Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week: 4-8 February 2019

Inter-Network Day 2019

Wednesday 6 February, the Inter-Network Day will host a number of Cross-Network Sessions where participants are invited to actively engage and collaborate to collectively identify solutions and next steps to common challenges in humanitarian action.

Kicked-off by welcoming remarks by Michael Møller, USG of the United Nations and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and a keynote speech by Ursula Müller, ASG for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in OCHA, the opening session will include a presentation of the State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) 2018 by ALNAP, and a collaboration-exercise.

The Inter-Network Day is open for all and offers a unique opportunity to address current issues of relevance across the humanitarian sector.

Engaging the Private Sector
11:00 - 12:30 Models to inspire effective humanitarian collaboration
14:00 - 15:30 Energising collaboration on joint humanitarian solutions

Connecting Academia and Humanitarian Action
11:00 - 12:30 Students on the SOHS: Improving Effectiveness & Efficiency
14:00 - 15:30 Students on the SOHS: Improving Coverage & Connectedness
16:00 - 17:30 Students on the SOHS: Improving Relevance, Accountability and Participation

Environmental Sustainability
11:00 - 12:30 Improving humanitarian outcomes by mapping and managing environmental risks
14:00 - 15:30 Sustainable Solutions for Refugees and Migrants
16:00 - 17:30 Celebrating 25 years of UN collaboration on environment and emergencies
16:00 - 17:30 Climate Change and humanitarian action

New Ways of Working
11:00 - 12:30 Implementing the Agenda for Humanity: tracking progress since the World Humanitarian Summit
14:00 - 15:30 Adapting to urban contexts: Strengthening coordination in urban crises
16:00 - 17:30 Interactive Session: Practical tools for scaling innovations
16:00 - 17:30 What does cash do? Measuring outcomes and impact of cash assistance

Listen and include!
11:00 - 12:30 Doing no digital harm: toward data responsibility in humanitarian action
11:00 - 12:30 Don’t let PSEA stand alone
14:00 - 15:30 Feedback forward: a data-driven participation revolution
16:00 - 17:30 Moving forward on gender equality and women's participation

Collective Action
11:00 - 12:30 Delivering Safely Together
14:00 - 15:30 Humanitarian Network Support: Partnering to enable responders and affected communities to meet tomorrow’s challenges
16:00 - 17:30 iTrack - technology & innovation in conflicts

A coordinated humanitarian future
11:00 - 15:30 Multi-stakeholder dynamics in sudden onset disasters, escalating emergencies and protracted crises
16:00 - 17:30 The New SCALE-UP Activation Protocols

Rising to the challenge
11:00 - 12:30 What is the impact of lengthy processes to import humanitarian aid?
14:00 - 15:30 Evidence-based response – more than a buzzword?
16:00 - 17:30 The Future of Emergency Response in Conflict Settings

Effective Financing
11:00 - 12:30 Act Early on Early Action: How do we move from early warning to early action?

Beyond the buzzwords
11:00 - 12:30 How do divergent uses of key humanitarian concepts impact operations?
14:00 - 15:30 Practical approaches to improve fighter and combatant behavior
16:00 - 17:30 The Future of Emergency Response in Conflict Settings