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Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) & GISF 2022

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) & GISF 2022 table
Date2 May 2022 20 May 2022
Time
Provider OCHA
AddressInternational Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva & Virtual
Type Virtual, In-person
Booking URLhttps://buff.ly/3oH5eDc
Description

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks – HNPW

What is HNPW?

The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) is the annual event of the LEP and the largest event of its kind. Every year, the HNPW brings together more than 2000 experts in crisis preparedness and response from over 350 organisations and countries. Well-established Networks and Partnerships, such as INSARAG or UNDAC, but also newly created networks hold their annual meetings and consultations at the HNPW and collaborate in identifying solutions and solving common challenges in crisis preparedness and response. The event offers a space where LEP stakeholders meet annually to take stock, become inspired and build new coalitions.

The HNPW provides a unique forum for humanitarian networks and partnerships to meet and address key humanitarian issues. One of the largest humanitarian events of its kind, it gathers participants from the UN, NGOs, Member States, the private sector, the military, academia and beyond to discuss and solve common challenges in humanitarian affairs.

What is the Leading-Edge Programme (LEP)?

The Leading Edge Programme (LEP) is a year-round collaborative platform for humanitarian expert networks and partnerships with the aim of developing sustainable solutions to recurring, cross-cutting issues in emergency preparedness and response. The LEP is governed by a Strategic Group comprising representative of humanitarian networks and partnerships that attend the HNPW. The Strategic Group is co-chaired by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and OCHA. The HNPW is the LEP’s key event which is organised annually in Geneva since 2015.

HNPW 2022

The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) 2022 will be held in a hybrid format from 02 to 20 May 2022

  • Week 1 (02-06 May): Remote
  • Week 2 (09-13 May): Face-to-face at the International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva.
  • Week 3 (16-20 May): Remote

HNPW & GISF

In 2021, Integrating Security Risk Management Across Humanitarian Action, become one of HNPW’s nine priority topics, for the first time. Recognising the Global Interagency Security Forum’s (GISF) leading role in supporting collaboration on SRM and improving aid workers’ protection, GISF was selected to lead sessions on this critical topic.

In 2022, now under the heading of Areas of Common Concern (AOCC), GISF continues to lead on Integrating Security Risk Management Across Humanitarian Action, as part of the HNPW. Bringing together experts from across the aid world, GISF will be co-hosting several virtual and face to face sessions in partnership with different actors such as the UN, ICRC, CBM, Arete Business Performance, Raleigh International, Duty of Care International, SMRT Consulting, and Save the Children.

We welcome all humanitarians to join our sessions and discuss how to keep aid workers safe and facilitate access to affected communities. SRM impacts all aspects of humanitarian action, and together, we will improve communication and coordination across the sector and identify how SRM must adapt to face current challenges.

Registration for the sessions being held during the face to face week (09-13 May) of HNPW is now open! To register, and find out more, click here. 


GISF-led Sessions

Week One | 2nd May – 6th May 2022 | Virtual

Physical and Mental Wellbeing: Why an integrated approach to security risk management is important | 3rd May 2022 | 15:00-16:30 CEST | Virtual

Speakers: Steve Dennis (SMRT Consulting); Philipp Burtzlaff (CBM); Lisa Reilly (GISF)

Summary: The objective of this session is to raise awareness of the direct importance of Security Risk Management for ensuring mental as well as physical well-being across the humanitarian sector. It addresses and identifies cross-cutting issues such as the importance of a person-centred approach for equity and inclusivity in SRM, why it is vital to consider the well-being of local partners, and the impact of our digital world on security risk management and well-being.

A Person Centred Approach to Security Risk Management: Benefits and challenges | 4th May 2022 | 15:00-16:30 CEST | Virtual

Speakers: Lisa Short (Arete Business Performance); Philipp Burtzlaff (CBM)

Week Two | 9th May – 13th May 2022 | In-person week, International Conference Centre (CICG), Geneva

Building an Organisation Culture for Effective Security Risk Management: Exploring element of Duty of Care before, during and after incidents | 10th May 2022 | 11:00-12:30 CEST | Hybrid

Speakers: Steve Dennis (SMRT Consulting); Christine Williamson (Duty of Care International)

Summary: Building on recent survey results (Incident support in aid organizations, survey open until Feb 10, 2022), Christine Williamson and Steve Dennis are studying how aid organisations currently implement support to staff injured or harmed in workplace incidents.

Closed Session: Improving staff safety through effective donorship | 10th May 2022 | 14:00-15:00 CEST | Hybrid

Please get in touch with Megan at gisf-info@gisf.ngo for more information about this session.

Fixing the blind spot: Private security contracting in the humanitarian sector | 12th May 2022 | 9:00-10:00 CEST | Virtual

Speakers: Jamie Williamson (ICOCA); Panos Navrozidis (GISF)

Summary: Panelists will discuss the findings of a recent joint research by the ICoCA and GISF Private security contracting in the humanitarian sector: time to take responsibility. They will also come with recommendations for humanitarian actors, their donors and the private security sector.

How Technology is Changing Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Sector | 12th May 2022 | 11:00-13:00 CEST | In person

Speakers: Lisa Short (Arete Business Performance); David Clamp (Raleigh International); Panos Navrozidis (GISF)

Summary: While the ‘digital revolution’ remains a strongly positive enabler, allowing the world to communicate, work and engage better with business communities globally, it does bring new challenges, risks, and opportunities for the humanitarian sector and security risk management

Inclusive Security, balancing aspirations, and constraints | 12th May 2022 | 14:00-15:30 CEST | Hybrid

Speakers: Catherine Plumridge (UNDSS); JP Kiehl (ICRC)

Summary: To highlight the aspirations of inclusive security, constraints to implementation and suggested approaches. This is to address specific security needs of personnel according to their personal profile, which is often not understood, not planned for, or consistently met

Week Three | 16th May – 20th May 2022 | Virtual

How does race and racism impact aid workers’ security? | 17th May 2022 | 15:00-16:30 CEST | Virtual

Speakers: Tara Arthur (GISF); Léa Moutard

Summary: This session introduces GISF’s new article entitled: Toward inclusive security risk management: the impact of race, ethnicity, and nationality on aid workers’ security ; which seeks to encourage informed conversations by unpacking the ways in which race, ethnicity and nationality can affect the security risks aid workers face and the way they are managed.

Tackling Mis-Information and Dis-Information in Humanitarian Response | 19th May 2022 | 15:00-16:30 CEST | Virtual

Speakers: Lisa Short (Arete Business Performance)

To find out more about each individual session, please click the links above, or check out our events page.

Steps to register for a session:

  1. Log in (or create an account) on the HNPW homepage;
  2. Select ‘Event Programme‘ on the navigation toolbar, where you can view the full HNPW event programme;
  3. To find any GISF event, you need to find ‘Priority Topics‘ in the filter selection on the left-hand side of the screen;
  4. Under ‘Priority Topics’ please select ‘Humanitarian Security’ – this will filter to show you any registered GISF event;
  5. To register your attendance for any event, please select ‘register‘ just to the left-hand of the session title;
  6. You will have the option to register, either face to face or virtually depending on the session; bookmark the event; or cancel your registration;
  7. When you select register, the ‘register’ button will change to ‘registered‘, and you will receive a confirmation email from ‘no-reply@un.org’. 

If you have any questions on registration, please reach out to Megan (gisf-info@gisf.ngo)


Exhibition Stand

GISF will be having an in-person exhibition stand at HNPW this year, during organized face-to-face at the International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva from the 9th to 13th May. If you are in Geneva, and attending HNPW, feel free to come and find us, and say hello to the team!

GISF are also scheduling some virtual exhibition stands, where you can drop in and speak to one of the GISF secretariat to find out more about GISF or ask any questions you may have. More information about these will be released soon. 

If you have any questions about GISF’s sessions, HNPW or registration, please reach out to Megan (gisf-info@gisf.ngo)

Related:

HNPW & GISF | Building an Organisational Culture for Effective Security Risk Management: Exploring elements of Duty of Care before, during and after incidents

Summary: Building on recent survey results (Incident support in aid organizations, survey open until Feb 10, 2022), Christine Williamson and Steve Dennis are studying how aid organisations currently implement support to staff injured or harmed in workplace incidents. The goal of this session is for participants to gain a deeper…

HNPW & GISF | How Technology is Changing Security Risk Management in the Humanitarian Sector

Summary: Digitisation and technology are advancing so rapidly that changes that once took centuries now happen in years or months. In the past 18 months, the equivalent of 21 years of change has occurred which is at a faster pace than most humans can adapt. While the ‘digital revolution’ remains…

HNPW & GISF | Inclusive Security, balancing aspirations, and constraints

Purpose of session: To highlight the aspirations of inclusive security, constraints to implementation and suggested approaches. This is to address specific security needs of personnel according to their personal profile, which is often not understood, not planned for, or consistently met. Practice has not caught up with Strategy or Policy…