NGO
Strengthening synergies between humanitarian and development actors in protracted and complex crises
Auditorium
This high-level session will explore new modalities for engagement by development actors in protracted and complex humanitarian crises, including where traditional modes of engagement with national authorities are not feasible. Donors, development and humanitarian organizations and policy experts will discuss what new mechanisms may be needed to sustain basic services over time in complex crises; what principled and effective engagement with local authorities and communities could look like in politically estranged contexts; and how development, humanitarian and political approaches can be combined to tackle to root drivers of protracted crisis while addressing people’s immediate needs.
Franck Bousquet is the Deputy Director coordinating engagement with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS). Franck led the preparation of the IMF FCS Strategy approved by the Board in March 2022. Prior to joining the IMF, he was the senior director of the World Bank's Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group. Franck led the development of the Bank's first Strategy for Fragility, Conflict and Violence. In this role, he mobilized expertise and supported teams across the Bank to deliver on the ground in collaboration with humanitarian-development-peace partners, including the implementation of the $25 billion International Development Association financing package for the poorest countries. Franck has several years of leadership experience in working on fragile and conflict affected states, including significant work on resilience and reconstruction issues such as the World Bank's response to the Syrian refugee crisis. He led an international effort, through the set-up of the Global Concessional Financing Facility, to bridge the gap in humanitarian and development assistance by providing concessional financing to middle-income countries facing refugee crises and providing a Global Public Good.
International organisation
Strengthening synergies between humanitarian and development actors in protracted and complex crises
Auditorium
This high-level session will explore new modalities for engagement by development actors in protracted and complex humanitarian crises, including where traditional modes of engagement with national authorities are not feasible. Donors, development and humanitarian organizations and policy experts will discuss what new mechanisms may be needed to sustain basic services over time in complex crises; what principled and effective engagement with local authorities and communities could look like in politically estranged contexts; and how development, humanitarian and political approaches can be combined to tackle to root drivers of protracted crisis while addressing people’s immediate needs.
Fie Lauritzen is team leader in the Policy & Programme team in DanChurchAid, member of the VOICE board of directors, and the co-chair of the Charter4Change advocacy group. She has previously worked for the Red Cross and the UN in Myanmar, Sudan, and South Sudan with extensive field work in other locations as well.
NGO
Strengthening synergies between humanitarian and development actors in protracted and complex crises
Auditorium
This high-level session will explore new modalities for engagement by development actors in protracted and complex humanitarian crises, including where traditional modes of engagement with national authorities are not feasible. Donors, development and humanitarian organizations and policy experts will discuss what new mechanisms may be needed to sustain basic services over time in complex crises; what principled and effective engagement with local authorities and communities could look like in politically estranged contexts; and how development, humanitarian and political approaches can be combined to tackle to root drivers of protracted crisis while addressing people’s immediate needs.