IASC Weekly (GVA) - 1) Bridging the relief and development divide? & 2) Briefing on oPt
Geneva
Meeting Documents
1. Bridging the relief and development divide?
Richard Longhurst, Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University, will discuss whether a stronger focus on programming for seasonality in livelihoods can address the relief and development divide.
Background
Many parts of the world are affected by seasonality which is linked to variability in livelihoods, food security and incomes as well as infectious disease and sanitation problems. Seasonal contingencies can quickly extend into humanitarian disasters. But generally this is ignored in development programming. Planning for humanitarian interventions could also benefit from this perspective.
Presenter
Richard Longhurst is a development economist trained at London, Cornell and Sussex Universities. He has over thirty years experience in agriculture and nutrition, child health and child labour and UN reform, in addition to experience as an evaluation manager and practitioner. He has been a staff member of FAO, Ford Foundation, Commonwealth Secretariat and the ILO as well as consultant for UNICEF, WFP, WHO and UNAIDS. He is currently a Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University.
2. Briefing on the occupied Palestinian territories
Maxwell Gaylard, United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator & United Nations Resident / Humanitarian Coordinator for occupied Palestinian territories until the end of August 2012, will share some of his experiences from this assignment.
3. AOB