12 Documents
Briefing Paper: Humanitarian Coordination - NGO Fora and Consortia – from Local to Global
Humanitarian coordination
This briefing paper summarizes discussions from the third session of the humanitarian coordination learning stream, which emphasised the importance of understanding how the NGO fora and consortia function and how NGOs can engage in these structures. The session provided examples of good practice of...
Principles of Effective COVID-19 Vaccination Response in Humanitarian Contexts
COVID-19
The paper outlines six principles intended to enhance pandemic responses for the current situation and potential future outbreaks.
Localization in Humanitarian Leadership
Humanitarian coordination , Localisation
Against the current background of sustaining local responses, ICVA initiated this research aiming at mapping and documenting the extent of effective and meaningful NNGOs engagement in international humanitarian coordination structures. Focusing in specific at MENA region, the research explores NNGOs...
The Grand Bargain 2.0 Explained – An ICVA Briefing Paper (2022)
Financing/funding
Following the ‘Grand Bargain explained’ paper published in March 2017, ICVA has drafted the ‘Grand Bargain 2.0 explained’ briefing paper to support humanitarian actors, particularly NGOs, to better understand and engage in this new phase of the Grand Bargain 2.0 from 2021 – 2023.
The Grand Bargain 2.0 Explained – An ICVA Briefing Paper (2022)
Financing/funding
Following the ‘Grand Bargain explained’ paper published in March 2017, ICVA has drafted the ‘Grand Bargain 2.0 explained’ briefing paper to support humanitarian actors, particularly NGOs, to better understand and engage in this new phase of the Grand Bargain 2.0 from 2021 – 2023. Read the paper...
Progress towards the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action: An ICVA Perspective
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
ICVA’s online report examining the implementation of IASC Guidelines on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action. The report is based on interviews and consultations with various humanitarian actors, including ICVA members, the Organization of persons with disabilities, NGO...
Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund -2023 Project Summaries
Protection against sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)
The PSEA Outreach Fund was established in 2020 as a deliverable of the High Commissioner’s IASC Championship on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Sexual Harassment (September 2019 to December 2020). A joint initiative of UNHCR and the International Council of Voluntary...
Climate and Environment Action Compendium
Climate change
ICVA has created a compendium comprising of existing resources, guidance and tools on building resilience, risk analysis, adaptation, environment sustainability, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), mitigation, among others. The aim is to promote knowledge exchange and share existing resources and learning...
Advancing Nexus in the MENA Region – Breaking the Silos
Nexus
The research aims to better understand the current stage of the operationalization of the The Humanitarian- Development – Peace Nexus approach in the selected MENA region countries of Iraq, Syria, Syria cross-border from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Libya. It documents policy...
The Evolution of Syrian NGO Networks – Their Role in Humanitarian Response and Long-term Prospects
Advocacy
This study is part of the larger Syrian NGO Network Engagement and Partnership Programme, carried out by ICVA in strategic partnership with UNDP Syria. It aims to document the evolution of Syrian NGO networks over time, emphasizing how they have played a role in collective advocacy work and...
Guidance For NGO Speakers: OCHA Member State Briefings
Advocacy , Humanitarian principles
ICVA is committed to ensuring the voices of local actors and crisis-affected people are at the centre of global advocacy initiatives. Our work aims to ensure consistent NGO representation, and particular local NGO representation at humanitarian briefings, policy fora and dialogues with UN agencies,...