GenderThe Friends of Gender Group, relaunched as the Grand Bargain Community of Practice on Gender. The group, which includes members of all constituencies, donors, UN agencies, representatives of INGOs and national and local CSOs, especially women-led organisations, will continue to work together to ensure that the Grand Bargain contributes to achieving gender equality and the empowerment and protection of women, girls and gender-diverse people experiencing humanitarian crisis, through systematically inclusive humanitarian action.
Humanitarian Innovative FinancingFollowing the Annual Meeting 2024, it was agreed to establish a Community of Practice on Humanitarian Financing to connect donors and implementers, including those with advanced expertise in innovative financing. This CoP will serve as a platform for exchanging information, comparing lessons learned, sharing best practices, creating synergies, and exploring opportunities related to Humanitarian Innovative Financing (HIF). Additionally, it will discuss actionable proposals based on the recommendations of the ODI report.
Risk SharingFollowing the 2021 Grand Bargain Annual Meeting, the Netherlands, ICRC, and InterAction launched a Risk Sharing Platform to improve understanding of risk-sharing practices and explore solutions. This led to a case study report in 2022 and the development of a Risk Sharing Framework in 2023. The framework was presented at the 2023 Grand Bargain Annual Meeting, with several partners agreeing to pilot risk-sharing approaches.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Tom Fletcher of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He succeeds Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for his outstanding work, dedicated service and long-standing commitment to the Organization.
Building a Better World Together: The Future of Humanitarian Action is an IASC High-Level side event at the Summit of the Future Action Days, co-organised by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) secretariat on behalf of the following IASC Members: ICVA, IFRC, InterAction
