2021 Regional NGO Consultations (EHAGL)
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The UNHCR Bureau for East, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes, (EHAGL), in collaboration with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), is organizing the 2021 Regional NGO Consultations.
The themes will be:
- Localization of Humanitarian Action and Engagement with Communities in the COVID-19 Context
- Implementation of the Global Refugee Forum Pledges
- Socio-Economic Inclusion of Refugees
- Climate Action
Objectives and outcomes
These first Regional Consultations will pursue the following objectives:
- Analyze collective responses to the challenges and opportunities of engaging with refugee communities (innovative approaches, new synergies, ways of working more efficiently) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, identify critical gaps and define key steps for the way forward.
- Discuss the progress NGOs made in advancing the implementation of relevant GRF pledges, in particular those related to promoting resilience and inclusion of refugees and localization where relevant - and discuss contributions of NGOs as part of a multi-stakeholder/ whole of society process.
- Share UNHCR’s framework for climate action and learn about NGO initiatives to address climate-related changes in the context of forced displacement.
- Develop recommendations to inform future collaboration between UNHCR and NGOs and feed in to UNHCR’s 2021 Executive Committee Session, the 2021 GRF High-Level Officials Meeting, the 2022 Global NGO Consultations and the High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection in 2022.
Agenda
Monday, 28 June 2021
09:00-09:30 Opening remarks by the Director of the Regional Bureau and ICVA
09:30-12:30 Localization of humanitarian action and engagement with communities in the COVID-19 context
Key Speakers - Localization Session
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
09:30-12:30 Operationalization of the Global Compact on Refugees and the role of NGOs in advancing the implementation of the GRF pledges – Stocktaking and Contributions to the High-Level Officials Meeting in December 2021
14:30 – 16:30 Side Event co-organized with the Poverty Alleviation Coalition on the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Refugees
Annotated Agenda - Global Compact on Refugees & Side Event
Annotated Agenda and Speakers Bios - Side Event on Promoting Self-reliance & Inclusion
Key Speakers - Operationalisation of the Global Compact on Refugees
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
14:00 – 17:00 UNHCR’s Climate Action Framework and NGO initiatives to address climate-related changes in the context of forced displacement
Annotated Agenda - Climate Action - NGO consultations 30 June 2021
Speakers - Climate Action in Sub-Saharan Africa
Action Climatique - Regardez la Vidéo
Thursday, 1 July 2021
09:30 – 11:00 Conclusions of the NGO Consultations and Closure
Annotated Agenda - Recommendations and Closure - NGO consultations 01 July 2021
Registration
The deadline for registration is 24 June 2021. Please click here to register.
If you have problems accessing the registration form, please contact [email protected]
To contact the organizers, please email Caroline Opile and Simone Schwartz-Delgado
Additional documents:
- NGO Consultations Agenda
- Background notes - Localization
- Background note - Climate Action
- Background note - Poverty Alleviation Coalition (PAC)
- Background note - Global Compact on Refugees (GCR)