Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Senior Transformative Agenda Implementation Team Webinar series Tuesday 13 December 2016 Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it? STAIT - Supporting humanitarian leaders in the field to deliver aid better. Created by the Emergency Directors` Group in 2013

Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Welcome to the webinar! Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it? To join: Make sure you are connected to the audio. Click on the box with the headphones icon for “Call Using Computer”. If you don’t immediately see the Audio Connection box in front of you, go to the Quick Start tab and find it there. If your computer audio is not working during the event, you can also listen by phone instead. Dial +1-650-429-3300 or find the global call-in number for your location at: Access code/session number : 643 375 156 www.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/Webex%20Global%20call-in%20numbers.pdf In case you are unable to connect to the event, a non-interactive live stream is available as a back-up at All http://youtu.be/RD_l55vYjmY webinar recordings are available on the website: www.deliveraidbetter.org STAIT - Supporting humanitarian leaders in the field to deliver aid better. Created by the Emergency Directors` Group in 2013

Speakers Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Volker Turk Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees - Protection, UNHCR Panos Moumtzis STAIT Team Leader Webinar facilitator Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

Why is HC/HCT leadership important for ensuring that the centrality of protection is put into practice in field operations? Photo credit: OCHA Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

THE PROTECTION PYRAMID HCT ALL CLUSTERS PROTECTION CLUSTER (AND SUB-CLUSTERS) HUMAN RIGHTS UP FRONT INITIATIVE Initiated by the UN Secretary General, it seeks to bring together the influence of the political, development, humanitarian and human rights branches to ensure important protection concerns are taken up in a comprehensive manner at the highest levels of the UN, including the provision of global support. . HCT: LEADERSHIP ON THE CENTRALITY OF PROTECTION The HC and HCT members prioritise the two or three most critical protection issues that they will work together to address through high level advocacy and operations. It is often articulated in an HCT Protection Strategy or Framework. ALL CLUSTERS: PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING With the support of the protection cluster, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group works across all of the clusters to ensure that operational organisations put in place practical actions that appropriately target and support vulnerable groups and individuals.   PROTECTION CLUSTER & SUB-CLUSTERS: ANALYSIS & PROGRAMING The protection clusters ensures that operations and leadership are informed by strong protection analysis, coordinates protection activities and facilitates effective protection programming. THE PROTECTION PYRAMID Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

TASKING AND OVERSIGHT Protection Cluster: generates analysis to inform operations and leadership, facilities protection programmes and coordinates activities ICCM/Clusters: coordinates mainstreaming of protection across clusters/cluster members, eg Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan: should include Protection Cluster analysis and include protection objectives in each cluster/sector, eg, Iraq Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

ADVOCACY AND DIRECTION The HC and HCT: Work together to address one or two urgent critical protection concerns through high level advocacy and operations Constitute a small group in the HCT led by the Protection Cluster Lead Agency, with at least one NGO to develop an HCT protection strategy Develop a short, concise & flexible HCT protection strategy – refer provisional guidance Have protection as a standing HCT agenda item supported by a protection note, eg Iraq, Myanmar Ensure clear direction across the response on difficult protection issues, eg, CAR, Iraq Raise funds for protection activities Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

What steps can HCTs and Humanitarian Coordinators take to address sensitive protection concerns? Photo credit: OCHA Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

PRACTICAL STEPS: ADDRESSING SENSITIVE PROTECTION ISSUES Leverage the different capacities and access to stakeholders of all HCT members, eg Iraq Agree clear HCT positions on difficult issues, eg, evacuations (Syria) ; relocations (CAR) Use an IHL framework for public and private advocacy with all stakeholders Build trust through principled and sustained engagement with all parties Utilise all avenues within the system, eg, the different UN mandate holders, HRuF Link conflict prevention and peace building Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

What concrete steps have been taken to put protection at the heart of the South Sudan response? Photo credit: OCHA Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

SOUTH SUDAN & PROTECTION One of the most challenging protection contexts in the world, serious abuses, rampant SGBV, forced recruitment of children, killings and complete impunity One of largest UN integrated missions in the world with a Chapter VII protection of civilians mandate Over 200,000 people have sought refuge on UN PoC sites, millions more in need of urgent assistance and protection Triple hat – DSRSG, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

SOUTH SUDAN & PROTECTION: CONCRETE STEPS - OPERATIONAL Protection Cluster: Excellent UN & NGO coordinators (UNHCR/NRC) Good analysis which informs clusters & HCT, eg. The HCT approach to Central and Unity State emergency Mainstreaming: protection mainstreamed in the HRP and will be a Strategic Objective in the HRP 2017 Funding: constant advocacy as one of the lowest funded clusters in HRP despite immense needs, strategically used common funds at critical moments Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

CONCRETE STEPS: HCT DIRECTION HCT agreed priorities on protection: Revitalisation of HCT protection group Revised HCT Protection Strategy with GBV and child protection as priorities Common positions: HCT agreed common positions on some protection crisis, eg, Yei patrols Public & private advocacy: eg, Juba violence July 2016 Public: Issued public statement, written demarche Private: Used IHL framework with all stakeholders Within system: Utilised different UN mandate holders, eg, Genocide & Sexual Violence in Conflict Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

How have you brought together the HCT on important but sensitive protection concern in South Sudan, for example, SGBV? Photo credit: OCHA Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

SOUTH SUDAN & PROTECTION: SGBV SGBV is a huge issue – eg. rape as weapon of war, logistical challenges, lack of services and cultural stigma Actions taken: SGBV as standing item on HCT agenda Advocacy with UNMISS on increased patrols & with government/armed actors on compliance Support of SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict Supported increased response by Protection Cluster, GBV sub-cluster and operational partners UNFPA leadership on engaging development partners Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

Speakers Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Volker Turk Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees - Protection, UNHCR Panos Moumtzis STAIT Team Leader Webinar facilitator Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

Speakers Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Volker Turk Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees - Protection, UNHCR Panos Moumtzis STAIT Team Leader Webinar facilitator Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

Speakers Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan Volker Turk Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees - Protection, UNHCR Panos Moumtzis STAIT Team Leader Webinar facilitator Humanitarian field leadership on protection: Why it matters? How to do it?

GLOBAL PROTECTION CLUSTER: WHERE TO GET HELP? GLOBAL PROTECTION CLUSTER: www.globalprotectioncluster.org

Senior Transformative Agenda Implementation Team What is STAIT? The Senior Transformative Agenda Implementation Team (STAIT) was created by the Emergency Directors’ Group (EDG) in December 2013. Its purpose is to provide peer support to Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs) and Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs) to strengthen the effectiveness of humanitarian response in the field. The team reports to the EDG, is hosted by OCHA, and supported administratively by UNDP. Contact us: STAIT@un.org ; www.deliveraidbetter.org All webinar recordings are available on: www.youtube.com; www.humanitarianresponse.info/topics/transformative-agenda