DATE & TIME:
Thursday, 23 June 2022
12:30pm – 14:00pm Warsaw (CEST)
13:30am – 15:00pm Kyiv (EEST)
Register at bit.ly/biz-intro-hum-system-ukraine.
For more information, please email connectingbusiness@un.org.
WEBINAR OVERVIEW
The war in Ukraine has caused the world’s fastest growing displacement crisis since World War II, with more than 13 million people uprooted in just a hundred days. Over a quarter of Ukraine’s population have fled their homes, seeking safety, protection, and assistance elsewhere in Ukraine and in neighbouring countries, including Poland.
The Connecting Business initiative (CBi), a partnership of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and UN Global Compact are convening a special workshop series for Ukrainian and Polish businesses that are supporting (or want to support) the humanitarian response to the conflict in Ukraine.
In this workshop, speakers from CBi, UN in Ukraine and OCHA will provide an overview of the critical commitments and mechanisms that guide humanitarian action. Participants will learn about humanitarian principles, the concept of Do No Harm, the frameworks for Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). They will get to understand how these principles and standards apply to businesses involved in supporting the humanitarian response in Ukraine and surrounding countries. The session will be conducted in English with Ukrainian and Polish translation. Advance registration is required; register at bit.ly/biz-intro-hum-system-ukraine.
AGENDA (Ukraine time)
13:30pm – 13:40pm Welcome
Tiina Mylly, Conflict and Fragility Specialist, Connecting Business initiative
13:40pm – 14:00pm Humanitarian Principles
Sebastian Rhodes Stampa, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine
14:00pm – 14:15pm Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
Rachel Maher, AAP Focal Point, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), OCHA
14:15pm – 14:30pm Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
Gry Tina Tinde, Inter-Agency PSEA Coordinator for Ukraine (UNFPA/OCHA)
14:30pm – 14:40pm Now what? Key takeaways for the private sector
Kareem Elbayar, Programme Coordinator, Connecting Business initiative
14:40pm – 14:55pm Questions and Answers
14:55pm – 15:00pm Closing remarks
Tiina Mylly, Conflict and Fragility Specialist, Connecting Business initiative
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This event is open to the public, but is primarily geared toward businesses that are supporting the Ukraine humanitarian response and wish to learn more about the principles and standards that govern humanitarian response.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- OCHA Business Guide to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis
- OCHA Ukraine Flash Appeal and Ukraine Situation Report
- UNHCR Regional Refugee Response Plan for the Ukraine Situation
- CBi Guidance Note: Conflict Sensitivity in Private Sector Disaster Management
- CBi Guidance Note: Protection against sexual exploitation and abuse for the private sector
- UN Global Compact Network Ukraine
- UN Global Compact Network Poland
- CBi Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis emergency page
- Ukraine Private Sector Donations Tracker
