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⏩ Start Network Virtual Assembly 2024 is taking place this November! Our annual gathering brings together over 100 of our members and partners from around the globe for keynote sessions, interactive workshops, and collaborative discussions to discuss our collective achievements, challenges, and strategies for the future 🧠 From Intent to Impact: Locally led action for system-level change 🤝 📆 5th November: 8:45 AM - 1:30 PM (GMT) 📆 6th November: 12:45 PM - 5:00 PM (GMT) 📍Online - Attendee Hub access will be shared with registered attendees before the event. Register now and be part of the conversation 🔊 https://eur.cvent.me/9rk84 ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies) ActionAid Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office India Humanitarian Hub (IHH) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team MapAction The New Humanitarian Humanitarian Leadership Academy United Nations OCHA

⏳ There’s still time to register for Start Network Assembly 2024! Join 🤝us as we explore progress, challenges, and next steps in transforming the #humanitarian system. Connect with experts and practitioners on key topics, including locally-led approaches, systems change in practice and trends in humanitarian financing ‘From Intent to Impact: Locally led action for system-level change’ 📆When? 5th November: 8:45 AM - 1:30 PM (GMT) 6th November: 12:45 PM - 5:00 PM (GMT) 📍Where? Online - Attendee Hub access will be shared with registered attendees before the event. Register here: https://bit.ly/4eQpREO

What should we expect from #COP29? ✍️ In our open letter to UNFCCC parties, Foreign Offices, and the COP29 Presidency, we underscore the need for concrete action on climate-related humanitarian crises. We 💡 focus on: innovative climate financing, proactive and locally led #humanitarian action, strengthening resilience, and ensuring inclusive #climate frameworks. COP29 Azerbaijan Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office United Nations IPCC European Commission IrishAid EU Sparks for Climate Netherlands Enterprise Agency Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany Jersey Overseas Aid Ministère des Affaires étrangères français

Is it possible to create a society that works for all? We are honored to have Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah as our keynote speaker for #Assembly2024. He is the Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of "Power to the People: Use your voice, change the world”. Be inspired by his insights on ✔️ key issues facing humanitarian action ✔️ how INGOs are no longer fit for purpose ✔️ how we can collectively fix the systems that are under strain Start Network #Assembly2024 📆 6 November, 3:30 PM GMT 📍Online and open for all Don’t miss this chance to hear from a visionary in the humanitarian sector: https://bit.ly/4eQpREO New Economics Foundation

2024 marked the 10 year anniversary of the #StartFund. As part of the Start Fund's anniversary, we looked back at the humanitarian crises we've faced and responded to, highlighting the valuable support of our donors, the incredible dedication of staff, and the invaluable work of our members. Start Network #Assembly2024 10 years of Start Fund: The good, the bad and the ugly of Pooled Funding 📆 6 November, 4 PM GMT 📍Online and open for all Get to know the Start Fund at #Assembly2024: https://bit.ly/4eQpREO Serena Suen Mariam Joshi Lucretia (Lucy) Puentes

❇️ Anticipatory action supports people at a time when aid can have the greatest impact. ❓ Do you think investing in local capacity and resilience can drive anticipatory efforts? Let us know in the comments! Read our take on pressing climate issues: https://bit.ly/3Yb1SJc United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) COP29 Azerbaijan

What is a risk pool and how does it work? Start Ready is a multi-donor Risk Pool that provides communities with protection from climate-related hazards. Now in its third year of operation, Start Ready has grown significantly since its inception in 2021. Start Network #Assembly2024 Start Ready: Does Risk Pooling actually work? 📆 6 November, 2:30 PM GMT 📍Online and open for all Join us to learn what #StartReady has achieved: https://bit.ly/4eQpREO Chiara Ambrosino Mark Weegmann Plan International UK Anticipation Hub FAO World Food Programme Centre for Disaster Protection

With an increasing funding gap and a tough economic climate, the pressure for limited financial resources is a challenge for humanitarian organisations across the globe. At #Assembly 2024, hear from our donors the challenges, opportunities and trends in humanitarian financing. Start Network #Assembly2024 Lifting the lid: Donor perspectives on the providing funding to the humanitarian sector 📆 6 November, 1 PM GMT 📍Online and open for all There’s still time to register here: https://bit.ly/4eQpREO Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Laura Brinks-Janssen

✨ New risks, new financing, new approaches. ⌛ As climate change intensifies shocks and hazards, we must rethink how we approach humanitarian action. Know more about our participation in COP29: https://bit.ly/3Yb1SJc United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) COP29 Azerbaijan #COP29 #ClimateAction #AnticipatoryAction #DisasterRiskFinancing #climate #Lossanddamage

How have we progressed on our localisation journey? Join our hub leaders for an honest assessment of accountability and power within a locally-led network. Start Network #Assembly2024 Hub Health Check: Power Dynamics and Locally-Led Accountability 📆 5 November, 12 PM GMT 📍Online and open for all Join the conversation here: https://bit.ly/4eQpREO Yuganter Sanjay Pandey Nexus Consortium Somalia