Supporting longer term development in crises at the nexus: Lessons from Cameroon
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Executive summary
This Cameroon country report contributes to a multi-country study1 focusing on the role of development actors in addressing people’s longer term needs, risks and vulnerabilities, and supporting operationalisation of the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus.
This is pertinent to the Covid-19 response, involving both immediate lifesaving assistance and longer term support for health systems, socioeconomic impacts and peacebuilding.2 Experience in Cameroon can inform global policy and practice for several reasons.
Cameroon moved from a position of stability to three concurrent crises in the last five years, providing a learning opportunity for development actors adapting to deepening crises. It featured in an Inter-Agency Standing Committee’s (IASC) study on financing the nexus,3 presenting opportunities to build on these findings. Cameroon is a priority count
After seven months of research and deliberation, the UN secretary-general’s high-level panel has finally delivered its proposals for reforming humanitarian financing. The ideas are not startlingly new, but, four months ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit, is this now a framework that might actually be adopted and help close the gap between soaring needs and dwindling resources?
Title: Human Resources Specialist (Organizational Development)
Objective: Human Resources and Administration (HRA) department established a consultancy opportunity as a replacement for current staff who will be on maternity leave to continue the HR ongoing work and project implementation within ADPC regarding organizational development. The consultant aims to provide HRA and management with the required technical advice and support in new HRA manual implementations and to respond to the needs of revision of strategic HRA processes of ADPC.
Background:
ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media and other key stakeholders. In addition to its headquarter in Bangkok, Thailand, ADPC currently has offices/representation in 11 additional countries.