: UNOCHA/SAVE THE CHILDREN

Why the Summit?

In September 2013, the UN Secretary-General called for a World Humanitarian Summit in 2016

The Summit will bring the global community together to propose solutions to the most pressing humanitarian challenges and set an agenda for change.

A consultative process

Linkages to other processes Historic opportunity to create a coherent approach to resilience

Four groups of critical stakeholders

8 Regional ConsultationsRegion Location DatesWestern and Central Africa Abidjan 19-20 June 2014North and South-East Asia Tokyo 23-24 July 2014Eastern and Southern Africa Pretoria 27-29 October 2014Europe and Others Budapest 3-4 February 2015Middle East and North Africa Amman 3-5 March 2015Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala City 5-7 May 2015Pacific Region Auckland 30 June – 2 July 2015South and Central Asia Dushanbe 28-30 July 2015

Emerging issues from consultations to date• Ensuring affected people have greater voice and choice • Confronting IHL violations and finding new ways to protect and assist

people in conflict• Developing new approaches for managing protracted and recurrent crises• Global action to address the funding gap• Adapting the humanitarian system to new contexts, actors and challenges• Localising preparedness and response • Creating an enabling environment and investment in innovation for future

humanitarian challenges

Photo Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

WHS Regional Consultation for South and Central Asia28-30 July 2015 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Geographical Coverage

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Overview of the regional consultation

• Dates: 28 – 30 July 2015• Co-Hosts: Tajikistan, Aga Khan Development Network

and OCHA

• Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

• Venue: The Ismaili Centre

• Participation: Approximately 120 participants

• OCHA • Tajikistan Ministry of Foreign

Affairs• Aga Khan Development Network• Pakistan National Disaster

Management Authority• World Bank• UN Youth Network• Jindal School of International

Affairs• Iran Red Crescent / IFRC

• Organization of Islamic Cooperation• CSR Centre Bangladesh• International Council of Voluntary

Agencies (ICVA)• Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR)• Asian Disaster Response and

Reduction Network (ADRRN)• Islamic Relief Worldwide• Kyrgyz Alliance of Civil Society• UNHCR• WFP

Regional Steering Group composition

Preparatory stakeholder consultations

Focus Groups & Online• Country HCT/DMTs• Regional IASC networks• Governments• Local CSOs• Affected Communities• Youth

Online only• Military• Academia • Private sector• Media• Online Consultation

A different approach in South and Central Asia

Per the RSG’s recommendation, the SCA consultation will take a narrower focus than other regions such that:

1. Focus on issues of specific relevance to the region;2. Avoid going back over ground already covered in other

regions / focus on areas that have been under-served elsewhere;

3. “Localization” as the central theme;4. Secure high-level and actionable recommendations.

Agenda for the regional consultation

• Affected communities to the fore with feature panel at start of the event

• Half-day session on issues related to natural disaster response

• Full day (simultaneous) workshops on issues related to response in conflict and protracted emergency settings

• Half-day closing session focused on feedback and discussion of regional recommendations

Online Consultation – 18 June to 10 July1. PROTRACTED CRISES: How can the role of the most vulnerable in local

decision-making be strengthened in protracted crisis situations?

2. CONFLICT: What are the implications of increased localization of humanitarian response on protection and access in conflict settings? How can they be addressed?

3. DISASTERS: How can national legal frameworks ensure that all actors can respond efficiently & appropriately during a disaster?

4. PEACEBUILDING: How can humanitarian action better recognize and support peace building and conflict resolution? What are the concrete examples and suggestions?

Online Discussions and live webinars at www.worldhumanitariansummit.orgEmail: scasia@whsummit.org

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