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IASC System-Wide Scale-Up Mechanism. From protocol to reality: Lessons for scaling up collective humanitarian responses. Despite the shift from the L3 to the System-Wide Protocol, the perception of what these can and should deliver in practice remains broadly unchanged and therefore not fully aligned with the intention of the current protocols. This learning paper argues that an acknowledgement of what System-Wide Scale-Ups are in practice, and revising expectations and objectives accordingly, would be a more logical and pragmatic approach to support changes in practice. Ultimately, when continuing to use the system-wide activation, it is important to recognize and accept the protocols and their limits in order to maximize their positive effects. The scale-up protocols do not have the intent to fix the humanitarian system. While the System-Wide Scale-Up is a tool used by the international response system, it is also part of that same system. It therefore embodies the strengths of that system but has inherent weaknesses. As such, the tool cannot automatically address limitations of the system, such as the capacity to increase operational footprint in hard-to-reach locations, to enhance collective accountability, or to reduce bureaucracy. Together with Humanitarian Outcomes's Glyn Taylor, HERE Senior Research Associate Raphael Gorgeu contributed to this learning paper, which you can read in full here: https://lnkd.in/dGc3nDrk

✨ Take off for #URC2024! 🚀 🌍🏛️ We are thrilled that this year’s Ukraine Recovery Conference puts the local dimension of recovery where it belongs: in the center of the debate. With U-LEAD with Europe being committed to empowering municipalities since 2016 we experience first-hand how strong hromdas have become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s resilience and recovery. 💪 U-LEAD is prominently supporting this year’s URC.   🛠️🌟 Through the “League of Local Leaders”, we support 25 Ukrainian municipalities in becoming a strong voice of local self-government during the conference and in the reconstruction and modernization effort as a whole. This corresponds to U-LEAD’s continued commitment to a locally-grounded path of decentralisation reform - the reform that has sustained Ukraine in the time of war and will be even more crucial as Ukraine comes closer to EU accession. 🤝🌉 By sharing its experience from the initiative “Bridges of Trust”, we make available crucial insights to increase the effectiveness of international municipal partnerships. Our cooperation with the Council of European Municipalities and Regions has already supported the establishment of 160 international partnerships with hromadas. 📝🏗️ Several beneficiaries from our Project Preparation Facility will be engaged in various formats of the conference. With the PPF U-LEAD supports hromadas as they engage in the preparation of local reconstruction projects. With this help, project proposals for reconstruction increase in quality, take account the concerns of local citizens and have higher chances to receive national and international funding. You want to know more about the fundamental role of hromadas for Ukraine’s recovery? 📚Read the most recent article from our Programme Director Bastian Veigel and Lead Advisor Iain Mackie published in Internationale Politik: https://lnkd.in/d85GJNMf 📰 And follow the LIVE-stream discussion on these and the related topics during the URC2024: 🌐📺 https://lnkd.in/eeqAZ243  

Join UN-GGIM: Europe in a series of webinars focusing on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework. The overall aim of the webinar is to enhance the knowledge and understanding about the existing approaches to implementing the UN-IGIF. It will provide an overview of the tools available to help strengthen national geospatial capabilities – such as developing detailed Country-Level Action Plans or adapting specific elements of the nine Strategic Pathways. Elements of these approaches can be adopted depending on a country’s situation, in terms of stakeholder collaboration, funding, expertise, needs, or data availability. This webinar builds on the previous webinar: An introduction to the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) on 27 Sep 2023. https://lnkd.in/eWdzgdmw #UN #UNIGIF #UNGGIM

Dialogue continues to be important to achieve regional cooperation. This is information from the website from the ECOWAS Commission in a document (2022) on the vision for 2050: "I.2.2. ECOWAS Institutional Mechanisms 15. To facilitate cooperation, coordination, policy harmonization and implementation as well as to give impetus to the integration process, the ECOWAS has set up governance bodies and institutional structures. The governing bodies are the following: (i) the Authority of Heads of State and Government and (ii) the Council of Ministers. The institutional structures are as follows: (i) the ECOWAS Commission; (ii) the ECOWAS Parliament; (iii) the Community Court of Justice; (iv) the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID); (v) the West African Health Organisation (WAHO); and (vi) the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). In addition, there are specialised sectoral institutions such as the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), the West African Power Pool (WAPP), the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) and specialized technical committees" (https://lnkd.in/etxTy7WA) African Union

I'm delighted to share that The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum has officially released the #EaPIndex. https://lnkd.in/dbd7j_M6 EaPIndex is a unique, data-driven civil society-produced monitoring tool that charts reform developments in the six Eastern Partnership countries (#Armenia, #Azerbaijan, #Belarus, #Georgia, the Republic of #Moldova, #Ukraine) towards democracy, good governance, rule of law, policy convergence with the EU, and sustainable development. I want to thank the experts with whom I collaborated on Environmental and Climate policy topic, as sectoral coordinator and local expert. The work showed both the huge differences between our countries and the many common aspects. The process of European integration for Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia strongly influences the processes taking place in their countries, but Armenia is not lagging behind and, in some aspects, can even be an example. Azerbaijan hosting COP29 this year. First time Climate conference is happening in #EaP region. This is a challenge and opportunity for the region to demonstrate the ability to act to ensure climate justice. Special appreciation goes to Alexandra Sabou for extending the invitation to contribute to this significant paper and for expertly managing such an extensive research endeavor. I hope this analytics will provide valuable insights into the current situation in the EaP countries. On 8 February 2024, the online event “EaP Index 2023 unwrapped: reform pulse and emerging trends in the Eastern Neighbourhood” hosted by the EaP CSF will discuss the results, findings, and policy recommendations of the EaP Index in the presence of authors and stakeholders. Registration required via this link https://shorturl.at/mqQS0.

The #OECD is now #OpenAccess. All OECD data, publications and analysis are now freely accessible under an open licence, enabling seamless access, use and sharing. 👉 Explore the new oecd.org. 🔗 OECD Open Access Launch Video: bit.ly/3zBFLDi

This is the full OECD report on digital government looking across 33 member countries - in case you want to dig deeper than the snippets being cited here and there.. #digitalgovernment #publicadministration Australia’s fifth place ranking is impressive and the one to take note of - they too are a Westminster governance system and a federation and have big geography, so comparisons with Canada are apt.

This #opengovweek, a reminder that open government applies to development aid too. Our new microsite (https://bit.ly/3wIRAqn) shares work in progress analyzing open US government data to examine USAID’s progress towards targets for locally-led development. USAID has made strong commitments to increasing direct funding to ‘local’ organizations in aid recipient countries, and to include ‘locally-led’ input on project design and evaluations. To inform ‘locally-led’ participation, user-centered information about where aid funding goes and how project decisions are made is crucial. Resources on the new microsite connect the dots across fragmented official data sources, assess USAID’s information disclosure practices, trace its sectoral priorities, and identify patterns of funding to 'local' organizations. A treasure trove of data and open government analysis of the ‘locally-led’ agenda includes: ·        an in-depth analysis of USAID’s Colombia portfolio ·        how-to guides to inform public access to subaward spending data and evaluations ·        a global overview of access to information about projects on land and indigenous peoples ·        a new search tool for tracking country and project level localization trends ·         eight brief overviews of USAID country portfolios. Great work from Jeffrey Hallock Jonathan Fox & Nicholas Chen American University School of International Service https://bit.ly/3wIRAqn

Internet use in #LLDCs has doubled, with opportunities to expand further https://lnkd.in/edXjRdQs New #ITUdata on landlocked developing countries ahead of #LLDC3

Our new report State of Land Information in #sudan: An Open Data Assessment is a crucial resource for understanding the challenges and opportunities in land data management in Sudan. It delves into the effects of political instability on open data initiatives and land information accessibility. Highlighting the post-authoritarian era's fleeting stability, it discusses the impact of civil war and government control over information. This assessment is vital for anyone interested in Sudan's land governance and data transparency during this tumultuous period. https://lnkd.in/e3ZYVeEb Charl-Thom H. Bayer Dina Naguib Neil Sorensen