Strengthening the Participation, Representation & Leadership of Local Actors in Humanitarian Coord.

On 28 January 2021 over 170 people tuned in to the IASC’s online briefing on Strengthening the Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local Actors in Humanitarian Coordination. The objective of the briefing was to review progress made to date on localisation and identify impediments, including what can be done to resolve them.

Speakers:
- Mr. Ahmed Abdinasir Mohamed, Deputy Director/Head of Programs for Save Somali Women and Children & Chair of the Localization and Partnership working group in the Somalia NGO Consortium (SNC)
- Mr. Mark Cutts, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
- Mr. Divine Arrey, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA Cameroon
- Ms. Stella Ogunlade, Chief of the NGO and Civil Society Unit, UNHCR & co-Chair of the IASC Results Group 1 on Operational Response Sub-group on Localisation

Moderator:
- Ms. Mervat Shelbaya, Head, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) secretariat

[madhumitasarkar]

fantastic suggestion from Mark Cutts, what is required from leadership is being creative, recognising local strengths and understanding gender. Need more leaders like Mark