Together We Stand

[ 5 ] Acknowledgements...................................................................... 3 Foreword..................................................................................... 4 Dr Jacqui Griffiths, Editor, Together We Stand Statement by Lenita Toivakka, Minister for International Trade and Development, Finland................................................. 7 One Humanity, Shared Responsibility.......................................... 8 Mr. Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Inclusive approaches — humanitarian programming that leaves no one behind. ................................................................ 13 Beth Milburn, EU-CORD; Judith Baart, Light for the World; David Gál, Hungarian Baptist Aid; Agnes Kroese, Red een Kind; Joohi Haleem, Mission East; and We’am Daibas, Medair Where Turkey stands in the current humanitarian system.......... 17 Dr Hasan Ulusoy, Ambassador, Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Fostering safer, more resilient communities through innovation and collaboration...................................................... 20 Christopher C. Chiesa, Ray Shirkhodai and Joseph Bean, Pacific Disaster Center The United Arab Emirates: responding to emergencies and helping to build resilience.......................................................... 24 HE Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates The private sector as a key actor in disaster management........... 27 Rene ‘Butch’ Meily, President, Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation Resilience and opportunity in crisis: Israeli civil society approaches..................................................................... 30 Rabbi Dr Yossi Ives, Tag International Development; Dr Mike Naftali, Brit Olam – International Volunteering and Development; and Natalie Aharon, Israel Global Initiative To really be transformative, address conflict head-on. ................ 34 Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Corps By youth, for youth: towards an inclusive humanitarian agenda. ................................................................ 39 Nahla F. Abu-Eissa, Advocacy Specialist; and Esker Copeland, Youth and Education Specialist, Reach Out to Asia Disability is not inability: water means dignity for disabled refugees in Uganda. ................................................................... 42 Miikka Niskanen, Head of Humanitarian Aid, World Vision Finland; and Claus Jerker Lindroos, Director, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance and Policy Interreligious dialogue for humanitarian relief and sustainable development..................................................... 45 Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Muaammar, the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue The Innovation Lab: a new paradigm of partnering for impact.... 49 Dan Kelly, Vice-President Global Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs; and Jennifer MacCann, Response Director Nepal Earthquake Response, World Vision International Building regional resilience in crises: how a think tank fts in the humanitarian puzzle. ....................................................... 52 Adel Elsayed Sparr and Dr Erica Harper, West Asia-North Africa Institute The importance of humanitarian organizations in empowering marginalized groups................................................................... 55 Mr Ehssan Saleh Taieb, Secretary General of IIROSA; and Dr Ashraf Salem, Director of the Center of Research and Studies in IIROSA Extending humanitarian impact................................................. 58 Seki Hirano, CRS Senior Technical Advisor Shelter & Settlements; and Amy Hilleboe, CRS Senior Technical Coordinator, Disaster Risk Reduction We have faith in response.......................................................... 63 Oenone Chadburn, Head of Humanitarian Support; and Katie Ballin, Humanitarian Support Officer, Tearfund Action in community resilience to fght floods in Bangladesh..... 66 Saba Mahmood, Muhtari Aminu-Kano and Martin Cottingham, Islamic Relief Direct Aid and Al Basar: a partnership from darkness to sight.... 69 Dr Abdulrahman Al Muhailan, Chairman, Direct Aid; and Dr Adil Al Rashood, Chairman, Al-Basar International Foundation Making hospitals more resilient in Malaysia: a disaster risk reduction programme................................................................. 72 Ab Samah Norazam, MERCY Malaysia AAR Japan’s partnership in megadisaster: the Great East Japan Earthquake................................................ 75 Sayako Nogiwa, Programme Manager; Atsushi Naoe, Representative of the Tohoku office; and Miho Fukui, Research Unit, Association for Aid and Relief, Japan Resilient communities can better cope in times of crisis: Israel’s rapid crisis response and resilience-building activities. ... 79 Ambassador Gil Haskel, Head of MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building resilience through community-driven development...... 83 Camilo Gudmalin, Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development; Joel Mangahas, Senior Social Sector Specialist, Human and Social Development Division, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank; Rowena Mantaring and Maria Priscilla del Rosario, Consultants, Asian Development Bank Contents