Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks
GenreHumanitarian aid
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Geneva and online
Years activeSince 2015
SecretariatUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Organized byThe Leading Edge Programme
Websitehttp://www.hnpw.org/

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) is an annual event organized the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The event is a forum for people who work in humanitarian aid to collaborate on challenges and solutions in their work. It takes place in Geneva and has been running since 2015.

Nomenclature

The event was originally a one week long and was called the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week. In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event switched to online modality, and the event titles changed "week" to "weeks".[1]

Purpose

The HNPW is a forum where humanitarian aid practitioners and researchers can meet and discuss challenges to their work and collaborate on solutions. Topics include safety, coordination, logistics, information management.[2][3][4]

Attendees

Attendees include staff from United Nations agencies, government, military, academia, humanitarian organizations, the Red Cross Movement, and civil society groups.[2][5][6]

Organisers

The event is organised by the Leading Edge Programme, who took over from the Consultative Group for Emergency Preparedness and Response in 2017. The Leading Edge Programme's secretariat is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.[7]

History

The first event took place in 2015[8] and in 2021 switched from a week long in-person event to a three-week online mode in 2021.[1]

During the 2021 online event there were almost 250 topics, including localisastion, the climate crisis, and better encouraging anticipatory action in areas prone to humanitarian emergencies.[6][9]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) 2021 | ALNAP". www.alnap.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ^ a b Freese, Maria; Meesters, Kenny; Van de Walle, Bartel (2019), Hamada, Ryoju; Soranastaporn, Songsri; Kanegae, Hidehiko; Dumrongrojwatthana, Pongchai (eds.), "From Discussions to Games: Facilitating Interactions Between Experts from Aviation and Humanitarian Aid", Neo-Simulation and Gaming Toward Active Learning, Translational Systems Sciences, Singapore: Springer, pp. 77–87, doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8039-6_7, ISBN 978-981-13-8039-6, S2CID 211748900, retrieved 2022-01-23
  3. ^ Kovacs, Gyöngyi; Moshtari, Mohammad (2019-07-16). "A roadmap for higher research quality in humanitarian operations: A methodological perspective". European Journal of Operational Research. 276 (2): 395–408. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2018.07.052. ISSN 0377-2217. S2CID 106407074.
  4. ^ "Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) Events | IASC". Inter-Agency Standing Committee. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. ^ "Humanitarian Networks & Partnerships Weeks : Institute Of Search And Technical Rescue". rescue-institute.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ^ a b "Climate crisis and anticipatory action among 'priority topics' at 7th Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks – Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre". Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. ^ "Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) x GISF 2021". Global Interagency Security Forum. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  8. ^ "HUMLOG at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2018". 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  9. ^ Barbelet, Veronique (1 July 2021). "Inclusion strategy and roadmap: outcomes from the inclusion priority topic at the 2021 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week". ODI: Think change. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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