Curated pages dedicated to humanitarian themes and specific humanitarian crises. One way to address the often legitimate risk aversion of donors, and other actors including NGOs, could be the development of ethical standards. The humanitarian sector’s lack of capacity to gather, analyse and use data to inform decision-making was highlighted as a constraint accross all transformations. Find help on how to use the site, read terms and conditions, view the FAQs and API documentation. The self-reporting process concluded in 2019, three years after the World Humanitarian Summit. Greater investment in the mainstreaming and localising of disaster risk reduction and management and building preparedness should be strongly advocated by the EU. In this context, stakeholders reported that funding and capacity gaps were the top two challenges they faced, reflecting their struggle to deliver assistance and protection with limited resources, often in very difficult conditions. – having regard to the Council Conclusions of 26 May 2015 on A New Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015(20). The Grand Bargain and other multi-stakeholder initiatives launched at the Summit—such as the Charter for Change, the Charter for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, Due to the nature of emergencies, funding demands have in recent years grossly exceeded EU budgetary allocations, complicating urgent interventions and leading to a backlog of payments, with negative effects on implementing partners. Stresses the need for a fundamental shift in the support offered to refugees and to host countries and communities; supports the Synthesis report for the Global Consultation which calls on the WHS to examine a comprehensive “refugee hosting deal” that recognises host countries’ contributions, arranges longer-term, predictable and sustainable financial packages to assist them, makes refugees self-reliant by giving them access to livelihood opportunities, and creates more equitable arrangements for their resettlement in third countries; 15. The WHS, to be held in Istanbul in May 2016, will seek to reshape and adapt the humanitarian system to a rapidly-evolving landscape of emergencies, to make humanitarian action more efficient, effective and ‘fit for the future’. – having regard to Rule 52 of its Rules of Procedure. The lack of time and resources invested in doing things differently, and the reluctance to adapt entrenched systems, processes and attitudes, mean that, for the most part, progress has been limited to what can be achieved within existing humanitarian structures. The EU has been thinking about how to deal with the systemic challenges of current aid architecture. The requirement for both needs- and context-based approaches has clearly emerged from the WHS consultations. Open job opportunities in the humanitarian field. – having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (A8-0332/2015). The broad stakeholder consultations have already made the WHS process a unique opportunity to bring together the various actors in the humanitarian field. As the implementation of commitments progresses, stakeholders must stay the course in their ambition to deliver results for the millions of people affected by crises. In preparation for the Summit, broad stakeholder consultations have reflected upon key challenges and innovative solutions in four interlinked thematic areas: humanitarian effectiveness, reducing vulnerability and managing risk, transformation through innovation and serving the needs of people in conflict – the latter having emerged as an overriding priority. As the leading donor and key global player in humanitarian action, the EU has both a responsibility and the necessary leverage to take a leadership role in the quest for more efficient and effective ways to meet the needs of those affected by conflicts and disasters. The need to adopt common standards has been a central element within the aid effectiveness discussion. We are witnessing the erosion of 150 years of international humanitarian law. In 2015: In 2015, the international community showed that it is possible to come together and tackle global challenges such as poverty and climate change, and to create a better world for future generations. 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We cannot let them down. The EU should also continue to emphasise the essential role of NGOs in humanitarian action and to ensure that their views are taken into consideration throughout the process and reflected in the outcome. Stresses that innovation should draw from multiple sources and, in particular, from the knowledge of affected people, civil society and local communities in the front line of response; stresses the importance of minimum humanitarian standards to boost essential public services, such as education, nutrition, health, shelter, water and sanitation throughout humanitarian responses; believes that public-private and cross-sectorial partnerships – when both public and private sectors share values and priorities that align business goals with the EU’s development objectives, and observe international standards on development effectiveness – can be a means to complement the public response to growing humanitarian needs; notes that cash-based assistance, when properly aligned with aid effectiveness principles, is an efficient example of innovation in humanitarian assistance; 47.