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Applying Conflict Sensitivity in Emergency Response: Current Practice and Way forward

Jan 16

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

SDPI Seminar Hall, 38, Embassy Road, G-6/3, Islamabad

SDPI- CARE
International Jointly Launch Research Study

CARE
International Pakistan Office in collaboration with Sustainable Development
Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad,
is launching a research study titled ‘Applying conflict sensitivity in
emergency response: current practices and way forward’. The study is the culmination of six months work, which
involved field research in Haiti,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka,
interviews with over 50 humanitarian professionals and a document review of aid
agencies and sector-wide guidance and standards.

Humanitarian
responses to rapid on-set emergencies often represent significant challenges in
terms of applying conflict sensitivity. The complexity of the contexts in which
these events often occur and the speed in which organizations need to react,
leave little capacity for sophisticated analysis or training of frontline,
particularly local, staff. In order to maximize effectiveness, agencies must be
ready to take advantage of opportunities as they arise to integrate conflict
sensitivity across their teams and design systems and guidance that can be
readily deployed.

The
study has retrospectively assessed the degree to which CSA were explicitly or
implicitly carried out in the humanitarian responses in Haiti and Pakistan. This reflective exercise
has resulted into both agency-specific and sector-wide recommendations made to
ensure greater CSA application in future in rapid onset emergency responses. The study concludes there are clear opportunities for
synergy between conflict sensitivity integration and the emergency
capacity-building initiatives currently ongoing within many agencies
and puts forward the idea of sector-wide ‘Minimum Standards’ that
integrate CSA across the Humanitarian Program Cycle.

The copy of report can be found at

http://www.sdpi.org/publications/files/networkpaper.pdf

ENTRY IS OPEN TO ALL

Chair: Mr Aimal Khan Khattak, Senior Advocacy Advisor, CARE International, Islamabad

  • Ms Monika Vrsanska, Programme Officer, CAFOD,
    Pakistan
  • Mr Naseer Memon, Chief
    Executive, Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), Islamabad
  • Mr Amajd
    Nazeer, Policy Advocacy and Campaigning Advisor, Oxfam Novib, Islamabad
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