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ICVA Statement: Sharing Responsibility for Refugees_Feb 2017

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ICVA-Statement-2Feb2017.pdf

NGO Perspective on the Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar

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InterAction ICVA Myanmar- Mission Report November 2016.pdf

NGO key messages for HC Dialogue 2016

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Statement_Friends of the Dialogue- Final.pdf

HC Dialogue on Protection 2016:Joint Messages from Friends of the Dialogue

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Joint NGOs messages-HCD_Dec2016.pdf

Institutionalization of the High Commissioner’s Structured Dialogue on the NGO-IFRC-UNHCR Partnership: Lessons Learned 2014-16

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HC_Structured_Dialogue_Lessons_Learned_Report2016.pdf

Webinar: Bilateral funding – trends, challenges and opportunities for NGOs

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While bilateral funding between implementing organizations and donors can reduce transfer and administrative costs, such direct funding relationships can sometimes lead to challenges for NGOs. Different rules and requirements, pre-qualification requirements, delayed disbursements, and overly restrictive budget lines are just some of the issues frequently faced by NGOs.

Nonetheless, the Grand Bargain aims at bringing donors closer to implementing organizations and overcoming these challenges. At the same time, emerging donors are becoming increasingly important sources of funding for humanitarian organizations. In order to better understand this changing context for NGO access to bilateral funding, join us for the fourth session of the learning stream on humanitarian financing, jointly organized by ICVA and PHAP.

Speakers

To be announced

Co-hosts

Angharad Laing

Executive Director, PHAP

Melissa Pitotti

Head of Policy, ICVA

Event Date:

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 10:30 to 12:00

Organiser or Host:

ICVA and PHAP

Venue:

Webinar

Source:

International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

Language:

English

Subject:

ICVA

Resourcing humanitarian action

Learning

Webinar: Learning Stream on Humanitarian Financing: Pooled funding – how can NGOs engage?

Pooled funding - how can NGOs engage?

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Pooled funds have enabled more timely and flexible funding for responding to sudden humanitarian crises, and have made it possible to operate in otherwise underfunded emergency settings. In the context of the World Humanitarian Summit, the UN Secretary-General (SG) recommended that member states and other donors should double the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to $1 billion, with the Grand Bargain calling for an exploration of whether NGOs could directly access CERF. The SG also called to increase the aid funneled through the Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to 15 per cent by 2018. Given the current and growing importance of pooled funding, it is important that humanitarian NGOs understand how these mechanisms function and how they can be accessed in order to be part of improving the overall response to humanitarian crises.

NGOs are also managing a growing number of pooled funding mechanisms. The START fund(established and managed by a consortium of NGOs) is providing a quick alternative avenue for NGOs to access timely humanitarian funding. The NEAR Network is exploring options for NGO-run pooled funds at the local level.

In the third session of the learning stream on humanitarian financing, jointly organized by ICVA and PHAP, participants will be provided with an overview of the different existing pooled funding mechanisms with a focus on the CBPFs, and pooled funds managed by NGOs. Guest experts will also address current challenges and opportunities regarding NGO access to pooled funds, followed by an opportunity to questions and answers.

Learning objectives

Awareness of the different existing pooled funds and familiarity with their raison d'être and history
Understanding of how NGOs can access the main pooled financing mechanisms, including the CERF, CBPFs, and NGO-led pooled funds
Awareness of the main challenges and opportunities for NGOs to access pooled funding
Knowledge of the different sources of information on humanitarian pooled funding