HNPW Overview

The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW), co-chaired by OCHA and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), provides a unique forum for humanitarian networks and partnerships to meet and address key humanitarian issues. One of the largest humanitarian events of its kind, it gathers participants from the UN, NGOs, Member States, the private sector, the military, academia and beyond to discuss and solve common challenges in humanitarian affairs. During the event, a number of networks and partnerships hold their annual meetings and consultations, share their expertise and collaborate on best practices to address shared problems.

The largest event of its kind, the 7th edition of the HNPW will once again gather experts and humanitarian professionals from more than 40 participating networks and partnerships. This year's virtual 3-week event is more inclusive and accessible, offering participants the opportunity to attend sessions covering different time zones, encouraging broad participation from around the world.

The priority topics for 2021 are:

1. Humanitarian Coordination and Localization
2. Anticipatory Action
3. Nexus Environments
4. Accountability to Affected Populations
5. Climate Crisis
6. Integrating Security Risk Management Across Humanitarian Action
7. Emergency response in a pandemic
8. Inclusion
9. Organisational culture and power relations

Please Note: You must register for each session in order to receive connection details. Once on the session overview, you will also see the abstract, agenda, speakers and more information as provided by the sessions organizers.

Highlighted Sessions

Leveraging Nexus-Enablers: Money/Cash & Digital - Transcending contexts/ building financial resilience through Collaboration, post COVID-19 (session under Priority Topic: Nexus)

April 21, 18:00 UTC and April 22, 14:00 UTC

Hosted by World Vision – in collaboration with Vision Fund, DreamStart Labs, and the Markets in Crises Community of Practice – this session will explore strategic enablers at the intersection of humanitarian response and post-pandemic recovery, including cash and voucher assistance, access to finance, and technology. Drawing from experience and evidence from across the globe, speakers will examine the impact of complex crises and shocks, gaps in fragmented interventions, and inconsistent programs and national policies. And, importantly, they will challenge the audience to consider Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) approaches for a sustainable and transparent post-pandemic recovery.

Harmonisation of humanitarian standards: The contribution of the Humanitarian Standards Partnership (session under Network: HSP)

April 27, 07:00 UTC and April 29, 14:00 UTC

The Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) is a coalition of standard-setting initiatives coordinated by Sphere, including SEEP’s Minimum Economic Recovery Standards. HSP members all share a similar approach. They see humanitarian standards as an expression of human rights developed via inclusive consultation processes with a wide range of practitioners, and which create abroad consensus on best practices. This session will explore the role of humanitarian standards and present the work and added value of the HSP. The event will be delivered in English with simultaneous interpretation into Arabic, French and Spanish. International sign language interpretation and live English captions will be provided.

If you wish to register for any of the sessions at HNPW, please look for them in the Event Program and click “R” next to the title to complete your registration.

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