Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks

Session title: Ukraine cities on the frontline: collaborating with local governments for more effective humanitarian aid

21 Apr 23 14:00-15:30 UTC+1

SessionAbstract

Contemporary crisis and conflicts require humanitarians to transform their practices rapidly and profoundly. As Europe enters in a second year of war, Ukrainian cities at the frontline of the conflict have demonstrated the urgency to be taken into account to accelerate localisation and improve aid coordination and assistance. Under the leadership of municipal authorities and informed by local evidence, this session will showcase how local governments and humanitarian partners can concretely collaborate and ‘downscale’ coordination to the local level to make interventions more effective, locally driven, evidence-based and sustainable in crisis and conflict contexts.

Agenda

1. Urban crisis response requires to engage municipal authorities

2. Localizing the system: voices from Ukrainian cities

3. Plugging humanitarian action in municipal governance by using area-based approaches

Speakers

· François Grünewald, groupe URD :introduction

· Two city representativesfrom Ukraine engaged in conflict response

· Anna Ostroukh, IMPACT:Research manager

· Louise Thaller, Urban Settlement WG:conclusion

· Geneva Cities Hub:moderator