On 4 February the Humanitarian Practice Network brought together senior representatives of international organisations, NGOs, and UK government ministries working in relation to Kenya and Somalia.  The discussion covered the implications of the 13 December announcement by the Kenyan government that stated it would no longer be registering urban refugees, and any refugees currently living in urban areas should relocate to designated camps.  The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule and participation was by invitation. 

This roundtable brought together various stake holders from the UN, humanitarian agencies, regional bodies, government representatives, and military and security bodies to explore policy and operational debates relating to civil-military coordination in disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.

This roundtable discussion explored efforts to strengthen “readiness” to climate finance. This small expert meeting will presented a forum for a candid dialogue on various efforts to strengthen capacities to plan for climate change, and access finance to implement climate compatible development strategies.

The event examined the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative which was established almost ten years ago with the aim of providing a forum in which donors can work together to advance principled donor funding and improved humanitarian action.