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Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis;
Changing Dynamics, Opportunities and Challenges

Date & Time: 13:30 – 15:30 (JST) April 14, 2023

Session Concept:
As we witness severe and protracted humanitarian situations, needs of the affected populations in many parts are receiving insufficient international aid. The forces driving forgotten crisis realities are complex, ranging from weak political commitment to solve the crisis, to the changing focus of media interest to ‘other newsworthy’ areas. Protracted crisis coupled with fragile environmental conditions, are having effect of recurring natural disasters that adversely affect the livelihoods of minorities, marginalised and often isolated population groups (including displaced persons) or communities.

Hidden in the shadow of changing and often non-inclusive (media, political, economic and social)agendas, many population groups are missing out in the transformative promise of the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development in almost all of its inter-linked objectives for peace andprosperity. Forgotten crisis realities at global, regional, national, and local level show howinequalities and vulnerabilities have become blind spots negating dignity of marginalised andisolated people.

Although the global humanitarian funding has increased over the last 15 years, the gap in reaching marginalised and often inaccessible communities, remains a growing challenge in old-forgotten-crisis as well as in emerging new-forgotten-crises. This problem is further heightened by fragile climate-environment and fragile political settings where most of the forgotten crisis exist.

Addressing forgotten crisis at national, regional and global level will be require continued concerted focus among all players be they INGOs, national governments, private sector, international funding institutions and governments. Multidimensional vulnerability data from UN-OHRLLS, the Human development index of UNDP, UNOCHA’s strategic plan 2023-26 and UNHCR’s global trends show growing concern as to how inequality must be tackled at all levels, if dignity and livelihoods of many side-lined is to be achieved.

During the session we will discuss factors and dynamics shaping forgotten crisis, as well as identifying the different dimensions seen within and across these crises. We shall look at interventions and initiatives in place and share different challenges we see, as well as best practices emerging. We will also highlight key considerations crucial for G7 in their corporate and individual member’s humanitarian and stabilisation work.

Moderator: Jeremy Wellard, Head of Coordination, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

Speakers:

• Patrick Khamadi -Policy Advisor, Humedica e.V Germany
  – Geographical/economic /political isolation dynamics on needs of the marginalised
•  Eri Yamamoto – Secretary General, Shanti Volunteer Association
  – Challenges, best practices and hopes of women, girls and families in overcoming the impact of highly restricting women & girls
•  Evans Gacheru – Area Manager Dadaab, Peace Winds Kenya
  -Plight & challenges of Somali Refugees in Daadab Camp in Kenya
• Timothy Kayondo – Project Officer, Peace Winds Uganda
  -Impact of renewed protracted conflict on DRC refugees – case of KyakaII Refugee settlement
• Yuko Shibata – General Manager of Emergency Response Division, Japan Platform
  -Joining the dots & linkages

Program:

1. Introduction
2. Panel Discussion with Key Questions
3. Q&A with the audience

Jeremy Wellard, Head of Coordination, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

Patrick Khamadi -Policy Advisor, Humedica e.V Germany

Eri Yamamoto – Secretary General, Shanti Volunteer Association

Evans Gacheru – Area Manager Dadaab, Peace Winds Kenya

Timothy Kayondo – Project Officer, Peace Winds Uganda

Yuko Shibata – General Manager of Emergency Response Division, Japan Platform