From 22 to 24 January, staff from EU Delegations, ECHO regional offices, European Commission, Member States and partner organisations gathered at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Paris to discuss ways of bridging humanitarian and development interventions in crisis contexts. The 52 participants discussed parts of the content of the new European Commission´s inter-service Guidance Package (GP) on social protection and what the instrument can deliver as an effective short- and long-term response to multivariate shocks, protracted crises and displacement.
Through presentations, panel discussions and group work, the seminar provoked a rich discussion among HQ and field staff and practitioners from the European Commission and from member States of the European Union. Moreover, it provides specific information on methods and tools for policy development to support the operationalisation of SPaN and to foster shock-sensitive social protection in crisis settings.
On this page, community members will find background information, the agenda of the activities, and the respective presentations speaker made available. A summary of the thematic seminar and a film clip highlight the main achievements of the event.
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Tuesday 22nd January 2019  
- Updates on working with social protection in crisis contexts
09:00 - 10:30:
Facultative side events: Orange S.A. – Information about their projects on Data4SDGs and OPAL to serve public purposes with private mobile phone data UNESCO – Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR)
From 13:00 onwards:
Registration & welcome coffee
- Session 1A: Welcome and opening: 13:30 - 15:30
- Filippos PIERROS, Minister-Counsellor, Head of Section (EU Delegation to OECD and UNESCO)
- Christiane LABALME, Ministry of Solidarities and Health- Ministry of Labour, Director of European and International Affairs, DAEI (FRANCE)
- Agenda, administrative and housekeeping issues
- Session 1B: Key updates on selected EU policies on Institutional Frameworks
- Key updates on selected EU policies Updates on the EU institutional frameworks (the next MFF: NDICI, geographic, thematic, rapid-response pillars, flexibility cushion, humanitarian aid instrument)
- Jean-Louis DE BROUWER, Director, Directorate B (DG ECHO)
- Michael KOEHLER, Director, Directorate B (DG NEAR)
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Stefano SIGNORE, Head of Unit B3, Directorate B (DG DEVCO)
Exchange and discussion, Q&A
Facilitation: Anna McCord
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Session 2: The SPaN Guidance Package: 16:00 - 17:30
The SPaN Guidance Package - working with social protection in crises contexts A working typology of approaches to date, operational experiences, challenges, response options to achieve SPaN
▫ Juergen HOHMANN (DG DEVCO)
▫ Carina STAIBANO (DG ECHO)
▫ Nadia GISKE (DG NEAR) Discussion in groups
Presentation: SPaN Initiative - Presentation at the EU Thematic Seminar
Facilitation: Anna McCord
Background material:
- Summary - Reference Document: Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development Nexus. A Game Changer in Supporting People through Crises
- New European Consensus on Development (2017)
- Joint Communication on A Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU's External Action
- Council Conclusions on Operationalising the Humanitarian-Development Nexus of 19 May 2017
- Communication on Lives in Dignity. From Aid-dependence to Self-reliance – Forced Displacement and Development (2016)
- The Staff Handbook on “Operating in situations of conflict and fragility” (European Commission, 2015)
- Commission Communication "Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change“ (2011)
- SPaN (2019) Summary - Reference Document: Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development Nexus. A Game Changer in Supporting People through Crises.
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SPaN Case Study: Somalia
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Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Operationalising SPaN
- Session 3: Operational SPaN in the context analysis, targeting and through benefit modalities
09:00 - 10:30:
▫ Technical presentation 1 and Q&A: Context analysis & targeting Marina DODLOVA (University of Passau, Germany)
▫ Technical presentation 2 and Q&A: Benefit modalities Rachel SABATES-WHEELER (Institute of Development Studies – IDS, UK)
Discussion in working groups
▫ From a humanitarian perspective (Group A)
▫ From a development perspective (Group B)
Group feedback and discussion
Facilitation: Anna McCord
- Session 5A: Synthesis of the morning discssion: 14:00 - 15:00
- Session 5B: Financing Social Protection
▫ Technical presentation 5 and Q&A: Financing SPaN Michael SAMSON (Economic Policy Research Institute - EPRI) via VC
Facilitation: Anna McCord
- Session 6: SPaN at country level: 15:30 - 17:30
World Café with (interactive) presentations of country experiences
▫ Ethiopia, Luis LECHIGUERO (EUD Ethiopia)
▫ Lebanon, Ryan KNOX (EUD Lebanon) and Jamale CHEDRAWI (ECHO Lebanon)
▫ Sudan, Christopher KNAUTH (EUD Sudan)
▫ DRR Asia, Sylvie MONTEMBAULT (ECHO Asia)
▫ Afghanistan, Alfred FOEHR (DG ECHO) and Alejandro EGGENSCHWILER (EUD Afghanistan)
▫ Senegal, Pablo CENDOYA-REVENGA (EUD Senegal)
▫ Iraq, Atif KHURSHID (UNICEF)
Facilitation: Anna McCord
Background material:
▫ SPaN Case Study: Lebanon
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Thursday 24th January 2019
Supporting and jointly implementing shock-sensitive social protection system
- Session 7: Social Protection Nexus support through EU Aid modalities: 09:00 - 11:00
- Panel and plenary discussion:
- Humanitarian Aid Instrument, Patrice LENORMAND (DG ECHO)
- Budget Support Modalities, Fabrice FERRANDES (DG DEVCO)
- EU Trust Funds – EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, Nadim KARKUTLI (DG NEAR)
Chair: Juergen HOHMANN (DG DEVCO)
Facilitation: Anna McCord
- Session 8: Joint Programming and Implementation of Social Protection nexus programmes
▫ Keynote speech 1: Opportunities for joint programming and joint implementation by the EC (DEVCO, ECHO, NEAR) and the EU MS’s at country and global level, Christos MARAZOPOULOS (DG DEVCO)
▫ Keynote speech 2: Joint programming and implementation in Georgia– a MS’s perspective, Andrei TRETYAK (Expertise France)
Discussion in Working Groups – EU-EU MS joint implementation at country and global level
- Short presentation of results
Facilitation: Anna McCord
- Session 9: Evaluation, closing speeches and outlook: 13:30 - 14:15
▫ Marie-Christine BAUDURET (Ministry of Solidarities and Health, France) and Andrei TRETYAK (Expertise France, France) (tbc)
▫ Anne NICOLAY (EUD Congo)
▫ Ulrika LANG (SIDA, Sweden)
▫ Aldo BIONDI (Regional Office for the Middle East and Eastern Neighbourhood, DG ECHO)
▫ Juergen HOHMANN (DG DEVCO)
Facilitation: Anna McCord
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