Pacific Humanitarian Team

Pacific Humanitarian Partnership Regional Meeting

Pathways to a Resilient Pacific: not theoretical but possible
– a localisation in preparedness and response agenda

The Pacific Humanitarian Partnership (PHP) Meeting is the annual assembly of representatives from national authorities and humanitarian partners from across the region. With the frequency of disasters in the region and the large number of actors that operate in the Pacific disaster risk management space, the event brings together actors to strengthen the alignment of preparedness and response activities with Government plans. The PHP serves as a unique platform to cultivate connectivity, share best practice, critically analyze challenges and find practical solutions.

As part of the Pacific Resilience Week, the 2017 PHP Meeting will build on the outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit; localization and preparedness in humanitarian assistance through an integrated approach with Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change action. These themes underpin Goal Three of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP): Strengthened disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

October 2017 Joint Program of Events

October 2	Joint Welcome and Reception hosted by SPC, SPREP, UNISDR and UNOCHA, Fiji Museum
October 2-3	Pacific Humanitarian Partnership Meeting hosted by UNOCHA, Grand Pacific Hotel
October 2-3	Pacific Climate Change Round Table hosted by SPREP, Holiday Inn
October 4-5	Joint Pacific Climate Change Round Table and Pacific Platform for DRR hosted by SPREP / UNISDR, Holiday Inn
October 5-6	Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific (closed session) hosted by SPC, Holiday Inn

Participation process 2017

Registration for the 2017 PHP will be limited to approximately 150 participants. Unlike previous years, 2017 PHP attendance will be by invitation only, in order to secure a diverse and equitable representation from across the Pacific. The majority of invitations will be sent to Heads of organizations who usually attend the PHP, or play a role in disaster management and humanitarian response, while a smaller number of seats will be kept for ‘new’ actors, in particular civil society organizations and national NGOs.Invitations will be received by organization, usually to the respective Representative, for the allocation to take place internally. Therefore, if you have not received an invitation, please contact your respective Representative in the first instance, before contacting OCHA.We appreciate that this new system may be inconvenient to some, but expect that it will result in a better distribution of skills and backgrounds, while also ensuring that relevant colleagues are present throughout the event. Meeting participation will be targeted and inclusive to ensure there are appropriate and diverse backgrounds of representation and expertise. Participation includes representatives from national disaster management authorities, national ministries, UN agencies, Red Cross, Non-Governmental Organizations, donors, civil-society groups, regional and international organizations, and academics.

Funding of participants

It is the responsibility of attendees to organize their own travel and accommodation, however UNOCHA and UNISDR will jointly fund the attendance of one national disaster management office representative from the following 14 Pacific Island countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. There are no additional sponsorship available from UNOCHA.As is often the case, other organizations may choose to sponsor participants. Before making travel arrangements, it is necessary to clear this with the PHP Secretariat to ensure that there is space

Admin Note for PHP Participants 2017

For any further queries regarding the event, please contact:

UNOCHA Pacific Humanitarian Partnership Regional Meeting
Gemma Gray, PHP Meeting Coordinator
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Phone: +679 8672657 / +679 3316760
Email: php@ochapacific.org Website: http://pacifichumanitarian.info/