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Self Report 2018

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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  • 1C
    Remain engaged and invest in stability

    Core Commitments (3)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to improve prevention and peaceful resolution capacities at the national, regional and international level improving the ability to work on multiple crises simultaneously.
    • Political Leadership to Prevent and End Conflicts
    • Commit to sustain political leadership and engagement through all stages of a crisis to prevent the emergence or relapse into conflict.
    • Political Leadership to Prevent and End Conflicts
    • Commit to address root causes of conflict and work to reduce fragility by investing in the development of inclusive, peaceful societies.
    • Political Leadership to Prevent and End Conflicts
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Portugal has been advocating in various international fora – EU, the UN system, and the OECD – for reinforced attention and support to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other countries most in need, such as SIDS, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa, where many of our partner countries are located. Special attention is also given to the regional institutions, as those that integrate main partners, namely the African Union, South African Development Community (SADC), ECOWAS, and ASEAN. Attention is also given to multilateral (e.g. CPLP). The partner countries of Timor-Leste, Guinea-Bissau and São Tome and Principe are also members of the G7+ group - fragile states. The new generation of Strategic Cooperation Programmes, signed with each main partner country, reinforces the cooperation in key areas for statebuilding and social services delivery (E.g. São Tomé and Príncipe Strategic Cooperation Programme (2016).

    Portugal is, for example, co-financing specific EU projects in these countries, managed by Portugal on behalf of the EU in the form of Delegated Cooperation. This allows galvanizing funds and efforts in these countries, and is a clear recognition of the important role that the Portuguese Cooperation has in working in key but very sensitive areas, such as governance and rule of law, that are of key importance to countries most in need, and in particular for fragile states.

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Other: budget constraints
    5. What steps or actions are needed to make collective progress to achieve this transformation?

    Investment in fragile situations requires more sustained, intense and concerted political and financial investment to prevent and tackled the root causes of different and complexes conflicts. Increasing the pool of resources available for conflict prevention and resolution will be paramount to reaping the dividends of peace.

  • 2A
    Respect and protect civilians and civilian objects in the conduct of hostilities

    Core Commitments (1)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to promote and enhance the protection of civilians and civilian objects, especially in the conduct of hostilities, for instance by working to prevent civilian harm resulting from the use of wide-area explosive weapons in populated areas, and by sparing civilian infrastructure from military use in the conduct of military operations.
    • Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    The participation of Portugal under UN operations (both under E.U. and NATO) has been covering several countries such as Colombia, Central African Republic (CAR) , Mali, Somalia and Mediterranean Sea (Sophia Operation), with its involvement contributing toward a number of different dimensions, including training.

    Portugal fully maintain its commitment in a variety of missions and operations, regarding: the reinforcement of the security conditions; civilian protection; safe delivery of humanitarian aid; protection of personnel, premises and equipment, promotion; protection of human rights;  monitoring, investigating and reporting to the UN Security Council violations of international law; support for national and international justice and rule of law; disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation (DDRR). It is worthwhile to refer Portuguese participation in UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission MINUSMA, Mali (68 militaries), as well with 160 militaries in CAR -MINUSCA.

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Other: Terrorism; violent extremism, organized crime, intra-states conflicts; cross-border refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) facing  inhumane living conditions which implies a substantial financial effort ar
    4. Highlight actions planned for 2018 to advance implementation of your commitments in order to achieve this transformation.

    Portugal will continue its participation under UN operations, namely in MINUSMA, concerning the establishment of a Transport Aviation Unit. Portual will also integrate the UN mission in Colombia and participate in the efforts to consolidate peace, a major step forward towards regional security in Latin America, and continuing national participation in MINUSCA, maintaining 3 EU training mission (Mali, Somalia and CAR), Sophia Operation in Med. Sea; and significant presence in FRONTEX Agency.

    5. What steps or actions are needed to make collective progress to achieve this transformation?

    Investment in fragile situations requires more sustained, intense and concerted political and financial investment to prevent and tackled the root causes of different and complexes conflicts. Increasing the pool of resources available for conflict prevention and resolution will be paramount to reaping the dividends of peace.

  • 2D
    Take concrete steps to improve compliance and accountability

    Core Commitments (4)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to promote and enhance respect for international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and refugee law, where applicable.
    • Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity
    • Commit to speak out and systematically condemn serious violations of international humanitarian law and serious violations and abuses of international human rights law and to take concrete steps to ensure accountability of perpetrators when these acts amount to crimes under international law.
    • Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity
    • Implement a coordinated global approach to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in crisis contexts, including through the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies.
    • Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity
    • Fully comply with humanitarian policies, frameworks and legally binding documents related to gender equality, women's empowerment, and women's rights.
    • Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity Leave No One Behind
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Gender-based violence prevention and response

    Portugal prepared the endorsement of the global initiative Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies. Coordination with Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) within the working party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) and and within the Portuguese Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Cabinet.

    2. A. How are you measuring progress toward achieving your commitments? Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Through existing, internal systems or frameworks for monitoring, reporting and/or evaluation.
    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Gender and/or vulnerable group inclusion
    • Human resources/capacity
    • Institutional/Internal constraints
    4. Highlight actions planned for 2018 to advance implementation of your commitments in order to achieve this transformation.

    Portugal will endorse the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies and implement its commitments until 2020.

     

  • 2E
    Uphold the rules: a global campaign to affirm the norms that safeguard humanity

    Core Commitments (1)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to promote and enhance respect for international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and refugee law, where applicable.
    • Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Portugal coordinated among relevant Ministries prior to the elaboration of the council of ministers resolution to the establishment of a National Commission for International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Human resources/capacity
    • IHL and IHRL compliance and accountability
    • Multi-stakeholder coordination
    4. Highlight actions planned for 2018 to advance implementation of your commitments in order to achieve this transformation.

    Implementing a National Commission for International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

    Keywords

    IHL compliance and accountability

  • 3A
    Reduce and address displacement

    Core Commitments (5)

    • 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
    • Acknowledge the global public good provided by countries and communities which are hosting large numbers of refugees. Commit to providing communities with large numbers of displaced population or receiving large numbers of returnees with the necessary political, policy and financial, support to address the humanitarian and socio-economic impact. To this end, commit to strengthen multilateral financing instruments. Commit to foster host communities' self-reliance and resilience, as part of the comprehensive and integrated approach outlined in core commitment 1.
    • 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
    • Commit to actively work to uphold the institution of asylum and the principle of non-refoulement. Commit to support further accession to and strengthened implementation of national, regional and international laws and policy frameworks that ensure and improve the protection of refugees and IDPs, such as the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol or the AU Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala convention) or the Guiding Principles on internal displacement.
    • Leave No One Behind
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Other-3A

    Addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa.

    Portugal supports the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa - Trust Fund for Stability and Addressing Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa. The Trust Fund is aimed at supporting all aspects of stability and to contribute to better migration management as well as addressing the root causes of stabilization, forced displacement and irregular migration. It will do so by promoting resilience, economic and equal opportunities, security and development and addressing human rights abuse.

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Human resources/capacity
    • Multi-stakeholder coordination
    • Other: budget constraints
    B. How are these challenges impacting achievement of this transformation?

    ​Portugal is challenged while implementing European policies of border management, asylum and migration given its double commitment, first of all, actively saving and rescuing migrants and refugees, mostly in the Mediterranean, under the aegis of FRONTEX, and, on the other hand, with the reinforcement and protection of common borders.

    Keywords

    Displacement, Migrants

  • 3E
    Eliminate gaps in education for children, adolescents and young people

    Individual Commitments (1)

    • Commitment
    • Commitment Type
    • Core Responsibility
    • Portugal will actively promote the inclusion of education at all levels in the humanitarian agenda. In this regard, Portugal will pay special attention to the issue of access to higher education in emergencies, taking measures to ensure that forcibly displaced people are able to pursue their higher education and that they are offered an academic opportunity of graduation.
    • Advocacy
    • Leave No One Behind
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    In 2017, Portugal has supported ongoing efforts led by the Global Platform for Syrian Students to galvanize support to higher education in emergencies in general and to enlarge the scholarship programme for Syrian Students. It co-sponsored the preparations of an international conference, on higher education in emergencies, to be held in 2018, and to set up a Rapid Response Mechanism for higher education in emergencies (RRM).

    At the domestic level, Portugal is revising a new approach to International Students that includes a new special status for students in emergency situations,  in order to allow refugees and forced displaced students to access to higher education and be entitled to social support.

    In the scope of the European Agenda for Migration, it was ensured by the Ministry of Education of Portugal, the following actions were implemented:

    • training for host organizations;
    • follow-up of the implementation of the extraordinary educational measures regarding the reception and inclusion of the students that belong to the refugee contingent;
    • support to the host entities and guaranteed all the processes of equivalence that needed the intervention of the Director-General for Education (DGE) and monitoring and follow-up meetings were also held between ministries and NGOs.

    Finally, a joint report under the responsibility of the High Commissioner for Migration, I.P. (ACM, I.P.) is being prepared, which includes the various areas of intervention established within the framework of the migration working group. Local systems are creating an increased number of communications, causing delays in the implementation of the extraordinary educational measures.

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Gender and/or vulnerable group inclusion
    • Information management/tools
    • Other: Innovation
    B. How are these challenges impacting achievement of this transformation?

    • Local systems are creating an increased number of communications, causing delays in the implementation of the extraordinary educational measures.
    • Difficulties in establishing the state of progress and disseminating information to stakeholders.

    4. Highlight actions planned for 2018 to advance implementation of your commitments in order to achieve this transformation.

    • Enlargement of the number of scholarships awarded (100 or more) to Syrian students for the academic year 2018-2019 with strong focus on gender balance Identification of the core group of partners supporting to the RRM.
    • Launch of an "academic solidarity levy" as a basis of the financing facility for the RRM (pilot experience) as well as of an investing impact fund. 
    • Implementation of the platform within the scope of the National Strategy for Citizenship Education. 
    • Support for initiatives presented by partners.

    5. What steps or actions are needed to make collective progress to achieve this transformation?

    Consolidation of a normative, institutional and financial framework that ensures the full implementation of the measures, through the country.
     

    6. List any good practice or examples of innovation undertaken individually or in cooperation with others to advance this transformation.

    • Gradual integration into the Portuguese educational system of students that belong to the refugee contingent.
    • Intercultural School Seal initiative;
    • Network of Schools for Intercultural Education.

     

     

    Keywords

    Displacement, Education

  • 4A
    Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

    Core Commitments (6)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to a new way of working that meets people's immediate humanitarian needs, while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability over multiple years through the achievement of collective outcomes. To achieve this, commit to the following: a) Anticipate, Do Not Wait: to invest in risk analysis and to incentivize early action in order to minimize the impact and frequency of known risks and hazards on people. b) Reinforce, Do Not Replace: to support and invest in local, national and regional leadership, capacity strengthening and response systems, avoiding duplicative international mechanisms wherever possible. c) Preserve and retain emergency capacity: to deliver predictable and flexible urgent and life-saving assistance and protection in accordance with humanitarian principles. d) Transcend Humanitarian-Development Divides: work together, toward collective outcomes that ensure humanitarian needs are met, while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability over multiple years and based on the comparative advantage of a diverse range of actors. The primacy of humanitarian principles will continue to underpin humanitarian action.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    • Commit to reinforce national and local leadership and capacities in managing disaster and climate-related risks through strengthened preparedness and predictable response and recovery arrangements.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    • Commit to increase investment in building community resilience as a critical first line of response, with the full and effective participation of women.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    • Commit to ensure regional and global humanitarian assistance for natural disasters complements national and local efforts.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    • Commit to increase substantially and diversify global support and share of resources for humanitarian assistance aimed to address the differentiated needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises in fragile situations and complex emergencies, including increasing cash-based programming in situations where relevant.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need Invest in Humanity
    • Commit to empower national and local humanitarian action by increasing the share of financing accessible to local and national humanitarian actors and supporting the enhancement of their national delivery systems, capacities and preparedness planning.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need Invest in Humanity
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Building community resilience

    Portugal supported or implemented actions to increase resilience of vulnerable countries and populations in the face of environmental and natural disasters trough technical assistance in fire-fighting in Chile, technical assistance in critical infrastructure in Cabo Verde, through financial support to Cuba and Caribbean islands following hurricane Irma and Financing NGO project in WASH following hurricane Irma in Cuba.

     

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Funding amounts
    • Human resources/capacity
    • Institutional/Internal constraints
    Keywords

    Community resilience, Local action

  • 4B
    Anticipate, do not wait, for crises

    Individual Commitments (2)

    • Commitment
    • Commitment Type
    • Core Responsibility
    • Portugal is strongly committed to combat climate change and thus intends to continue supporting its partners, in particular the African Portuguese-speaking countries and East Timor, on their progress on the resilient low carbon pathway defined by their nationally determined contributions.
    • Operational
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need

    • Portugal will support the strengthening of the role of CPLP under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to develop institutional capacity on climate change in this partnership area and will continue promoting the exchange of knowledge, experiences, approaches and methodologies among the Portuguese Speaking Countries for Climate Change Network.


    • Policy
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need

    Core Commitments (3)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to a new way of working that meets people's immediate humanitarian needs, while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability over multiple years through the achievement of collective outcomes. To achieve this, commit to the following: a) Anticipate, Do Not Wait: to invest in risk analysis and to incentivize early action in order to minimize the impact and frequency of known risks and hazards on people. b) Reinforce, Do Not Replace: to support and invest in local, national and regional leadership, capacity strengthening and response systems, avoiding duplicative international mechanisms wherever possible. c) Preserve and retain emergency capacity: to deliver predictable and flexible urgent and life-saving assistance and protection in accordance with humanitarian principles. d) Transcend Humanitarian-Development Divides: work together, toward collective outcomes that ensure humanitarian needs are met, while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability over multiple years and based on the comparative advantage of a diverse range of actors. The primacy of humanitarian principles will continue to underpin humanitarian action.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    • Commit to accelerate the reduction of disaster and climate-related risks through the coherent implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, as well as other relevant strategies and programs of action, including the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need Invest in Humanity
    • Commit to improve the understanding, anticipation and preparedness for disaster and climate-related risks by investing in data, analysis and early warning, and developing evidence-based decision-making processes that result in early action.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Portugal continues to support African Portuguese Speaking Countries in strengthening their resilience to the negative impacts of climate change and, at the same time, to meet the commitments undertaken through Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)/Paris Agreement. In 2017 this support was mainly focused in Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Principe by providing technical assistance in the areas of water efficiency, water loss control of the supply systems, water security plans, water sustainable management plans for agriculture in Cape Verde, water efficiency and water loss control of supply system in São Tomé  and emergency support to Mozambique to open water wells to provide access to water in the periurban area of Maputo and saving water awareness campaign.
     

    2. A. How are you measuring progress toward achieving your commitments? Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Other: By applying indicator developed by the technical assistance and stakeholder reports
    B. How are you assessing whether progress on commitments is leading toward change in the direction of the transformation?

    Monitoring and local verification 

    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Data and analysis
    • Human resources/capacity
    • Information management/tools

  • 4C
    Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides

    Core Commitments (1)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to a new way of working that meets people's immediate humanitarian needs, while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability over multiple years through the achievement of collective outcomes. To achieve this, commit to the following: a) Anticipate, Do Not Wait: to invest in risk analysis and to incentivize early action in order to minimize the impact and frequency of known risks and hazards on people. b) Reinforce, Do Not Replace: to support and invest in local, national and regional leadership, capacity strengthening and response systems, avoiding duplicative international mechanisms wherever possible. c) Preserve and retain emergency capacity: to deliver predictable and flexible urgent and life-saving assistance and protection in accordance with humanitarian principles. d) Transcend Humanitarian-Development Divides: work together, toward collective outcomes that ensure humanitarian needs are met, while at the same time reducing risk and vulnerability over multiple years and based on the comparative advantage of a diverse range of actors. The primacy of humanitarian principles will continue to underpin humanitarian action.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    Joined-up humanitarian-development analysis and planning towards collective outcomes

    • Mainstreaming of environmental sustainability and resilience in the Non-Governmental Development organisations (NGDO) Budget Lines of 2017 within the CPLP and East Timor countries.
    • Meeting of the national Coordination Unit of the Portuguese Operational Strategy For Humanitarian Action, which involves the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Administration (Civil Protection) and the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity, and Social Security.

    2. A. How are you measuring progress toward achieving your commitments? Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • By reporting to, or using reports prepared for, UN principal organs, UN governing boards, or other international bodies
    • Other: meetings
    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Funding amounts
    • Human resources/capacity
    • Multi-stakeholder coordination
    4. Highlight actions planned for 2018 to advance implementation of your commitments in order to achieve this transformation.

    • Reinforce the role of the national coordination unit for humanitarian aid and emergency, and to strengthen the institutional cooperation, closer institutional coordination and definition of mechanisms to support political priorities.
    • Mainstreaming of environmental sustainability, resilience and disaster risk reduction in the NGDO Budget Lines of 2018 and also green growth and resilience to climate change and environmental impacts. 

    5. What steps or actions are needed to make collective progress to achieve this transformation?

    Closer institutional coordination

    Keywords

    Humanitarian-development nexus

  • 5E
    Diversify the resource base and increase cost-efficiency

    Core Commitments (2)

    • Commitment
    • Core Responsibility
    • Commit to increase substantially and diversify global support and share of resources for humanitarian assistance aimed to address the differentiated needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises in fragile situations and complex emergencies, including increasing cash-based programming in situations where relevant.
    • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need Invest in Humanity
    • Commit to promote and increase predictable, multi-year, unearmarked, collaborative and flexible humanitarian funding toward greater efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of humanitarian action for affected people.
    • Invest in Humanity
    1. Highlight the concrete actions taken between 1 January – 31 December 2017 to implement the commitments which contribute to achieving this transformation. Be as specific as possible and include any relevant data/figures.

    • Contribution to CERF was increased. 
    • Contribution to UN appeal and projects to Cuba and other Caribbean islands following the Hurricane Irma.
    • Contribution to support refugees camps in Maratane (Mozambique) and Angola (from Kasai region).
    • Support to UN Agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF, UNRWA, WFP).
    • Funded emergency scholarship programmes for Syrian students in Portugal.

    2. A. How are you measuring progress toward achieving your commitments? Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Through existing, internal systems or frameworks for monitoring, reporting and/or evaluation.
    3. A. Please select no more than 3 key challenges faced in implementing the commitments related to this transformation. Only the categories selected by the organisation will be seen below.
    • Funding amounts
    • Human resources/capacity
    • Joined-up humanitarian-development analysis, planning, funding and/or response
    4. Highlight actions planned for 2018 to advance implementation of your commitments in order to achieve this transformation.

    Creation of a financial instrument to better link humanitarian responses to development coordination programmes and to wider humanitarian international response system.

    Keywords

    Humanitarian-development nexus