Launch of the IASC Guidance on the Provision of Overheads to Local and National Partners
Virtual
The Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) with Development Initiatives (DI) are pleased to invite you to the launch of the IASC Guidance on the Provision of Overheads to Local and National Partners on 5 December, 3 p.m. CET.
It is critical that local actors have access to overhead funding for effective humanitarian response. The aim of this launch is to share the newly endorsed IASC Guidance on the Provision of Overheads to Local and National Partners. The development of the guidance note was informed by research carried out by the IASC Results Group 5 and the implementation will be led by the IASC Task Force 5 on Localisation. We will explore:
- Why overheads are important
- What the current state of play is around the provision of overheads to local actors
- Overview of what the guidance offers
- Discussion on the changing industry standard
The event will be moderated by Oxfam and feature opening remarks from the Head of the IASC secretariat, Ms. Mervat Shelbaya, and the Grand Bargain Eminent Person, Mr. Jan Egeland. This will be followed by a presentation of the Guidance from DI. There will then be remarks and discussions from the following panelists:
- Ms. Virginie Leferve, Program & Partnerships Coordinator, Amel, Lebanon
- Mr. Rob Hurt, Deputy Director of the Division of Strategic Planning and Results, UNHCR
- Mr. Bill O’Keefe, Executive Vice President, Mission, Mobilization & Advocacy, CRS
- TBA: A speaker from a donor agency
There will then be closing remarks from the IASC TF5 co-chairs, Ms. Segolene Adam, Chief, Humanitarian Policy Section, UNICEF and Ms. Gloria Soma, Director, Titi Foundation, on how the guidance will be taken forward.
Questions from audience members are welcome. Please ask your questions live using the Zoom Q&A function. Alternatively, submit a question to our panel before the event to: amy.cox@devinit.org.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please send them to amy.cox@devinit.org.
We hope you can join us on 5 December to push forward this important issue.