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	July 2020
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		1	2 Space for Change - Humanitarian Disarmament & COVID-19 Space for Change - Humanitarian Disarmament & COVID-19 July 2, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Please register through the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8015931593380/WN_rXTJpLivQBCp3CnbZ1zc_w Please note you do not have to be accredited to the Intersessional Meetings to participate in this side event. About the webinar: Space for Change -Humanitarian Disarmament and COVID-19 Taking place during the first ‘virtual’ meeting of the AP Mine Ban Convention, this side event will consider inclusion as wellas the opportunities and potential pitfalls of digital diplomacy. It will explore the ways in which the humanitarian disarmament community has adapted its working methods during the COVID-19 crisis. Which parts of the traditional ways of working do we need to retain? And what aspects of innovation shoulddefine a 'new normal’? Panellists: Bonnie Docherty (Associate Director of Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection, Harvard Law School) will introduce an Open Letter from Civil Society on how Humanitarian Disarmament can guide a post-COVID-19 ‘new normal’ Fatima Nasser Eddine (Rehabilitation Technical Coordinator, HI Yemen) will discuss the impact of COVID-19 and restrictions put in place on vulnerable communities Susi Snyder (Humanitarian Disarmament Programme Leader, PAX) will present on ‘Digital Diplomacy: Opportunities, Drawbacks, and Lessons Learned from the Pandemic’ Smart Jisniau (Chief Medic, HALO Zimbabwe) and John Masimba (Driver, HALO Zimbabwe) will discuss how HALO is seeking to deliver mine action safely during COVID-19 and helping to assist the national response Moderated by Chris Loughran (Senior Policy Advisor, The HALO Trust) Please contact Jasmine Dann (jasmine.dann@halotrust.org) with any questions or concerns. We look forward toseeing you at the event. See more details Role of Armed Groups in the Provision of Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic Role of Armed Groups in the Provision of Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic July 2, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Learn more and register: https://frontline-negotiations.org/event/monthly-forum-covid-19-3/?utm_source=CCHN+Contacts&utm_campaign=4529a2fb6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_09_07_46_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b33d66ecc4-4529a2fb6e-123013829 See more details • •	3 Adolescent and Youth Engagement in the times of COVID-19 Adolescent and Youth Engagement in the times of COVID-19 July 3, 2020 5:00 am - 6:30 am Link: unicef.zoom.us/j/97588044716 About the webinar: Hosted by the Asia-Pacific Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Working Group supported by World Health Organization (WHO) and in partnership with UNICEF, Plan International and Save the Children. See more details •	4	5
6 COVID-19 : The Role of Media in Addressing Stigma COVID-19 : The Role of Media in Addressing Stigma July 6, 2020 6:30 am - 7:30 am RSVP and submit a question here: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLScLOPK4ztLG3qkw3x6wZax09ddtQrw1_PSZmuG0uShWKVNf_A/closedform About the webinar: There has been a increase in stigma and prejudice during COVID-19.Fuelled by rumours, community anxiety and tensions, health workers,patients, minority and other vulnerable groups have felt the impact bothonline and in our communities. What can media and humanitarian communicators learn from each otherabout how their work can contribute to combatting prejudice in thispandemic? Join representatives from Indian news site The Wire and internationalorganisations BBC Media Action, the International Federation ofRed Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Internews todiscuss practical steps media can take to address stigma, rumours, andmisinformation during COVID-19. See more details Panel Discussion on Preventing Internal Displacement Due to Armed Conflict/Violence and Disasters Panel Discussion on Preventing Internal Displacement Due to Armed Conflict/Violence and Disasters July 6, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Details here: https://www.un.org/internal-displacement-panel/ Please RSVPto Imran Khushnud Shah at shah14@un.org. A web link will be shared prior to the event. About the event: On behalfof the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, theInternational Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Federation ofRed Cross and Red Crescent Societies, we are pleased to invite you to a virtualPanel Discussion on Preventing Internal Displacement Due to ArmedConflict/Violence and Disasters on 6 July 2020 from 11:00am-12:30pm(CEST/Geneva Time). Theobjective of the event is to provide input and recommendations for theHigh-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. See more details • •	7 A "common good" approach to COVID-19 in the field of education” A "common good" approach to COVID-19 in the field of education” July 7, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm RSVP by sending an email tooidel@oidel.org You will receive the link to connectafter the registration About the webinar: ModeratorIgnasi Grau (OIDEL General Director) SpeakersKoumbou Bolly Barry (Special Rapporteur on theRight to Education) – Presentation of the “Impact of theCOVID-19 crisis on the right to education; concerns,challenges and opportunities” David Fernández Puyana (Ambassador, PermanentDelegation of UPEACE to the UN Office at Geneva) – aUPEACE perspective of the COVID-19 crisis Philippe Richard (OIEC Secretary General) –Presentation of the report “Global Catholic EducationReport 2020: Achievements and Challenges at a Timeof Crisis” Arja Krauchenberg (European Parents AssociationFormer President) – A parents perspective of theCOVID-19 crisis Ashley Berner (Deputy Director of the Institute forEducation Policy at the John Hopkins University) –Presentation of “The Return: How Should EducationLeaders Prepare for Reentry and Beyond?” Q&A See more details •	8 Presentation of reports of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session Presentation of reports of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session July 8, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, will be presenting two reports to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session. The presentation of the reports, and ensuing dialogue will take place on WEDNESDAY July 8 from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon CET (first part) and THURSDAY July 9 from 10:00 to 10:30 am CET (concluding part). The IAD will be held both in person and digitally, and can be directly accessed through http://webtv.un.org/live/ The Reports: 1. Persons with disabilities in the context of internal displacement with disabilities: A/HRC/44/41/ Arabic \| Chinese \| English \| French \| Russian \| Spanish 2. Visit to Iraq: A/HRC/44/41/Add.1 Arabic \| Chinese \| English \| French \| Russian \| Spanish Also find the links to the reports here: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session44/Pages/ListReports.aspx See more details The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will reshape the future of free speech The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will reshape the future of free speech July 8, 2020 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Please register online via https://events.osce.org/2020-rfom-the-rise-of-ai/registration/Site/Register.The link to access the event will be sent after registering. In addition, the event willbe livestreamed on the event webpage. Moredetails of the event, including an agenda and the livestream,can be found here: https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/455605 -- About the webinar: The OSCE Representative on Freedomof the Media, Harlem Désir, will be organizing an online event on 8 July on“The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will reshape the future offree speech”. The event will provide a platformto discuss the role of AI in shaping and arbitrating information, and theimpact this has on freedom of expression. The Representative will open theevent, which will consist of two sessions. Session one, on “The use of AI incontent moderation: challenges and risks for freedom of expression” will seekto address the role and responsibilities of internet intermediaries in addressingillegal and potentially harmful content, such as security threats and hatespeech. It will also address the particular role of States in ensuringresponsible moderation of content without harming democratic discourse. Session two, on “How does the useof AI to rank, monetize and curate content impact free speech?” will focus onhow AI is deployed for sorting, prioritizing and curating content, and theimpact that such technologies have on plurality and diversity online. The following speakers will addressthe sessions: Session one: Daniel Holznagel,German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, Andrey Kuleshov, MoscowInstitute of Physics and Technology, Benoît Loutrel, French Social NetworkRegulation Task Force, Nathalie Maréchal, Ranking Digital Rights, EliškaPírková, Access Now. Session two: Barbora Bukovska,ARTICLE 19, Joris van Hoboken,Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Emma Llansó,Center for Democracy and Technology, and Tuomas Pöysti, Chancellor of Justiceof the Government of Finland. The event will bring together abroad audience, including experts from civil society, academia, the techindustry and other international stakeholders in order to enable interactivediscussions. Media representatives can followthe event live on 8 July,Wednesday, from 14:30 to 17:30, via Zoom. Please register online via https://events.osce.org/2020-rfom-the-rise-of-ai/registration/Site/Register.The link to access the event will be sent after registering. In addition, the event will belivestreamed on the event webpage. Moredetails of the event, including an agenda and the livestream,can be found here: https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/455605. See more details GPC Global Protection Forum: Technical webinar on 2021 HPC guidance (HNO) GPC Global Protection Forum: Technical webinar on 2021 HPC guidance (HNO) July 8, 2020 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Technical segment (West and Central Africa, Southern Africa, Americas) Link to Microsoft Teams Meeting About the webinar: Main purpose of the webinar is to guide the planning of 2021 HPC process, with a specific focus onpreparations of the HNOs, and foster joint discussion among global and field protection cluster and AoRscolleagues, to ensure an effective and harmonized planning cycle and clarify support available from theglobal team. This will be complemented by a 2nd Technical Webinar in September 2020 focused on HRPs. More details: https://www.globalprotectioncluster.org/global-protection-forum-2020/ See more details Virtual briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia Virtual briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia July 8, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Grateful if you can register your participation and indicate your expressed interest to make a statement at this link by 7 July, 12:00 p.m. NYT. Please find below the dial-in details for the WebExplatform. CONNECTION DETAILS for 8 July: Meeting number (access code): 161 476 6650 Meeting password: 1234 Join meeting: https://ocha.webex.com/webappng/sites/ocha/meeting/download/f304215f4a2048788147636332421f2c?siteurl=ocha&MTID=mf4a7ab134ac963cbb55f6f075f319c5e About the webinar: The Office for the Coordination ofHumanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to invite you to a “Virtual briefingon the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia,” on Wednesday, 8 July 2020 from10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. New York time / 4:00 p.m. to5:30 p.m. Geneva time. The event will be chaired by Mr. Mark Lowcock, UNUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency ReliefCoordinator, with briefings by: Dr. Catherine Sozi, United Nations ResidentCoordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia; and Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim,Convenor of the ASAL Humanitarian Network Kenya and CEO of Arid LandDevelopment Focus (ALDEF); and Ms. Nimo Hassan, Director of the Somalia NGOConsortium. This briefing will highlight the ongoing challenges in the region,including flooding and the desert locust, alongside COVID-19. For any queries,please reach out to Ms. Sarah Rahman at rahman8@un.org/ +1 7185526297. See more details • • • •	9 GPC Global Protection Forum: GPC Global Protection Forum: Technical webinar on 2021 HPC guidance (HNO) GPC Global Protection Forum: GPC Global Protection Forum: Technical webinar on 2021 HPC guidance (HNO) July 9, 2020 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Technical segment (MENA, East and Horn of Africa, Asia & Pacific, Europe) Link to Microsoft Teams Meeting About the webinar: Main purpose of the webinar is to guide the planning of 2021 HPC process, with a specific focus onpreparations of the HNOs, and foster joint discussion among global and field protection cluster and AoRscolleagues, to ensure an effective and harmonized planning cycle and clarify support available from theglobal team. This will be complemented by a 2nd Technical Webinar in September 2020 focused on HRPs. More details: https://www.globalprotectioncluster.org/global-protection-forum-2020/ See more details Presentation of reports of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session Presentation of reports of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session July 9, 2020 10:00 am - 10:30 am The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, will be presenting two reports to the UN Human Rights Council 44th session. The presentation of the reports, and ensuing dialogue will take place on WEDNESDAY July 8 from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon CET (first part) and THURSDAY July 9 from 10:00 to 10:30 am CET (concluding part). The IAD will be held both in person and digitally, and can be directly accessed through http://webtv.un.org/live/ The Reports: 1. Persons with disabilities in the context of internal displacement with disabilities: A/HRC/44/41/ Arabic \| Chinese \| English \| French \| Russian \| Spanish 2. Visit to Iraq: A/HRC/44/41/Add.1 Arabic \| Chinese \| English \| French \| Russian \| Spanish Also find the links to the reports here: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session44/Pages/ListReports.aspx See more details Civic space in the shadow of COVID-19 Civic space in the shadow of COVID-19 July 9, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm OHCHR will organize a webinar on"Civic space in the shadow of COVID-19", to explore the nexus betweencivic space and pandemic and to identify lessons learned which can help ensurepublic health responses to pandemics strike the right balance on civic spaceand public freedoms. Itwill take place on Thursday9 July 2020 from 16:00 to 17:30 CET and more details can be found on the below link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dQCIOWKOyo8i9WirAcmbi01NfTY8EKOh/view See more details • • •	10 Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Right to Education Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Right to Education July 10, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Toregister,please click here. About the webinar: Thisis to inform you that the University of Nottingham Human Rights LawCentre and the Centre for International Education Research areorganizing an online webinar to mark the presentation of the report of DrKoumbou Boly Barry, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right toeducation, on 'The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Right toEducation' to the UN Human Rights Council. Thewebinar will respond to worldwide debates on education in the time of Covid-19and will take place at 12:00-13:30(BST) on 10 July 2020. Speakers will include: DrKoumbou Boly Barry, UNSpecial Rapporteur on the right to education ProfessorAllyson Pollock,Director of the NewcastleUniversity Centre for Excellence in Regulatory Science; member of IndependentSAGE andco-author of ‘WhenShould a School Reopen? ProfessorSimon McGrath,UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, University ofNottingham; member of DFID’s Scientific Advisory Group Keyquestions addressed will include: how has COVID-19 affected education and theright to education? What standards should be applied – and should not–when considering the education measures taken by stateswhen faced with a public health crisis? How can the rights oflearners, education workers, parents and the broader community best besecured? How should education systems be reconceptualised to render themmore resilient in the face of future public health crises? ProfessorAoife Nolan,Co-Director of the UoN Human Rights Law Centre, will chair the event. Allare welcome. 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13 COVID-19 and the human rights of people living in poverty COVID-19 and the human rights of people living in poverty July 13, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm The event will take placeon Zoom and please register in advance to join the event: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tVYM0tfIRYK4dZwLfqKcaQ About the event: We arepleased to invite you to a virtual side event on “COVID-19 and the human rightsof people living in poverty” on Monday 13 July from 15:00-16:30 CEST,co-organized by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, ATDFourth World, Franciscans International and the Global Initiative for Economic,Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), and co-sponsored by the PermanentMissions of Belgium, Costa Rica, France and Peru. See more details Virtual side event: Persons with disabilities in the context of internal displacement Virtual side event: Persons with disabilities in the context of internal displacement July 13, 2020 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm The Zoom link to the meeting is👉 here This is tomark the presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights ofInternally Displaced Persons of a report on the same topic to the Human RightsCouncil. . More information on the SpecialRapporteur’s report can be found here. See more details • •	14 Gender Data for Gender Equality: New Approaches to Accelerate Action Gender Data for Gender Equality: New Approaches to Accelerate Action July 14, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm High-Level Political Forum Side Event, 14 July 202008:00-09:00 New York / 14:00-15:00 Geneva22:00-23:00 Melbourne / 23:00-00:00 Honiara Event Address: https://unhcr-events.webex.com/unhcr-events/onstage/g.php?MTID=e41004350593739bb553bc51861e07621 Panellists: Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, Deputy Director, Division of International Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Kylie Fisk, Research Fellow, Individual Deprivation Measure Team, International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) Ruth Maetala, Researcher and Director, Dignity Pasifik, Solomon Islands Jacqueline Paul, Senior Gender Adviser, World Food Programme (WFP) Moderator: Julie-Ann Guivarra, First Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for Gender Equality, Government of Australia See more details •	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22 A stocktake of global humanitarian assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic A stocktake of global humanitarian assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic July 22, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Details and registration: bit.ly/2E0BFrF About the webinar: Development Initiatives (DI) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) are pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming webinar ‘A stocktake of global humanitarian assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic’. The webinar will include a panel discussion on humanitarian support to the pandemic response, and will mark the launch of DI’s Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2020. See more details •	23 IDP data and evidence to prevent and address internal displacement, including to ensure durable solutions IDP data and evidence to prevent and address internal displacement, including to ensure durable solutions July 23, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Meeting Information Meeting link: https://unhcr.webex.com/unhcr/j.php?MTID=mc2234bcbc026ebb25a653aa12790d235 Meeting number: 128 950 0185 Password: WSw5XiJ52yA About: You are kindly invited to thewebinar IDP data and evidenceto prevent and address internal displacement, including to ensure durablesolutions on Thursday 23 July 2020at 14:00 Geneva time. Organized by the GP20initiative, IOM, IDMC and Unicef, this webinar will focus on how data available on internaldisplacement, generated from across the data ecosystem is guiding national andlocal governments in their response to prevent and address internaldisplacement, including the search and achievement of durable solutions. Please feel free to share theattached flyer and concept note with your colleagues and networks, including onsocial media. Timing and joining details are attached and below after theflyer, and the webinar will be recorded and shared with the presentations and asummary afterwards at www.gp20.org - GP20 See more details •	24	25	26
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, 25 June 2020

IMAS on Victim Assistance. Mine Action
Webinar series ‘Access and Protection’: Session 4 – Coordinating access for humanitarian protection – GPC/NRC/PHAP. Link: phap.org/25jun2020

Thursday, 11 June 2020

Webinar ‘Explosive Ordnance Child Casualties: Prevention and Response’. Mine Action and Child Protection
Webinar series ‘Access and Protection’: Session 3 – Avoiding putting people at risk – GPC/NRC/PHAP . Link: phap.org/11jun2020
Webinar ‘Embracing the Protection Outcome Mindset: We All Have a Role to Play’ – InterAction. Link: bit.ly/2Y0u2rp

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

Webinar ‘Protection and Gender concerns during COVID-19’ – Peer-to-Peer Support. Register: bit.ly/309cLzc

Friday, 5 June 2020

Webinar ‘Toolkit for principled humanitarian action: Managing counterterrorism risks’ – PHAP. Link: phap.org/5jun2020

Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Webinar ‘Learning Stream on Risk Management: Security risk management and duty of care during COVID-19’ – PHAP. Link: phap.org/5jun2020

May – June 2020

Webinar series and discussion ‘Land Rights Implications of COVID-19’ – Land Portal, Landesa, the Global Protection Cluster HLP AOR and GIZ. Link: bit.ly/2XW9Ve7

Sunday, 9 December 2018 – Thursday, 13 December 2018 – Training

PHAP – Dubai 2018 Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy – Dubai

Dubai 2018 Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy

The 2018 series of events in PHAP’s Humanitarian Law and Policy professional development track will take place in Amman, Bangkok, Cambridge (US), Brussels, Dubai, Geneva, and Nairobi. In each location, we will be organizing a three-day Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy followed by a two-day Thematic Workshop. The Core Professional Training serves as an opportunity for experienced practitioners and policy professionals to explore international humanitarian law (IHL) challenges relevant to their work. Each Thematic Workshop focuses in depth on a different issue of concern to humanitarian actors, building on the shared understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL) developed in the Core Course and bringing in additional relevant legal, policy, and practical considerations.

Thematic Workshop on Humanitarian Access for Assistance and Protection

Current armed conflicts, often characterized by a fragmentation of actors that are motivated by complex agendas, present particular difficulties in obtaining access for humanitarian assistance and protection. This workshop examines these challenges from a legal and policy perspective, with an emphasis on the rights and responsibilities of key actors.

Monday, 21 January 2019 – Friday, 25 January 2019- Training

PHAP – Bangkok 2019 Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy – Bangkok

Bangkok 2018 Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy

Thematic Workshop on Fact-finding, Monitoring and Reporting in Armed Conflict

This workshop is designed to enhance the capacity of humanitarian practitioners to conduct or contribute to monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding activities on allegations of violations of international law during armed conflict.