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Self Report 2017

The self-report on WHS Commitments below is organized according to the 24 transformations of the Agenda for Humanity. It is based on commitments pledged at the time of report submission. Click on the 'Expand' symbol to expand each section and read the reporting inputs by transformation.

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3A
Reduce and address displacement

Joint Commitment

  • Commitment
  • Commitment Type
  • Core Responsibility

  • In support of the UN Secretary General's Every Woman Every Child initiative, the UN Foundation's Nothing  But Nets campaign and Sumitomo Chemical are delivering on a joint commitment to provide 1 million of Sumitomo Chemical's Olyset Nets to refugees and IDPs by the end of 2016. The nets were distributed by UN agencies operating in emergency and conflict settings.  

    In 2017, Sumitomo Chemical has committed to building upon the matching grant challenge for another year, enabling Nothing But Nets to double the amount of nets raised by supporters by the end of 2017, by 350,000 nets, for a total of 700,000 nets (US $1,225,000 in value).  In addition, to help raise awareness and build empathy for refugees, Sumitomo Chemical will provide support for the Nothing But Nets’ award-winning virtual reality film, “Under the Net”.  


  • Financial Contribution
  • Leave No One Behind
Partners: UN Foundation's Nothing but Nets campaign

Core Commitment

  • Commitment
  • Core Responsibility
  • Commit to a new approach to addressing forced displacement that not only meets immediate humanitarian needs but reduces vulnerability and improves the resilience, self-reliance and protection of refugees and IDPs. Commit to implementing this new approach through coherent international, regional and national efforts that recognize both the humanitarian and development challenges of displacement. Commit to take the necessary political, policy, legal and financial steps required to address these challenges for the specific context.
  • Leave No One Behind
  • Commit to promote and support safe, dignified and durable solutions for internally displaced persons and refugees. Commit to do so in a coherent and measurable manner through international, regional and national programs and by taking the necessary policy, legal and financial steps required for the specific contexts and in order to work towards a target of 50 percent reduction in internal displacement by 2030.
  • Leave No One Behind
  • Commit to collectively work towards a Global Compact on responsibility-sharing for refugees to safeguard the rights of refugees, while also effectively and predictably supporting States affected by such movements.
  • Leave No One Behind

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    Sumitomo Chemical and the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign partnership helped to build empathy and awareness for refugees throughout the year, and maximize grass-roots donations to provide life-saving bednets to vulnerable refugee populations in malaria-endemic areas. Nothing But Nets' VR film, "Under the Net", won Best Documentary VR at the Cinequest Film Festival.

  • Achievements at a glance

    Nets delivered per year - Country/Partner/Number of nets

    * 2015: Niger/UNHCR/45,000; Chad/UNHCR/35,000; CAR/UNICEF/360,000
    * 2016: South Sudan/UNICEF/85,000; Tanzania/UNHCR/100,000; Rwanda/UNHCR/75,000; Burundi/UNHCR/10,000; Burkina Faso/UNHCR/30,000; Chad/UNHCR/200,000; DRC/UNHCR/60,000
    Total nets delivered 1,000,000

    * 2017: In progress.
    UNHCR/99,000/UNHCR Global Stockpiles in Douala and Nairobi which serve to fulfill country offices’ requests for emergency relief items. Sumitomo’s nets will serve to address urgent malaria settings in 2017.
    UNICEF/601,000/South Sudan. UNICEF will be targeting states which are currently hosting the largest number of internally displaced persons and states with high disease burden.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    We assess progress based on the actual net deliveries by UN partners, which are proceeding on schedule.

  • Challenges faced in implementation

    It was time-consuming to work out the logistics in 2016. In 2017, we streamlined the processes and have improved our delivery mechanisms.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    Deliveries are underway for 2017 commitments.

  • If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Reduce and address displacement', what would it be

    Building empathy for refugee populations in the current political climate is an ongoing challenge, but essential to increase the political will and resources that are needed.

  • Cross cutting issues

    ☑IDPs ☑ Refugees

  • Specific initiatives

    ☑A Global Undertaking on Health in Crisis Settings

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    ☑2B - Ensure full access to and protection of the humanitarian and medical missions ☑ 4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides