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Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  This commitment is consistent with Canadian foreign policy priorities, namely to “advance Canada’s values and interests through leadership and constructive engagement on key global issues with strategic partners, including at the UN and other multilateral institutions”. This includes increasing “support for peace operations, mediation, conflict-prevention, reconstruction and early recovery efforts.” (https://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/priorities-priorites.aspx?lang=eng)

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada pledged up to 600 military personnel to be available for possible deployment to UN peace operations. Complementing this, Canada announced a 3-year, CAD$ 450 million Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) to work on stabilization and fragile state policy, support coordinated Canadian responses to conflicts and crises abroad, and design and deliver stabilization initiatives. This includes scaled-up police and civilian deployments. As an early contribution through PSOPs, Canada has sought to reinforce the capacity of the UN for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. In September 2016, Canada announced up to CAD$ 25 million over three years to help enhance UN capacities in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding. The new funding comprises CAD$ 10 million over three years to the UN Department of Political Affairs, and up to CAD$ 15 million over three years to the UN Peacebuilding Fund.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is tracking progress through Global Affairs Canada annual reporting processes, as appropriate, as well as the reporting required by the terms and conditions of various programs.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Canada recognizes that crises are becoming increasingly complex. Increased investments in stability need to be accompanied by political will and leadership to drive peace initiatives forward.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada will host the 2017 UN Defence Ministerial on Peacekeeping as a means of continuing the work to support peace operations and make them more effective.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Remain engaged and invest in stability', what would it be

  Interventions in preventing, managing, or resolving violent conflict should be integrated to the extent possible. While it is important to address immediate causes and drivers of conflict, deeper factors contributing to conflict must also be considered.

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑5C - Invest in stability

Individual Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada supports measures to tangibly enhance the protection of civilians, including through the financial commitments noted above.
  
  Canadian Armed Forces manuals and training reflect Canada's obligations under the Law of Armed Conflict, as well as the need to ensure that only military objectives are engaged and that harm to civilians and civilian property is minimized. In light of reports of illegitimate use of weapons by some states and non-state actors, Canada has been calling for all parties to armed conflict, including non-state actors, to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) and to protect civilians.

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada endorsed the Kigali Principles in May 2016. In June 2016, Canada’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered a speech to the UN Security Council on the protection of civilians in UN peacekeeping operations, in which he highlighted the implementation of the Kigali Principles as an important measure for Member States to undertake. Canada has participated in high-level meetings of parties to expand endorsement and improve implementation of the Kigali Principles.
  
  Canada has contributed staff planning, technical expertise, and lessons learned in support of UN bodies and NATO committees to develop military best practice and policy to enhance the protection of civilians. In December 2016, Canada hosted an event on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. In addition, Canada recently signed on to the Safe Schools Declaration, and has participated in discussions about the use of explosive weapons in populated areas to strengthen compliance with IHL through education and accountability.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is tracking progress through Global Affairs Canada annual reporting processes, as appropriate, as well as the reporting required by the terms and conditions of various programs.
  
  In addition, Canada voluntarily submits responses on an annual basis to various international bodies on a wide range of issues (e.g. transparency on cluster munitions, transparency under the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines, military expenditure, implementation of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, etc.). Further, Canada participated in the review of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ compilation of military practice and policy.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  New mission mandates should be clear and include robust protection of civilians provisions where appropriate, and they must be matched with the resources to carry them out effectively.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada is working on plans to provide training to troop- and police-contributing countries which will include elements on protection of civilians. Canadian personnel will also continue to receive training on protection of civilians. Any Canadian military personnel deployed will do so with appropriate training, capabilities and rules of engagement.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Respect and protect civilians and civilian objects in the conduct of hostilities', what would it be

  The protection of civilians is key to most peace operations mandates. Contributing states should be upfront about any limitations on their personnel’s ability to carry out mandates as directed by the UN Security Council and Force and Police Commanders. This will help the mission adapt operations as necessary.

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada is a strong supporter of international humanitarian law and has signed and ratified relevant international instruments, including the 1949 Conventions and Additional Protocols. In addition, Canada has ratified seven UN human rights treaties and five optional protocols. Canada is also a committed State Party of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and supports its mandate to end impunity for serious international crimes.

• Achievements at a glance

  As a staunch supporter of the international human rights system, Canada works diligently to contribute to its effectiveness, including through multilateral and bilateral engagement, and financial support for projects that advance human rights. In 2016, Canada announced that it will contribute CAD $15 million over the next three years to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Furthermore, in June 2016, Canada announced that it supports the Political Declaration on the Suspension of the Veto in Cases of Mass Atrocities and the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council Action against Genocide, Crimes against Humanity or War Crimes. In country-specific situations, Canada has also issued statements recalling legal obligations and calling for accountability for violations and abuses of international law.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada consistently speaks out to condemn serious violations of international humanitarian law and serious violations and abuses of international human rights law, urging accountability for alleged perpetrators. How to do so consistently and through best available channels is the subject of regular internal discussions and meetings with humanitarian partners and civil society. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, progress will be integrated into reports by Global Affairs Canada, as appropriate.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  The main challenge to international humanitarian law lies in a lack of implementation by states and non-state actors. Efforts need to be focused on achieving greater compliance with the existing legal framework.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada will continue to promote respect for and compliance with international law as well as to call for accountability for alleged perpetrators.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Speak out on violations', what would it be

  States and non-state actors who are parties to armed conflict must acknowledge and take responsibility to act on their legal obligations. The establishment of an effective international mechanism aimed at improving compliance with IHL would advance this issue.

Joint Commitment

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada consistently promotes respect for international law. Notably, Canada was a driving force behind adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC), and remains committed to advancing its norms, including a complete ban on the use of anti-personnel mines, and to helping to achieve a world free of anti-personnel mines.

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada advocated for universalization of the APMBC at the UN General Assembly and APMBC multilateral meetings. At APMBC intersessionals, Canada chaired a panel on political will for universalization and implementation. Canada also advocated for creation of an APMBC group on universalization and committed publicly to participate in a universalization campaign. Canada joined the APMBC Committee on Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance to help states parties achieve the APMBC goal of a mine free world.
  
  Canada announced multi-year mine action support in Colombia for CAD $13.8 million for 2016-2021, and CAD $3.9 million in Ukraine. Canada also continued to contribute to mine action in Afghanistan as part of a multi-year CAD $20 million commitment until 2020. Further, Canada supported mine action in Iraq for CAD $6 million. Canada continues to support demining in Sri Lanka, and advocates for it to accede to the APMBC. In addition, Canada provided support to mine action as part of broader multi-sector humanitarian responses.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is not a mine-affected country. It reports on its mine action financial support to affected states as part of its annual transparency reports to the APMBC, Convention on Cluster Munitions, and Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II and Protocol V.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Canada is concerned about the recent increase in the number of victims, and also declining financial support internationally. Use of AP mines by non-state actors and some states have contributed to the increase in victims. Lack of information about mine-affected countries’ priorities and needs, coordination (among donors and among affected state stakeholders), and longer-term strategies and political will, contribute to funding decline.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada intends to join the APMBC universalization group and support the APMBC Austrian presidency’s universalization work. Canada will also continue to advocate for APMBC universalization in various multilateral fora, and bilaterally as opportunities arise.
  
  Canada will continue to serve on the APMBC Committee on Enhancement of Cooperation and Assistance and in particular help to support development of better stakeholder coordination and information sharing mechanisms.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Uphold the rules: a global campaign to affirm the norms that safeguard humanity', what would it be

  Anti-personnel mines kill and maim civilians and prevent reconstruction and development, and the risks that they pose outweigh their military value. Universalisation of the APMBC can end the suffering these weapons cause. Increased transparency, accountability, and stakeholder coordination can build stronger, longer-term stakeholder relationships to achieve a mine free world.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑People-centred approach

Individual Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada supports efforts to protect migrants and provide more regular and lawful opportunities for migration.

• Achievements at a glance

  On September 19, 2016, Canada, along with all other UN Member States, adopted the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants. Canada supports the development of a Global Compact on Refugees and a Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
  
  Canada also provided funding for a number of initiatives to support migrants in 2016. For example, Canada announced that it will contribute CAD $5.5 million over five years to support regional efforts in Asia aimed at strengthening policies and protection for migrant workers. https://www.international.gc.ca/asean/news-communiques/2016/09/20a_bg.aspx?lang=eng. Canada also announced support of CAD $5.75 million over two years to IOM to assist vulnerable migrants, especially women and children, in Haiti. In addition, Canada provides significant support to humanitarian partners, notably UNHCR and IOM, to help address the humanitarian needs of refugees and migrants worldwide.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress toward this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, commitments will be integrated into reports by Global Affairs Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, as appropriate.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  The September 2016 Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants highlighted the many challenges that migrants face. Canada sees the development of a Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration as a way to improve how the international community is responding to the challenges and opportunities of international migration. Through this process, Canada would like to see a Compact developed that promotes the value of more comprehensive, planned migration systems; helps identify gaps in existing international frameworks to appropriately regulate migration; and includes measures to protect the specific human rights of migrant women and girls.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada will continue to play an active role in the development of a Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, as well as explore options for scaling up programming in this area.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Address the vulnerabilities of migrants and provide more regular and lawful opportunities for migration', what would it be

  The international community must develop more effective approaches to managing migration, and step up efforts to ensure human dignity and the humane treatment of migrants.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Refugees

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑3A - Reduce and address displacement

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are key Canadian priorities.

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada is scaling up efforts to ensure that the needs of women and girls are addressed and integrated across its humanitarian policies and programming, and is prioritizing initiatives which focus on empowering women, and address sexual and gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Canada also supports humanitarian agencies whose activities include leadership training for women, for example, through renewed support to the Gender Standby Capacity Project (GenCap).
  
  As a member of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, Canada is also committed to strengthening existing internal and external guidance on gender equality and gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian response, and to providing multi-year funding for prevention and response to GBV in humanitarian contexts. For example, Canada is providing CAD $40.5 million in multi-year programming on sexual and gender-based violence with UNFPA in response to the crises in Syria and Iraq.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress toward this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, commitments will be integrated into relevant Global Affairs Canada reports, as appropriate. Partners noted above will also be reporting on these initiatives through their own reporting processes.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Fully addressing the needs of women and girls remains a challenge in humanitarian responses. Canada is working closely with its partners to ensure that the specific needs of women and girls are fully integrated into the design and implementation of, and follow-up to, all policies and programs.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada recently announced CDN $650 million over three years in funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Canada will also play an active role as a co-chair of the States Group of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies. In addition, Canada will revise its Humanitarian NGO Funding Guidelines to ensure that the needs of women and girls are fully integrated into the projects it supports.
  
  Canada will identify additional ways to support this commitment in conjunction with the results of its International Assistance Review, which will be finalized in 2017.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Empower and protect women and girls', what would it be

  Humanitarian and development actors should scale up efforts to effectively integrate the specific needs of women and girls into the design, implementation and follow-up phases of all policies and programs.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Gender

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑2D - Take concrete steps to improve compliance and accountability

Individual Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada is supportive of efforts which enable adolescents and young people to be agents of positive change.

• Achievements at a glance

  Support for this commitment is championed at the highest levels. Canada's Minister of International Development and La Francophonie is on the High-Level Steering Group for Every Woman Every Child, and is working to mobilize action on the empowerment of women, children, and adolescents, including in humanitarian and fragile settings. Further, as a member of the World Health Organization/Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights' High-Level Working Group for the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children, and Adolescents, the Minister is championing the adoption of human rights-based approaches to health at the country level, including drawing attention to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress towards this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, progress in these commitments will be integrated into reports by Global Affairs Canada and partners noted above, as appropriate.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Fully addressing the needs of adolescents and young people remains a challenge in humanitarian responses, and Canada is working with its partners to ensure that all crisis-affected people are included in the design, implementation and follow-up phases of humanitarian programming.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  In addition to ongoing implementation of the initiatives noted above, Canada will continue to look for ways to further advance this commitment. In particular, Canada will fund a number of new projects in Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan, from 2017 - 2019, which a focus on supporting adolescents and youth to develop leadership and life skills.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Enable adolescents and young people to be agents of positive transformation', what would it be

  Enabling adolescents and young people to be agents of positive transformation is key to crisis recovery.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Gender

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑3D - Empower and protect women and girls

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada has been actively exploring options to better support local humanitarian response actors.

• Achievements at a glance

  Through multi-year financial support under its Strategic Partnership with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), Canada is providing CAD $19.8 million from 2014-2019 in support of two initiatives aimed at strengthening the capacity of targeted Red Cross national societies in the Americas and Africa. These initiatives have been designed to be owned and led by each national society, with the guidance and support of the CRC and the IFRC. Canada is also continuing to support the IFRC's Emergency Disaster Assistance Fund.
  
  In addition, in 2016, Canada supported country-based pooled funds in Yemen, South Sudan, Iraq and CAR, as part of its increased efforts to provide support to local humanitarian actors. Canada also announced CAD $125 million, 2016-2020, for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank - a partnership of 15 churches and church-based agencies that manages a draw-down fund to provide food assistance. The majority of funding and programming flows to, and is being implemented by, local actors.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress toward this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, commitments will be integrated into relevant Global Affairs Canada reports, as appropriate. Partners noted above will also be reporting on these initiatives through their own reporting processes.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Local actors continue to face barriers in accessing international support. Funding that is available is often short term and restrictive. Further, in some cases, risk continues to be downloaded to local partners without adequate support.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Through Canada’s International Assistance Review process, Canada is examining tools and mechanisms to increase and improve assistance delivered by local and national responders. The review will be completed in 2017. Canada is also consulting with civil society organizations and partners to identify opportunities to deepen collaboration with local actors and remove barriers to partnership.
  
  In addition, Canada is actively participating in the Grand Bargain localization workstream and assisting in the development of definitions around funding for local actors and a localization marker.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems', what would it be

  Building the response capacity of local humanitarian actors is essential to more effectively meeting and reducing humanitarian needs over the long term.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Country-based pooled funds

• Specific initiatives

  ☑Grand Bargain

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑5A - Invest in local capacities

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada is committed to reducing vulnerability and to bridging the humanitarian-development nexus, including through joint planning and complementary programming.

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada is actively providing coherent financing and promoting collective outcomes. Canada’s response to the Syria and Iraq crises, for example, focuses on supporting refugees, IDPs and host communities concurrently, and Canada’s humanitarian and development teams have been working closely together to ensure complementarity in planning and delivering on our commitment to provide CAD $840 million in humanitarian assistance, and CAD $270 million in development assistance over the next three years.
  
  In addition, Canada committed to several new unearmarked, multi-year funding agreements, including: World Food Programme (CAD $125 million, 2016-2020), the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CAD $125 million, 2016-2020), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (CAD $6 million, 2016-2018), and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CAD $147 million, 2016-2020).
  
  Further, in 2016, the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) - supported in part by Canada - delivered cash or food transfers to some 8 million beneficiaries, up from 5 million in 2015.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress toward this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, commitments will be integrated into relevant Global Affairs Canada reports, as appropriate. Partners supported through the funding noted above will be reporting on results achieved through their own reporting processes.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Closer collaboration between humanitarian and development actors is needed to reduce vulnerability and build resilience. In particular, an increased focus on joint planning and analysis is required to drive this transformation forward.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada will continue to look for ways to further advance this commitment, including as part of the Grand Bargain workstreams, the New Way of Working Initiative, and through deeper collaboration with the World Bank.
  
  In particular, Canada is exploring options to further increase multi-year planning and funding, including supporting NGOs to undertake multi-year funding in countries where there is a multi-year HRP.
  
  Canada is also developing a three-year monitoring and evaluation plan to assess the outcomes of the multi-year response to the Syria and Iraq crises, and to identify avenues for strengthening multi-year programming.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides', what would it be

  The international community must work collectively, and across mandates, to effectively reduce vulnerability.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Cash ☑ Central Emergency Response Fund ☑ IDPs ☑ Refugees

• Specific initiatives

  ☑New Way of Working ☑ Grand Bargain

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑5D - Finance outcomes, not fragmentation: shift from funding to financing

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada is committed to reducing vulnerability and to bridging the humanitarian-development nexus, including through joint planning and complementary programming.

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada is supporting a new multi-year Resilience Initiative, valued at CAD $50 million over five years (2016-2020). Through a complementary mix of interventions, WFP, FAO and IFAD, will meet immediate food needs, while also addressing longer-term challenges to build resilience of vulnerable populations in Somalia, DRC, and Niger.
  
  Canada ratified the Paris Agreement in October 2016. To implement the Agreement, Canada has committed to deliver CAD $2.65 billion in climate finance to support developing countries to address climate change. Canada will be implementing this commitment in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
  
  Further, Canada hosted the Fifth Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas (March 2017). Canada has also been engaged in the “Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Indicators and Terminology Relating to Disaster Risk Reduction.” The resulting indicators and terminology will play a key role in implementing Sendai globally, including by framing the follow-up and reporting mechanisms on the Sendai targets.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress toward this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, commitments will be integrated into relevant Global Affairs Canada Reports, as appropriate. Partners noted above will also be reporting on these initiatives through their own reporting processes.
  
  Canada’s progress on Sendai will be tracked through its input to the Sendai reporting mechanism and, as appropriate, through other relevant commitments such as the “Regional Action Plan for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 in the Americas.”

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Closer collaboration between humanitarian and development actors is needed to reduce vulnerability and build resilience. In particular, an increased focus on joint planning and analysis is required to drive this transformation forward.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  In addition to ongoing implementation of the approaches and initiatives noted above, Canada will continue to work to further advance this commitment, including through the Grand Bargain worksteams. In particular, Canada will look for opportunities to deepen its engagement with the World Bank and the New Way of Working Initiative.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Invest according to risk', what would it be

  The international community must work collectively, and across mandates, to effectively reduce vulnerability.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Disaster Risk Reduction ☑ Food Security

• Specific initiatives

  ☑New Way of Working ☑ Grand Bargain

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

  ☑4B - Anticipate, do not wait, for crises ☑ 4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

• What led your organization to make the commitment?

  Canada is committed to reducing vulnerability and to bridging the humanitarian-development nexus, including through joint planning and complementary programming.

• Achievements at a glance

  Canada is actively providing coherent financing and promoting collective outcomes. Canada’s response to the Syria and Iraq crises, for example, focuses on supporting refugees, IDPs and host communities concurrently, and Canada’s humanitarian and development teams have been working closely together to ensure complementarity in planning and delivering on our commitment to provide CAD $840 million in humanitarian assistance, and CAD $270 million in development assistance over the next three years.
  
  In addition, Canada committed to several new unearmarked, multi-year funding agreements, including: World Food Programme (CAD $125 million, 2016-2020), the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CAD $125 million, 2016-2020), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (CAD $6 million, 2016-2018), and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CAD $147 million, 2016-2020).
  
  Much of Canada’s funding is unearmarked or loosely earmarked (e.g. to the regional level), allowing organizations the flexibility to adapt specific program activities as needed.

• How is your organization assessing progress

  Canada is actively tracking progress toward this commitment. In addition to assessing progress and reporting through the PACT, commitments will be integrated into relevant Global Affairs Canada Reports, as appropriate. Further, Canada’s progress against the WHS core financing commitments is captured in Canada’s Grand Bargain Report. Partners noted above will be reporting on these initiatives through their own reporting processes.

• Challenges faced in implementation

  Closer collaboration between humanitarian and development actors is needed to reduce vulnerability and build resilience. In particular, an increased focus on joint planning and analysis is required to drive this transformation forward.

• Next step to advance implementation in 2017

  Canada will continue to look for ways to further advance this commitment, including as part of the Grand Bargain workstreams, the New Way of Working Initiative, and through deeper collaboration with the World Bank.
  
  In particular, Canada is exploring options to further increase multi-year planning and funding, including supporting NGOs to undertake multi-year funding in countries where there is a multi-year HRP.
  
  Canada is also developing a three-year monitoring and evaluation plan to assess the outcomes of the multi-year response to the Syria and Iraq crises, and to identify avenues for strengthening multi-year programming.

• If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Finance outcomes, not fragmentation: shift from funding to financing', what would it be

  The international community must work collectively, and across mandates, to effectively reduce vulnerability.

• Cross cutting issues

  ☑Central Emergency Response Fund ☑ IDPs ☑ Refugees

• Specific initiatives

  ☑New Way of Working ☑ Grand Bargain

• Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

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