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The International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) is a global network of 160+ humanitarian NGOs promoting effective and principled humanitarian action.
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📢 Join us for the launch of ICVA’s new report - Risk Sharing in Pooled Funds for Locally Led & Effective Response
📅 Date: Thursday 17 July 2025
🕑 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET
👉 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/948b34...
📝 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
📅 Date: Thursday 17 July 2025
🕑 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET
👉 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/948b34...
📝 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
July 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📢 Join us for the launch of ICVA’s new report - Risk Sharing in Pooled Funds for Locally Led & Effective Response
📅 Date: Thursday 17 July 2025
🕑 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET
👉 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/948b34...
📝 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
📅 Date: Thursday 17 July 2025
🕑 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET
👉 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/948b34...
📝 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator, joined a gathering of leaders, practitioners, and innovators at the Workshop on Advancing Resilience-Based Development through Strategic Philanthropy.
📄 Report: www.undp.org/arab-states/...
🎥 Recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuP...
📄 Report: www.undp.org/arab-states/...
🎥 Recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuP...
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator, joined a gathering of leaders, practitioners, and innovators at the Workshop on Advancing Resilience-Based Development through Strategic Philanthropy.
📄 Report: www.undp.org/arab-states/...
🎥 Recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuP...
📄 Report: www.undp.org/arab-states/...
🎥 Recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuP...
📢 Join us for an ICVA webinar exploring the relevance, reality and durability of voluntary repatriation in 2025.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00–11:00 CET
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams (link shared upon registration)
👉 Details & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/83a9c5...
📅 Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00–11:00 CET
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams (link shared upon registration)
👉 Details & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/83a9c5...
July 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Join us for an ICVA webinar exploring the relevance, reality and durability of voluntary repatriation in 2025.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00–11:00 CET
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams (link shared upon registration)
👉 Details & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/83a9c5...
📅 Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00–11:00 CET
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams (link shared upon registration)
👉 Details & registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/83a9c5...
📄 A few days ago, ICVA and IRC Yemen co-hosted a powerful webinar to launch IRC’s new policy brief: “In Their Own Words."
The event was moderated by Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator.
👉 Read the full policy brief: www.rescue.org/report/their...
The event was moderated by Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator.
👉 Read the full policy brief: www.rescue.org/report/their...
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📄 A few days ago, ICVA and IRC Yemen co-hosted a powerful webinar to launch IRC’s new policy brief: “In Their Own Words."
The event was moderated by Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator.
👉 Read the full policy brief: www.rescue.org/report/their...
The event was moderated by Eman Ismail, ICVA MENA Regional Engagement Coordinator.
👉 Read the full policy brief: www.rescue.org/report/their...
📣 Applications are now open also in French and Spanish!
The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
👉 www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
👉 www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
July 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
📣 Applications are now open also in French and Spanish!
The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
👉 www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
👉 www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
🔄 Rotation of ICVA NGO Representation at the IASC Emergency Directors Group (EDG)
We are pleased to announce that following expressions of interest from the ICVA membership, Elodie Andrault, Operations Director of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) France, has been selected as the new ICVA EDG NGO repr.
We are pleased to announce that following expressions of interest from the ICVA membership, Elodie Andrault, Operations Director of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) France, has been selected as the new ICVA EDG NGO repr.
July 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🔄 Rotation of ICVA NGO Representation at the IASC Emergency Directors Group (EDG)
We are pleased to announce that following expressions of interest from the ICVA membership, Elodie Andrault, Operations Director of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) France, has been selected as the new ICVA EDG NGO repr.
We are pleased to announce that following expressions of interest from the ICVA membership, Elodie Andrault, Operations Director of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) France, has been selected as the new ICVA EDG NGO repr.
📣 New blog out now: Shifting the balance – reflections on advancing locally led action in Iraq
💡 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/shiftin...
📖 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/mea...
📽️ Watch the webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikA...
💡 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/shiftin...
📖 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/mea...
📽️ Watch the webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikA...
June 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📣 New blog out now: Shifting the balance – reflections on advancing locally led action in Iraq
💡 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/shiftin...
📖 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/mea...
📽️ Watch the webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikA...
💡 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/shiftin...
📖 Read the report: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/mea...
📽️ Watch the webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikA...
📣 Upcoming Webinar | Women-led response in Yemen: a call for equitable partnerships
📅 Date: Tuesday, 1st July
🕒 Time: 12:00-13:45 (Yemen time) - 11:00-12:45 (CEST)
💻 Live-streamed webinar
🗣️ Arabic & English
👉 Register here: events.rescue.org/en/0XtU956/i...
📅 Date: Tuesday, 1st July
🕒 Time: 12:00-13:45 (Yemen time) - 11:00-12:45 (CEST)
💻 Live-streamed webinar
🗣️ Arabic & English
👉 Register here: events.rescue.org/en/0XtU956/i...
June 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣 Upcoming Webinar | Women-led response in Yemen: a call for equitable partnerships
📅 Date: Tuesday, 1st July
🕒 Time: 12:00-13:45 (Yemen time) - 11:00-12:45 (CEST)
💻 Live-streamed webinar
🗣️ Arabic & English
👉 Register here: events.rescue.org/en/0XtU956/i...
📅 Date: Tuesday, 1st July
🕒 Time: 12:00-13:45 (Yemen time) - 11:00-12:45 (CEST)
💻 Live-streamed webinar
🗣️ Arabic & English
👉 Register here: events.rescue.org/en/0XtU956/i...
We’re pleased to welcome Qamar Iqbal, Head of Localisation & Partnerships at Pak Mission Society, to the ICVA Speakers Bureau!
🎤 Are you looking for insightful, experienced panelists for your next humanitarian event?
Browse the ICVA Speakers Bureau:
🔗 www.icvanetwork.org/icva-speaker...
🎤 Are you looking for insightful, experienced panelists for your next humanitarian event?
Browse the ICVA Speakers Bureau:
🔗 www.icvanetwork.org/icva-speaker...
June 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We’re pleased to welcome Qamar Iqbal, Head of Localisation & Partnerships at Pak Mission Society, to the ICVA Speakers Bureau!
🎤 Are you looking for insightful, experienced panelists for your next humanitarian event?
Browse the ICVA Speakers Bureau:
🔗 www.icvanetwork.org/icva-speaker...
🎤 Are you looking for insightful, experienced panelists for your next humanitarian event?
Browse the ICVA Speakers Bureau:
🔗 www.icvanetwork.org/icva-speaker...
🤝Yesterday, ICVA was pleased to welcome Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC, to our Geneva office.
We’re grateful for the time he took to hear directly from our local NGO members from South Sudan, Lebanon, and R-SEAT, alongside international NGOs.
#ICVA #OCHA
We’re grateful for the time he took to hear directly from our local NGO members from South Sudan, Lebanon, and R-SEAT, alongside international NGOs.
#ICVA #OCHA
June 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📣 Join us for the launch of our new report “Publish Once, Use Often: Realising the promise of data in humanitarian work.”
📅 Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00-16:30 CET
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
📅 Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00-16:30 CET
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
June 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📣 Join us for the launch of our new report “Publish Once, Use Often: Realising the promise of data in humanitarian work.”
📅 Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00-16:30 CET
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
📅 Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00-16:30 CET
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
📣 Upcoming webinar - Reframing humanitarian principles in practice: lessons from Sudan
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 24 June
🕒 Time: 10:30–12:00 (Nairobi) | 09:30–11:00 (CET)
🔗 RSVP by: 22 June, 23:59 CET
❗ TAKE NOTE: The event is only open to NGOs.
👉 Register here: forms.office.com/e/usduznLeAH
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 24 June
🕒 Time: 10:30–12:00 (Nairobi) | 09:30–11:00 (CET)
🔗 RSVP by: 22 June, 23:59 CET
❗ TAKE NOTE: The event is only open to NGOs.
👉 Register here: forms.office.com/e/usduznLeAH
June 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📣 Upcoming webinar - Reframing humanitarian principles in practice: lessons from Sudan
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 24 June
🕒 Time: 10:30–12:00 (Nairobi) | 09:30–11:00 (CET)
🔗 RSVP by: 22 June, 23:59 CET
❗ TAKE NOTE: The event is only open to NGOs.
👉 Register here: forms.office.com/e/usduznLeAH
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 24 June
🕒 Time: 10:30–12:00 (Nairobi) | 09:30–11:00 (CET)
🔗 RSVP by: 22 June, 23:59 CET
❗ TAKE NOTE: The event is only open to NGOs.
👉 Register here: forms.office.com/e/usduznLeAH
At the 93rd UNHCR Standing Committee, Jesuit Refugee Service delivered the collective NGO Statement on Sustainable Responses on behalf of a wide range of NGOs, and co-drafted with the Refugee Led Organisation Newcomers with Disabilities Sweden.
📄 Statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📄 Statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
June 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
At the 93rd UNHCR Standing Committee, Jesuit Refugee Service delivered the collective NGO Statement on Sustainable Responses on behalf of a wide range of NGOs, and co-drafted with the Refugee Led Organisation Newcomers with Disabilities Sweden.
📄 Statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📄 Statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📣 At the 93rd Meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee, Oxfam delivered the NGO Statement on Community-Based Protection on behalf of a broad coalition of NGOs, including refugee-led organisations.
📄 Read the full statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📄 Read the full statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📣 At the 93rd Meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee, Oxfam delivered the NGO Statement on Community-Based Protection on behalf of a broad coalition of NGOs, including refugee-led organisations.
📄 Read the full statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📄 Read the full statement: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📣 At the 93rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the ExCom Programme, Paul Kithima of Bondeko Livelihoods Centre (Uganda), a refugee-led organisation, delivered the NGO statement on behalf of a broad coalition of NGOs and RLOs.
📄 Read the statement here: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📄 Read the statement here: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
June 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
📣 At the 93rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the ExCom Programme, Paul Kithima of Bondeko Livelihoods Centre (Uganda), a refugee-led organisation, delivered the NGO statement on behalf of a broad coalition of NGOs and RLOs.
📄 Read the statement here: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
📄 Read the statement here: www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2025...
The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
📅 Deadline to apply: 11 July 2025, 17:00 CET
👉 Apply here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
📅 Deadline to apply: 11 July 2025, 17:00 CET
👉 Apply here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
June 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The 2025 Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund is now accepting proposals from local and national NGOs and CSOs working in humanitarian or displacement contexts.
📅 Deadline to apply: 11 July 2025, 17:00 CET
👉 Apply here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
📅 Deadline to apply: 11 July 2025, 17:00 CET
👉 Apply here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pse...
🌍 ICVA participated in the high-level event “People-driven responses: the effective way to combat food crises” held today in Geneva.
🎤 ICVA's Director of Engagement, Reshma K. Adatia, joined the panel with representatives from ICVA members Direct Aid Kuwait and World Vision, as well as local NGOs.
🎤 ICVA's Director of Engagement, Reshma K. Adatia, joined the panel with representatives from ICVA members Direct Aid Kuwait and World Vision, as well as local NGOs.
June 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🌍 ICVA participated in the high-level event “People-driven responses: the effective way to combat food crises” held today in Geneva.
🎤 ICVA's Director of Engagement, Reshma K. Adatia, joined the panel with representatives from ICVA members Direct Aid Kuwait and World Vision, as well as local NGOs.
🎤 ICVA's Director of Engagement, Reshma K. Adatia, joined the panel with representatives from ICVA members Direct Aid Kuwait and World Vision, as well as local NGOs.
Join us on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, from 15:00–16:30 CET for the launch of “Publish Once, Use Often: Realising the promise of data in humanitarian work.”
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
June 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join us on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, from 15:00–16:30 CET for the launch of “Publish Once, Use Often: Realising the promise of data in humanitarian work.”
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e22123...
📝 Read the report here: www.icvanetwork.org/resource/pub...
🚨 New Blog Post!
"8 Things You Should Know About Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs)" by Albert Phillip-Burger, ICVA’s Policy & Practice Coordinator.
📘 Plus: Check out our practical guide to the HCT Terms of Reference in [EN, FR, ES, AR].
👉 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/8-thing...
"8 Things You Should Know About Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs)" by Albert Phillip-Burger, ICVA’s Policy & Practice Coordinator.
📘 Plus: Check out our practical guide to the HCT Terms of Reference in [EN, FR, ES, AR].
👉 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/8-thing...
May 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🚨 New Blog Post!
"8 Things You Should Know About Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs)" by Albert Phillip-Burger, ICVA’s Policy & Practice Coordinator.
📘 Plus: Check out our practical guide to the HCT Terms of Reference in [EN, FR, ES, AR].
👉 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/8-thing...
"8 Things You Should Know About Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs)" by Albert Phillip-Burger, ICVA’s Policy & Practice Coordinator.
📘 Plus: Check out our practical guide to the HCT Terms of Reference in [EN, FR, ES, AR].
👉 Read the blog: www.icvanetwork.org/blog/8-thing...
In 1990, the WHO finally removed homosexuality from its list of diseases. Yet today, LGBTIQ+ people around the world still face discrimination, violence, and exclusion.
At ICVA, we stand with those calling for safe, inclusive spaces in the humanitarian sector and beyond.
At ICVA, we stand with those calling for safe, inclusive spaces in the humanitarian sector and beyond.
May 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In 1990, the WHO finally removed homosexuality from its list of diseases. Yet today, LGBTIQ+ people around the world still face discrimination, violence, and exclusion.
At ICVA, we stand with those calling for safe, inclusive spaces in the humanitarian sector and beyond.
At ICVA, we stand with those calling for safe, inclusive spaces in the humanitarian sector and beyond.
ICVA is pleased to co-host an important talk during the EHF:
🔹 Advancing Equitable Partnerships through Due Diligence Passporting
📅 Monday, 19 May | 🕓 16:45–18:00
💻 Live-streamed – no registration required! Link available on the day
🔹 Advancing Equitable Partnerships through Due Diligence Passporting
📅 Monday, 19 May | 🕓 16:45–18:00
💻 Live-streamed – no registration required! Link available on the day
May 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
ICVA is pleased to co-host an important talk during the EHF:
🔹 Advancing Equitable Partnerships through Due Diligence Passporting
📅 Monday, 19 May | 🕓 16:45–18:00
💻 Live-streamed – no registration required! Link available on the day
🔹 Advancing Equitable Partnerships through Due Diligence Passporting
📅 Monday, 19 May | 🕓 16:45–18:00
💻 Live-streamed – no registration required! Link available on the day
How can we ensure local and national NGOs (L/NNGOs) are truly included in humanitarian leadership? This ICVA study goes beyond the numbers to evaluate the quality of L/NNGO engagement in IASC structures.
www.icvanetwork.org/resource/loc...
www.icvanetwork.org/resource/loc...
May 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
How can we ensure local and national NGOs (L/NNGOs) are truly included in humanitarian leadership? This ICVA study goes beyond the numbers to evaluate the quality of L/NNGO engagement in IASC structures.
www.icvanetwork.org/resource/loc...
www.icvanetwork.org/resource/loc...
🗓️ 23–24 September 2025
📍 UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva
ICVA is pleased to partner with @UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Europe for the 2025 UNHCR Regional Consultations with NGOs in Europe, taking place 23–24 September 2025 at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva.
More here: www.unhcr.org/europe/event...
📍 UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva
ICVA is pleased to partner with @UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Europe for the 2025 UNHCR Regional Consultations with NGOs in Europe, taking place 23–24 September 2025 at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva.
More here: www.unhcr.org/europe/event...
May 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🗓️ 23–24 September 2025
📍 UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva
ICVA is pleased to partner with @UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Europe for the 2025 UNHCR Regional Consultations with NGOs in Europe, taking place 23–24 September 2025 at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva.
More here: www.unhcr.org/europe/event...
📍 UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva
ICVA is pleased to partner with @UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Europe for the 2025 UNHCR Regional Consultations with NGOs in Europe, taking place 23–24 September 2025 at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva.
More here: www.unhcr.org/europe/event...
🚨 Report | Children in Armed Conflicts: How to Better Protect Them?
Published by ICVA member @Secours Islamique France
🔗 Read the full report:
👉 [English version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
👉 [French version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Published by ICVA member @Secours Islamique France
🔗 Read the full report:
👉 [English version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
👉 [French version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 Report | Children in Armed Conflicts: How to Better Protect Them?
Published by ICVA member @Secours Islamique France
🔗 Read the full report:
👉 [English version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
👉 [French version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Published by ICVA member @Secours Islamique France
🔗 Read the full report:
👉 [English version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
👉 [French version]: secours-islamique.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Thousands of children and youth travel through Mexico each year in search of safety, dignity, and opportunity. A new report by ICVA members Plan International and Save the Children sheds light on the risks they face along the way.
📄 More here: plan-international.org/publications...
📄 More here: plan-international.org/publications...
May 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thousands of children and youth travel through Mexico each year in search of safety, dignity, and opportunity. A new report by ICVA members Plan International and Save the Children sheds light on the risks they face along the way.
📄 More here: plan-international.org/publications...
📄 More here: plan-international.org/publications...