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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

📢 Join us for the launch of ICVA’s new report - Risk Sharing in Pooled Funds for Locally Led & Effective Response 📅 Date: Thursday 17 July 2025 🕑 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET 👉 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/948b34... 📝 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator, joined a gathering of leaders, practitioners, and innovators at the Workshop on Advancing Resilience-Based Development through Strategic Philanthropy. 📄 Report: www.undp.org/arab-states/... 🎥 Recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuP...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

📢 Join us for an ICVA webinar exploring the relevance, reality and durability of voluntary repatriation in 2025. 📅 Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025 🕘 Time: 09:00–11:00 CET 💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams (link shared upon registration) 👉 Details & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/83a9c5...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

📄 A few days ago, ICVA and IRC Yemen co-hosted a powerful webinar to launch IRC’s new policy brief: “In Their Own Words." The event was moderated by Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator. 👉 Read the full policy brief: www.rescue.org/report/their...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

📣 Applications are now open also in French and Spanish! The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts. 👉 www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🔄 Rotation of ICVA NGO Representation at the IASC Emergency Directors Group (EDG) We are pleased to announce that following expressions of interest from the ICVA membership, Elodie Andrault, Operations Director of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) France, has been selected as the new ICVA EDG NGO repr.

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

📣 New blog out now: Shifting the balance – reflections on advancing locally led action in Iraq 💡 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/shiftin... 📖 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/mea... 📽️ Watch the webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikA...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

📣 Upcoming Webinar | Women-led response in Yemen: a call for equitable partnerships 📅 Date: Tuesday, 1st July 🕒 Time: 12:00-13:45 (Yemen time) - 11:00-12:45 (CEST) 💻 Live-streamed webinar 🗣️ Arabic & English 👉 Register here: events.rescue.org/en/0XtU956/i...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We’re pleased to welcome Qamar Iqbal, Head of Localisation & Partnerships at Pak Mission Society, to the ICVA Speakers Bureau! 🎤 Are you looking for insightful, experienced panelists for your next humanitarian event? Browse the ICVA Speakers Bureau: 🔗 www.icvanetwork.org/icva-speaker...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🤝Yesterday, ICVA was pleased to welcome Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC, to our Geneva office. We’re grateful for the time he took to hear directly from our local NGO members from South Sudan, Lebanon, and R-SEAT, alongside international NGOs. #ICVA #OCHA

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

📣 Join us for the launch of our new report “Publish Once, Use Often: Realising the promise of data in humanitarian work.” 📅 Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025 🕒 Time: 15:00-16:30 CET 👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123... 📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

📣 Upcoming webinar - Reframing humanitarian principles in practice: lessons from Sudan 🗓️ Date: Tuesday 24 June 🕒 Time: 10:30–12:00 (Nairobi) | 09:30–11:00 (CET) 🔗 RSVP by: 22 June, 23:59 CET ❗ TAKE NOTE: The event is only open to NGOs. 👉 Register here: forms.office.com/e/usduznLeAH

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

At the 93rd UNHCR Standing Committee, Jesuit Refugee Service delivered the collective NGO Statement on Sustainable Responses on behalf of a wide range of NGOs, and co-drafted with the Refugee Led Organisation Newcomers with Disabilities Sweden. 📄 Statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📣 At the 93rd Meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee, Oxfam delivered the NGO Statement on Community-Based Protection on behalf of a broad coalition of NGOs, including refugee-led organisations. 📄 Read the full statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📣 At the 93rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the ExCom Programme, Paul Kithima of Bondeko Livelihoods Centre (Uganda), a refugee-led organisation, delivered the NGO statement on behalf of a broad coalition of NGOs and RLOs. 📄 Read the statement here: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts. 📅 Deadline to apply: 11 July 2025, 17:00 CET 👉 Apply here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🌍 ICVA participated in the high-level event “People-driven responses: the effective way to combat food crises” held today in Geneva. 🎤 ICVA's Director of Engagement, Reshma K. Adatia, joined the panel with representatives from ICVA members Direct Aid Kuwait and World Vision, as well as local NGOs.

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Join us on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, from 15:00–16:30 CET for the launch of “Publish Once, Use Often: Realising the promise of data in humanitarian work.” 👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123... 📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🚨 New Blog Post! "8 Things You Should Know About Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs)" by Albert Phillip-Burger, ICVA’s Policy & Practice Coordinator. 📘 Plus: Check out our practical guide to the HCT Terms of Reference in [EN, FR, ES, AR]. 👉 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/8-thing...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

In 1990, the WHO finally removed homosexuality from its list of diseases. Yet today, LGBTIQ+ people around the world still face discrimination, violence, and exclusion. At ICVA, we stand with those calling for safe, inclusive spaces in the humanitarian sector and beyond.

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

ICVA is pleased to co-host an important talk during the EHF: 🔹 Advancing Equitable Partnerships through Due Diligence Passporting 📅 Monday, 19 May | 🕓 16:45–18:00 💻 Live-streamed – no registration required! Link available on the day

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

How can we ensure local and national NGOs (L/NNGOs) are truly included in humanitarian leadership? This ICVA study goes beyond the numbers to evaluate the quality of L/NNGO engagement in IASC structures. www.icvanetwork.org/resource/loc...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🗓️ 23–24 September 2025 📍 UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva ICVA is pleased to partner with @UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Europe for the 2025 UNHCR Regional Consultations with NGOs in Europe, taking place 23–24 September 2025 at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva. More here: www.unhcr.org/europe/event...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🚨 Report | Children in Armed Conflicts: How to Better Protect Them? Published by ICVA member @Secours Islamique France 🔗 Read the full report: 👉 [English version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?... 👉 [French version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Thousands of children and youth travel through Mexico each year in search of safety, dignity, and opportunity. A new report by ICVA members Plan International and Save the Children sheds light on the risks they face along the way. 📄 More here: plan-international.org/publications...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

ICVA is proud to announce a new phase in our collaboration with LWF World Service through a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding. As part of this agreement, LWF will hire regional staff who will be seconded to ICVA to strengthen humanitarian coordination and advocacy

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

⭐ We are hiring! ICVA is seeking a Project Support Consultant to assist with coordination, implementation, and stakeholder engagement across its Iraq and Yemen initiatives. Read more here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/con...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

"The call is coming from within the house…" No, it’s not a horror movie, it’s the humanitarian system, and ICVA is the one making the call... Read Jamie Munn's blog on the Humanitarian Reset here: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/the-cal...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Today, we had the opportunity to engage in a valuable exchange with Ted Chaiban (UNICEF) and Jamie Munn (ICVA) on UNICEF’s positioning regarding the Emergency Relief Coordinator’s (ERC) proposed ‘humanitarian reset.’ #HumanitarianReset #InvestInHumanity #Localization #Partnerships #UNICEF #ICVA

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Future of Humanitarian Aid: Preparing for 2040 The humanitarian sector is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges and evolving needs. To ensure aid remains responsive, effective, and inclusive, understanding how the sector will adapt in the coming years is critical. Join us to discuss!

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

As crises grow in scale and complexity—exacerbated by conflict, disease, displacement, and climate change—the need for agile, adaptive, and effective humanitarian coordination has never been greater. Yet, evaluations of recent large-scale responses reveal persistent challenges.

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

🚨 The UN and partners in Geneva have just launched the first-ever multi-year funding appeal for the Rohingya response, seeking $934.5 million to support 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh. 🔗 Read more & support the response: www.iom.int/news/un-and-...

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Interested in reducing administration and addressing power imbalances in humanitarian response? Join our #HNPW panel on "Due Diligence in Ukraine: Local, National, and Global Initiatives and their Potential to Challenge Humanitarian Sector Norms"

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🎯ICVA Webinar - Refugee Integration Policies in Eastern Africa: Local, National and Global Perspectives The webinar featured insights from Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, focusing on policy development, collective advocacy, and durable solutions for refugees. 📖 summary report 👉 buff.ly/4hyIluK

Summary Report – Webinar on Refugee Integration Policies in Eastern Africa: Local, National and Global Perspectives

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

📢Are you participating in Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks? ICVA will lead and co-lead key sessions on Refugee Responses, Localisation, Humanitarian Due Diligence, the Future of Aid 2040, and Humanitarian Coordination. 📅18-28 March Register and join us⬇️ buff.ly/DFyvYDy #HNPW

2025 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🚀 Future of Aid 2040: Pathways for Transformation – ICVA Seminar 3 Explore scenarios for 2040 & discuss strategic responses for a resilient humanitarian system. 🌍 📅 Choose your session: 🔹 English (Option 1) – Mar 18, 06:00-07:00 CET buff.ly/y98r0iI #FutureofAid2040

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📢As part of the work by one of the workstreams in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Force 5 on Localisation, ICVA with FAO, compiled a Summary of Good Practices on Localisation. Read the Summary ➡️ buff.ly/BhOuNVc #Localisation #Humanitarian

Summary of Good Practices on Localization

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🎯 How is localisation reshaping humanitarian action? ICVA and PHAP hosted a webinar exploring the evolution of #localisation, its role in principled aid, and its potential to boost efficiency, diversity, and innovative approaches. Catch the full recording⬇️ buff.ly/c9aFybc #Humanitarian

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

"The East Africa region is witnessing conflicts, huge and complex displacement and strained resources in refugee hosting countries which are further compounded by climate shocks.” 🗒️ Read the full statement delivered at UNHCR's 92nd #StandingCommittee here: buff.ly/iRsGtNA

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

🚨How have Syrian NGO networks transformed over the past decade? A study by ICVA & UNDP Syria uncovers their evolution in collective advocacy, representation and merging humanitarian response with mid - long-term strategies. Full report👇 buff.ly/42vYYTs #Syria #NGOs #HumanitarianAction

The Evolution of Syrian NGO Networks – Their Role in Humanitarian Response and Long-term Prospects

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

📢In 2024, ICVA launched a Speakers Bureau that aims to elevate the voices and perspectives of national and local #humanitarian aid workers and ensure their meaningful participation in decision-making processes at all levels. More information and registration ➡️ buff.ly/a4KbMay

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

🎯 Learning Opportunity Alert! Calling all #humanitarian aid and development professionals! Check out FREE courses by ICVA and DisasterReady focusing on Risk Management and Funding Partnerships. Enhance your skills and impact by mastering best practices in risk management⬇️ buff.ly/VvJT0Ij

Risk Management and Funding Partnerships

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🚨 Out now: Lives on the Line: The Human Impact of US Foreign Aid Shifts! Six weeks after the U.S. administration issued a global aid freeze, millions of lives are at risk. Humanitarian organisations are being forced to suspend lifesaving programs ⏳ The time to act is now. 📖 Read buff.ly/5dMhpTT

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

📢Join UNHCR and the Internal Displacement Research Network for the launch of the second Global Report on Law and Policy on Internal Displacement: Implementing National Responsibility! 📅 10 March ⏲️ 2:00 - 3:30 pm CET Register👉 rli.sas.ac.uk/events/launc... #InternalDisplacement

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

📢Are pooled funds meeting the needs of humanitarian action? ICVA's report dives deep into the current landscape of pooled funding and sparks critical questions about its future trajectory, efficiency, and alignment with global policy aims. Read the report⤵️ buff.ly/8MBaTHz

Pooled Funding at a Crossroads – A Comprehensive Review and Analysis

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

ICVA joined the launch of the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue's paper to discuss the crisis in Myanmar and Australia’s role in upholding International Humanitarian Law and Protection of Civilians. 📺 Watch the recording ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tizH...

What It Looks Like for Australia to Promote Compliance with International Humanitarian Law and Protection of Civilians.

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📢ICVA participated in the "South-South Collaborations in Diplomatic and #Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Displacement" workshop in Doha, focusing on the role of Southern actors in addressing challenges in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon. Discussions also explored South-South cooperation.

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

🌍Join a side event at the 12th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) on – Reaching the Unreached: Inclusive Solutions for Child Health and Nutrition in Asia-Pacific. 📅 27 February ⏰ 11:30 – 12:45 Bangkok Time 💻 Virtual buff.ly/3CURFdE #APFSD2025 #ChildHealth

Reaching the Unreached: Inclusive Solutions for Child Health & Nutrition in Asia-Pacific

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🌍Over the past decade, #Syrian NGO networks have transformed significantly. A study by ICVA and UNDP Syria highlights their evolution in collective advocacy, stronger representation, and integration of humanitarian response with mid- to long-term strategies. Read the Report👇 buff.ly/42vYYTs

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ICVA Network @icvanetwork.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

🚨BREAKING: The Real Impact of the US Suspension on Humanitarian Aid🚨 Our survey results are out and the numbers are alarming. Read the full results⬇️ 🔗https://www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025/02/Impact-of-US-Funding-Suspension-Survey-Results-ICVA.pdf #AidAtRisk #StopWorkOrder

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