Mar 17, 2015 - World Humanitarian Summit. Commitments / Further Work. â¢. Re-grouping at the World Humanitarian Summit
Working Session From Crisis Response to Building Resilience Tuesday 17 March 2015, Hagi Hall
Summary Report The Working Session discussed what is needed to create a momentum for a paradigm shift from reactive crisis response to anticipatory risk management in high risk countries and complex situations, to building resilience. The key issues identified included the role of preparedness in joint risk management; what type of legal frameworks are needed to enhance this agenda; the specific needs of crisis response in fragile contexts; and resilience in the context of protracted crisis. The Working session further elaborated on the linkages between the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (and the subsequent Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction) with the World Humanitarian Summit. Commitments / Further Work • • • •
Re-grouping at the World Humanitarian Summit (Istanbul) to review operational solutions to managing risk between governments, humanitarian, development and disaster risk reduction communities. Using the time between Sendai and Istanbul to continue the dialogue between actors and find concrete entry points for comprehensive risk management. Exploring new ways of working on disaster risk reduction in fragile and complex contexts through context specific and people-centered approaches that addresses root causes of vulnerability. Empowering governments to lead on risk management and localise preparedness and response at all levels, jointly supported by international humanitarian and development systems.
Speakers List Opening Remarks :
Ms. Kyung-Wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, OCHA
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Moderator:
Ms. Jemilah Mahmood, Coordinator, World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat
Panelists:
Mr. Hilary Onek, Minister for Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Refugees, Uganda Ms. Ina Lepel, Deputy Director-General for Global Issues, Federal Foreign Office, Germany Mrs. Gbene Horace-Kollie, Deputy Minister, Operations, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Liberia Ms. Kae Yanagisawa, Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Dr. Fuat Oktay, President, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), Turkey Mr. Jagan Chapagain, Asia Regional Director, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Closing Remarks :
Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP
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