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Events & Training
February 2020
Feb
26
Persons with disabilities in humanitarian response: New guidelines for more inclusive humanitarian action, Online, Feb 2020
26 February 2020 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
26 February 2020
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 
Online, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/26feb2020 The IASC recently endorsed guidelines for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian…
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Mar
18
ICVA’s Virtual Annual Conference 2020: Protecting principled humanitarian action: an honest conversation on risk
18 March 2020
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM
18 March 2020
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/ICVA2020 At ICVA’s 2019 Annual Conference “Translating Commitment to Action” ICVA members and partners highlighted…
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26
Participation in Practice and the Grand Bargain: Examples of inclusive action for a “Participation Revolution”
26 March 2020
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
26 March 2020
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/26mar2020 Through the Grand Bargain, humanitarian organizations and donors have committed to change the way…
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Apr
02
Operationalizing standards: Sphere and the COVID-19 response in camp settings
2 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation Basic info Time and date: Thursday, 2 April 2020, 11:00 – 13:00 CEST (Geneva) Length: 120 minutes Purpose: Introduction to…
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02
Operationalizing standards: Sphere and the COVID-19 response in camp settings
2 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
2 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/2apr2020 As the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, continues to spread globally, the risk it…
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02
Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for health outcomes
2 April 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2 April 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, Presentation The Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) is co-hosting this with the Global Health Cluster, CARE, IRC and KIT. It will address…
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02
Webinar: Child Protection and Covid-19 (Refugee Edition)
2 April 2020
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
2 April 2020
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Online, Presentation Children in refugee contexts are at heightened risks of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
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07
Community engagement vs. the Coronavirus
7 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
7 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Workshop, Presentation The webinar presentations are available at bit.ly/CE-covid-presentations. Here are some links that were shared/requested in the conference chatroom: Sphere's…
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09
Quality & Accountability standards in COVID-19 response
9 April 2020
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
9 April 2020
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 
, Presentation We all are facing difficult times due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The COVID 19 presents unique challenges in relation…
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16
Accountability, Ethics and COVID-19
16 April 2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
16 April 2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Online, Presentation The whole world is facing a humanitarian emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic. As the humanitarian sector tries to increase people power…
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22
Webinar: MERS Guidance in Response to COVID19
22 April 2020
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
22 April 2020
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Online, Presentation Join us for a discussion of how the Minimum Economic Recovery Standards can be applied to your organization's COVID-19 response.…
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22
Access and Humanitarian Protection: Lessons from restricted operational contexts and their application to the COVID-19 operational environment
22 April 2020
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
22 April 2020
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/22apr2020 Humanitarian protection is often the most needed in the very conflict zones where access…
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May
26
Sphere global focal points meeting (private)
This event will take place online. This event is reserved to Sphere focal points. For further information, contact network@spherestandards.org.
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28
Sphere General Assembly – online meeting (members only)
28 May 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
28 May 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, Governance Meeting This event will take place online. This event is reserved to Sphere members only.For further information, contact membership@spherestandards.org.
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28
Reunión de Puntos Focales de Esfera (private, Spanish-language meeting)
28 May 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
28 May 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Online, 🇪🇸 Esta reunión privada es dirigida a puntos focales y capacitadores de Esfera con sede en América Latina y el Caribe.…
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02
Localisation during COVID-19
2 June 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2 June 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, When: June 2, 2020 What time: 2:00 PM (Pakistan Standard Time) Where: ZOOM – Link to be shared Language: English How long: 90 minutes…
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15
Sphere and CHS Orientation Training – online – Jun to Aug 2020
Private
15 June 2020 - 7 August 2020
15 June 2020 - 7 August 2020
Online, Effectiveness of any humanitarian response depends on its quality of services and accountability of action. Sphere, a movement that started…
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Jul
08
Reunión de puntos focales de América Latina y Caribe
8 de julio 2020 10:00 Guatemala | 11:00 Colombia | 12:00 Bolivia | 13:00 Argentina -------------- ¡Regístrese ahora! Luego…
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24
Sphere and Sectoral Response Programming Using Sphere During the COVID 19 Pandemic, Online, Jul 2020
Private
24 July 2020
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
24 July 2020
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Online, Course This webinar session is one of a series of 20 topics for UNHCR staff in Peru who are working to…
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30
Inclusive COVID-19 Responses of Cities in the Americas, online, 30 Jul 2020
30 July 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
30 July 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/30jul2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all vulnerable, but those marginalized, including refugees and…
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Sep
08
Balancing risk appetite and risk tolerance in humanitarian operations, Online, Sep 2020
8 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
8 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Understanding and appropriately applying the concepts of risk tolerance and risk appetite is crucial for humanitarian organizations to ensure that…
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09
Managing camps in diverse contexts: Clinic on coordination and implementation challenges, Online, Sep 2020
9 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
9 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/9sep2020. Many humanitarian emergencies result in large-scale displacement, whether short-term or over many years. Although…
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15
Make or break: The implications of COVID-19 for crisis financing, Online, 15 Sep
15 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
15 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/15sep2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges for humanitarian work across the globe, including for…
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17
Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Response: Applying the IASC Guidelines, Online, Sep 2020
17 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
17 September 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at phap.org/17sep2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic is seriously affecting the health, livelihoods, and overall wellbeing of…
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Oct
22
The impact of bank de-risking on humanitarian action, Online, 22 Oct 2020
22 October 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
22 October 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/22oct2020 Over the last few years the issue of “bank de-risking” has increasingly impacted the…
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Nov
17
The State of Humanitarian Professions 2020, Online, 17 Nov 2020
17 November 2020
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
17 November 2020
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/SOHP2020 The capacities of those delivering response to humanitarian crises determine the quality of aid,…
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20
Creating inclusive cities in South Africa amidst COVID-19, Online, 20 Nov 2020
20 November 2020
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
20 November 2020
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/20nov2020 The UN Secretary General’s Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World reckons that…
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30
The State of Protection in the COVID-19 Era, Online, Nov 2020
30 November 2020
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
30 November 2020
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/30Nov2020 In the margins of the public health and economic crises with which the world…
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Dec
03
“Organizational culture matters”: Leadership, staff well-being, and living our values, 3 Dec 2020
3 December 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
3 December 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/3dec2020 For a long time, humanitarian organizations have faced situations reminding us that how we…
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10
The critical role of ethics in forced migration research: Refugee participation, Do No Harm, and the IASFM Code of Ethics, 10 Dec 2020
10 December 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
10 December 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Online, Presentation Read more and register at https://phap.org/10dec2020 Research on forced migration provides critical input into the processes that help shape policy…
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