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INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM

AGENDA 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Humanitarian System 3. Private Sector Examples 4. Engagement Opportunities 5. Q&A

INTRODUCTION the world today More could be done to further enable the private sector to The number of people affected by engage in risk reduction, humanitarian crises almost doubled emergency preparedness, over the past decade response and recovery and to maximize the potential for collective private sector action. Governments have the main responsibility for protection and assistance, and when requested, In recent years, private sector 2. international humanitarian support to humanitarian crises organizations can step in to has surged as they have helped support national efforts during in ensuring that individuals and and after crises, and to prevent communities are resilient and and strengthen preparedness. able to recover from shocks. Many companies have contributed their technological With the growing number, scale and duration know-how and logistics of today’s crises, more innovative and expertise, developed new, 3. 4. effective approaches and partnerships are innovative solutions and essential to address the needs of affected provided much needed financial people. The private sector is called upon to resources. support.

1 2. Business continuity Financial and in-kind Local businesses that continue to operate during contributions and following emergencies or resume their Companies can provide financial INTRODUCTION operations in crisis-affected areas play an and in-kind donations of goods important role in a rapid recovery . or services. Financial donations are usually the preferred especially in the first days of an the role of the private emergency, as they allow 5. Advocacy and Expertise humanitarian organizations to sector quickly and flexibly obtain what Organizations can raise is most needed and culturally awareness of humanitarian appropriate. THE ROLE OF issues and their role in supporting action. THE PRIVATE Consultant and technology SECTOR IN companies can also enable The private sector is a major humanitarian organizations 3. PREPAREDNESS Longer term investments to improve their internal stakeholder in communities AND RESPONSE Contributions in the form of operations by providing technical expertise, infrastructure technology and expertise. affected by disasters – their development and economic investments are valuable when operations can be affected, aligned with national priorities and complementary to other but they also possess critical partners’ contributions. knowledge, skills and 4. (Pre-)positioned partnerships and standing agreements resources. It is important that efforts are coordinated with others, ideally in advance of a crisis. Humanitarian agencies and companies can create standing agreements that define how they will collaborate in an emergency. CBi strengthens private sector networks that enable businesses to contribute to effective disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, response and recovery.

INTRODUCTION Why this webinar? Learning Objective outcome This webinar is a starting - help participants at the end of this point for the private sector understand the webinar participants context of the to increase its humanitarian system will be able to understanding of the identify their role - enable participants humanitarian system. and how they fit into to navigate between the humanitarian global and local level system actors

OVERVIEW OF THE HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM LEGAL AND NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION

LEGAL AND NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION For response to be efficient and effective, ALL actors need to abide by the same rules and guidelines, most notably. International International Human Humanitarian Law Rights Law International Principles Refugee Law

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW States have the Yet businesses are responsibility to increasingly familiar protect against with human rights human rights law and their abuse. responsibility to respect human rights*. *as outlined in the “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework”

INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE LAW + Global Compact on Refugees To follow up on the New York Declaration (Sept 2016), the Instruments Principle of non- UN High Commissioner for Refugees will propose a Global Define who refugees refoulement Compact on Refugees in his annual report to the General are, what legal A refugee should not Assembly in 2018. The objective is to improve the way in protection and other be returned to a which the international community responds to large assistance they are country where he or movements of refugees and migrants, as well as to entitled to receive, she faces serious protracted refugee situations. and what their threats to his or her responsibilities are. life or freedom. Other rights include e.g. Right to work; Right to housing; Right to public relief and assistance.

INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW Businesses need to ensure their actions are not linked – intentionally or unintentionally – to armed 1. conflict Is binding to both State and non-State actors. 2. Regulates the methods and International Humanitarian Law and International means of armed conflict, Human Rights Law are complementary and both granting protection where apply in times of armed conflict, yet human rights relevant also to the personnel are interpreted in the context of International and facilities of the private sector. Humanitarian Law.

HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES Humanity Neutrality Impartiality Independence Human suffering must Humanitarian actors must Humanitarian action Humanitarian action must be addressed wherever it not take sides in hostilities must be carried out on be autonomous from the is found. The purpose of or engage in controversies the basis of need alone, political, economic, military humanitarian action is to of a political, racial, giving priority to the most or other objectives that any protect life and health religious or ideological urgent cases of distress and actor may hold with regard and ensure respect for nature making no distinctions on the to areas where human beings basis of nationality, race, humanitarian action is gender, religious belief, class being implemented or political opinions

1. Leveraging of Core 3. Standards and 4. Relationships with 5. Building Local 2. Needs-Driven Competencies Codes of Conduct Governments Capacity Private sector employees are Partnerships between Both parties should work Both parties will work Both parties will aim to pre trained by their humanitarian actors and together to ensure that all together to engage build local skills and humanitarian partners in the private sector companies of their collaborative national and local resources in the context of principles, standards, and should be developed in efforts are aimed at authorities as much as their collaborative efforts. codes of conduct for which the core meeting identified needs possible in their humanitarian action as well competencies of both and respect the culture, collaborative efforts if as their partnership policies parties are valued and customs, and structures of appropriate. and procedures, especially leveraged. affected communities. through field-level training in relevant contexts. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION 7. Distinction between 9. Reporting, 6. Donation Cost humanitarian and 8. Public Relations Monitoring and 10. Predictability Coverage commercial activities Evaluation Private sector companies Both parties should Both parties will work Both parties will work Both parties should work and humanitarian actors establish a clear separation together to ensure that together to ensure that together to develop should work together to between their divisions their public relations they report publicly on partnerships that are ensure that all in-kind managing public-private activities accurately reflect their collaborative efforts predictable in nature. donations are needs-driven partnerships for their collaborative efforts using clear, consistent, and and that additional cost is humanitarian action and and respect affected transparent reporting not necessitated from in- those responsible for communities. policies. kind donations over local procurement. purchase alternatives.

THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT Human rights Labour Environment Anti corruption Principle 3 Principle 7 Principle 10 Principle 1 Businesses should support a Businesses should uphold the Businesses should work against Businesses should support and precautionary approach to freedom of association and the corruption in all its forms, including respect the protection of environmental challenges effective recognition of the right to extortion and bribery internationally proclaimed human collective bargaining Principle 8: rights Principle 4 Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour responsibility Principle 2 Make sure that they are not Principle 5 Principle 9 complicit in human rights abuses. The effective abolition of child Encourage the development and labour diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies Principle 6 The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation