Agenda, OPAG, 11-12 April 2019
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Operational Policy and Advocacy Group (OPAG) Meeting
Geneva, 11-12 April 2019
Host: World Food Programme (WFP)
Agenda
Day 1: Thursday, 11 April
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival
Coffee/tea served throughout the day
09:00 - 09:15 Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Ms. Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, WFP
Mr. Geir Olav Lisle, Deputy Secretary-General, NRC
09:15 - 10:45 Session 1: opag and Results Groups: purpose and working method
Presenter: Ms. Mervat Shelbaya, Head, IASC secretariat
10:45 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
[note: co-chairs of the results groups are invited to
session 2 of the programme ]
11:00 - 17:15 Session 2: Results groups: priority areas of work
Facilitator: Ms. Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, WFP
Mr. Geir Olav Lisle, Deputy Secretary-General, NRC
11:00 - 12:00 Session 2.1: Results group 1 – Operational response
Presenter(s): Co-Chair(s) of the IASC Results Group 1 (TBD)
12:00 - 13:00 Session 2.2: Results Group 2 – accountability and inclusion
Presenter(s): Co-Chair(s) of the IASC Results Group 2 (TBD)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Session 2.3: Results group 3 – collective advocacy
Presenter(s): Co-Chair(s) of the IASC Results Group 3 (TBD)
15:00 - 15:15 COFFEE BREAK
15:15 - 16:15 Session 2.4: Results group 4 – humanitarian development collaboration
Presenter(s): Co-Chair(s) of the IASC Results Group 4 (TBD)
16:15 - 17:15 Session 2.5: Results group 5 – humanitarian financing
Presenter(s): Co-Chair(s) of the IASC Results Group 5 (TBD)
Day 2: Friday, 12 April
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival
Coffee/tea served throughout the day
09:00 - 09:15 Recap of day 1
Ms. Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, WFP
Mr. Geir Olav Lisle, Deputy Secretary-General, NRC
09:15 - 10:15 Session 3: OPAG – Linkages with other structures
Presenter: Ms. Mervat Shelbaya, Head, IASC secretariat
10:15 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:00 Session 4: UNDS Reform
(Preparatory Discussion ahead of the IASC Principals’ Meeting)
Presenter: (TBC)
12:00 - 12:30 AOB and CHAIRS' CLOSING REMARKS
Ms. Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, WFP
Mr. Geir Olav Lisle, Deputy Secretary-General, NRC