As an outcome of the peer-to-peer workshop in Entebbe (28-29 November 2017), a Community of Practice Network (CoPN) on Humanitarian Development Nexus (HDN) and Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus (HDPN) is being established. The CoPN comes in response to the requirements and suggestions of such a network, as expressed by peers in Entebbe.
With the objective to provide policy coherence and consistency in programme support, in response to these requests, and in line with the HDN TT’s agreed workplan, this document is designed to offer a menu of support activities that members of the IASC Task Team, collectively or individually and in collaboration with other relevant bodies both within and outside of the IASC can undertake to support field-colleagues.
These documents were produced as a background document for the Peer-to-Peer workshop on strengthening collaboration across humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors.They serve to provide a baseline snapshot of in-country progress towards strengthening the humanitarianidevelopment nexus, the so-called New Way of Working. All data is based on self-reporting from members of the Humanitarian Country Team/UN Country Team.
Actors at country level continue to work on, refine, and develop new solutions to the obstacles that perpetuate the silos between humanitarian, development and peacebuilding actors and their efforts. They are developing new approaches to harmonize programming cycles and to streamline coordination and planning mechanisms to better address risks, vulnerabilities and root causes to crisis.
Despite systemic, procedural and administrative challenges, actors at the country level are working to find solutions to the obstacles that perpetuate the humanitarian and development silos, including different programme cycles, tools and procedures; lack of uniformity in support and flexibility in funding; and inconsistent membership of actors in different planning processes. However, despite these strides at policy and field level, questions remain.
At a glance
The IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up Protocols are a set of measures designed to enhance the humanitarian response in view of increasing humanitarian needs and
Inter-Agency Standing CommitteeOperational Policy and Advocacy Group (OPAG) MeetingGeneva, 11-12 April 2019Host: World Food Programme (WFP)AgendaDay 1: Thursday, 11 April08:30 - 09:00 Arrival Coffee/tea served throughout the day09:00 - 09:15 Chairs’ Opening Remarks
