The UCLG Working Group on Territorial Prevention and Management of Crises is organizing his annual meeting, in partnership with the Geneva city hall on 29 November
This meeting will gather representatives from the UCLG Working Group (local governments and associations of local authorities), NGOs, United Nations agencies and donors engaged in the current discussions about the evolution of the humanitarian system. Among common recommendations, the improvement of the coordination between humanitarian actors and local stakeholders has been recognized as a priority.
This meeting will give us the chance to better present the role of local authorities on managing crises, the solidarity among local authorities when a crisis occurs and the new strategies and political tools under discussion to improve interventions in urban areas when a crisis occurs.
The meeting aims to provide a platform to exchange ideas, on how to improve the coordination of all stakeholders in crisis situation and/or in Fragile States
You are welcome to attend the meeting following the link attached below:
Link : https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82878775158
See attached tentative program
Concept note
Meeting of the UCLG Working Group for the Prevention
and Territorial Management of crises
Palais Anna and Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Geneva, Switzerland & online
November 29th, 10:00 – 16:30 CET
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), as a global network of cities and local, regional, and metropolitan governments and their associations, is committed to representing, defending, and amplifying the voices of local and regional governments to leave no-one and no place behind.
The UCLG Working Group for Territorial Prevention and Management of Crises aims to provide a platform for local governments to exchange knowledge and expertise on disaster management as well as to reinforce the role of local governments in those situations.
Its next meeting will take place online and in Geneva on November 29th 2021 in presence of Mr. Sami Kanaan, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva and President of this Working Group. Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General of UCLG, will provide opening remarks and will attend online. We expect representatives from local authorities in Mali, Ghana and Lebanon as well as representatives from humanitarian organizations based in Geneva to attend the meeting in person.
Objectives
This meeting will be an opportunity for testimonies from local authorities in general and in Mali, Ghana, and Lebanon in particular, when faced with crises, the challenges they face as well as their specific needs. It will also be an opportunity to discuss with humanitarian organizations based in Geneva on how to work better together when a disaster hits as well as to present the strategy of the Global Alliance for Urban Crises (GAUC).
Format
For capacity reasons, a maximum of 20 people will be attending the meeting in Palais Anna and Jean-Gabriel Eynard in Geneva. The rest will be attending online. The meeting will take place in French and in English with interpretation in the other language.
COVID measures
A valid Swiss or EU COVID certificate is mandatory to attend the meeting in Geneva. For people living outside of the EU, a negative PCR test valid 72 hours up to the end of the meeting is required.
Draft programme
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9:30-10:00 |
Arrival and coffee |
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10:00-10:15 |
Welcoming remarks
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Plenary |
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10:15-10:45 |
Presentation of the UCLG Working Group on the prevention and management of crises and presentation of the UCLG international solidarity fund;
Presentation of the UCLG global advocacy with the support of the UCLG consultation mechanisms; the learning strategy in line with the Sendai framework; the 2022-2026 reinforcement of the global partnership for crisis management.
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Plenary |
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10:45-11:15 |
Presentation of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: a framework to strengthen collaboration between humanitarian actors and local governments, developed under the aegis of the GAUC, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and Presentation of the GAUC and its new strategy
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Plenary |
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11:15-11:45 |
Coffee break |
Plenary |
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11:45-11:50 |
Welcoming remarks
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11:50-12:45 |
The perspective of humanitarian organizations and UN agencies on working with local governments during interventions in urban areas |
Plenary |
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12:45-14:00 |
Lunch in Palais Eynard |
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14:00-14:15 |
Cases study in the presence of communities from CUF partner countries that have either been able to respond to a crisis or are currently mobilized in response to a crisis. Introduction:
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Plenary |
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14:15-15:15 |
Learning Session on resilience co-organized by UCLG Learning CASE 1: Lebanese communities facing multiform crisis:
CASE 2: Ghanaian communities facing COVID crisis:
CASE 3: Mali communities facing COVID crisis
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Face-to-Face in 3 groups |
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15:15-15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30-16:00 |
Debate with the audience: presentation of the cases |
Plenary |
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16:00-16:30 |
Conclusions and recommandations |
Plenary |