Launch Event (20 May 2019) Supporting People through Crises: Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Launch event on the occasion of the release of operational notes
Monday, 20 May 2019, 14:00 – 18:00 at L-L-42 (Rue de la Loi 42, 1000 Brussels)
The EU has produced in 2019 the Guidance Package (GP) on providing Social Protection across the Humanitarian-Development Nexus (SPaN). At this event the SPaN initiative jointly led by DG International Partnerships (former DEVCO), DG ECHO and the former DG NEAR introduced operational notes to practitioners working at EU Headquarters, EU Delegations, DG ECHO Field offices, EU Member States’ (MS) agencies and international partners and provided:
- EU specific operational guidance linking humanitarian action and developing shock-sensitive social protection systems in specific sectors;
- A synthesis of all Guidance Package documents and key findings included in the respective Reference Document
- A Proposal for Joint Actions with Implementing Partners.
Please find below the agenda with links to presentations´ recordings and slides. Also find all materials from the Guidance Package and other sources on Capacity4dev and Socialprotection.org online communities of practice.
Agenda
| 14:00 – 14:15 |
Introduction: Social Protection Systems in Crises Settings • Henriette GEIGER, European Commission, DG International Cooperation and Development, Director of Directorate B – People and Peace • Sandie BLANCHET, UNICEF Office for Partnership with the EU in Brussels, Director • Alexandra YUSTER, UNICEF HQ, Associate Director, Programme Division, Social Policy Chief |
| 14:15 – 14:30 |
• Juergen HOHMANN European Commission, DG DEVCO B3 • Carina STAIBANO, European Commission, DG ECHO C1 |
| 14:30 – 16:10 |
Content-specific Operational Guidance: • Engaging with Stakeholders in Crises Settings (Rachel SLATER, CIDT) • Benefit Modalities (Rachel SABATES-WHEELER, IDS) • UNICEF country example – Nepal (Usha Mishra HAYES, UNICEF) Followed by Fishbowl discussion |
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16:25 – 17:15 |
Context-specific Operational Guidance: Working through Social Protection Systems in Contexts of
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| 17:15 – 17:30 |
Guidance Package – The Roadmap for Implementation/further Development + resources available to use (Juergen HOHMANN, DG DEVCO B3 – from minute 20) |