1. Briefing to the Regional Cash Working Group 19 June 2015

2. Photo Credit: UNOCHA/SAVE THE CHILDREN Why the Summit?

3. In September 2013, the UN Secretary-General called for a World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 The Summit will bring the global community together to propose solutions to the most pressing humanitarian challenges and set an agenda for change.

4. A consultative process

5. Linkages to other processes Historic opportunity to create a coherent approach to resilience

6. Four groups of critical stakeholders

7. 8 Regional Consultations RegionLocationDates Western and Central AfricaAbidjan19-20 June 2014 North and South-East AsiaTokyo23-24 July 2014 Eastern and Southern AfricaPretoria27-29 October 2014 Europe and OthersBudapest3-4 February 2015 Middle East and North AfricaAmman3-5 March 2015 Latin America and the CaribbeanGuatemala City5-7 May 2015 Pacific RegionAuckland30 June – 2 July 2015 South and Central AsiaDushanbe28-30 July 2015

8. Emerging issues from consultations to date Ensuring affected people have greater voice and choice Confronting IHL violations and finding new ways to protect and assist people in conflict Developing new approaches for managing protracted and recurrent crises Global action to address the funding gap Adapting the humanitarian system to new contexts, actors and challenges Localising preparedness and response Creating an enabling environment and investment in innovation for future humanitarian challenges

9. Photo Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe WHS Regional Consultation for South and Central Asia 28-30 July 2015 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan

10. Geographical Coverage Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

11. Overview of the regional consultation Dates: 28 – 30 July 2015 Co-Hosts: Tajikistan, Aga Khan Development Network and OCHA Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan Venue: The Ismaili Centre Participation: Approximately 120 participants

12. OCHA Tajikistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aga Khan Development Network Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority World Bank UN Youth Network Jindal School of International Affairs Iran Red Crescent / IFRC Organization of Islamic Cooperation CSR Centre Bangladesh International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) Asian Disaster Response and Reduction Network (ADRRN) Islamic Relief Worldwide Kyrgyz Alliance of Civil Society UNHCR WFP Regional Steering Group composition

14. Preparatory stakeholder consultations Focus Groups & Online Country HCT/DMTs Regional IASC networks Governments Local CSOs Affected Communities Youth Online only Military Academia Private sector Media Online Consultation

15. A different approach in South and Central Asia Per the RSG’s recommendation, the SCA consultation will take a narrower focus than other regions such that: 1.Focus on issues of specific relevance to the region; 2.Avoid going back over ground already covered in other regions / focus on areas that have been under-served elsewhere; 3.“Localization” as the central theme; 4.Secure high-level and actionable recommendations.

16. Agenda for the regional consultation Affected communities to the fore with feature panel at start of the event Half-day session on issues related to natural disaster response Full day (simultaneous) workshops on issues related to response in conflict and protracted emergency settings Half-day closing session focused on feedback and discussion of regional recommendations

17. Online Consultation – 18 June to 10 July 1.PROTRACTED CRISES: How can the role of the most vulnerable in local decision-making be strengthened in protracted crisis situations? 2.CONFLICT: What are the implications of increased localization of humanitarian response on protection and access in conflict settings? How can they be addressed? 3.DISASTERS: How can national legal frameworks ensure that all actors can respond efficiently & appropriately during a disaster? 4.PEACEBUILDING: How can humanitarian action better recognize and support peace building and conflict resolution? What are the concrete examples and suggestions?

18. Online Discussions and live webinars at www.worldhumanitariansummit.org www.worldhumanitariansummit.org Email: scasia@whsummit.org @WHSummit #ReshapeAid www.facebook.com/WHSummit Subscribe to the newsletter How to connect

19. Thank You