The Pride in the Humanitarian System consultation was held in Bangkok in June 2018, bringing together over 120 representatives from diverse SOGIESC CSOs and communities, and other stakeholders in the humanitarian system including international NGOs, United Nations agencies, and donors. Over four days Pride in the Humanitarian System participants explored:
- Humanitarian architecture and processes
- Case studies of past diverse SOGIESC exclusion from preparedness and response
- Thematic focus areas for diverse SOGIESC inclusion
- Barriers to and enablers of diverse SOGIESC inclusion
- Tools or approaches for achieving diverse SOGIESC inclusion.
This culminated in representatives from three regional groups - South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific - drafting work plans, and the creation of a Call to Action from community participants to humanitarian actors. The consultation was planned and organised by a core group of six organisations from the humanitarian and diverse SOGIESC sectors: APCOM, APTN, ASC, Edge Effect, IPPF and UNWomen (see Annex 7 for organisational details). Supplementing internal resources from these organisations, the Australian Government provided financial support for the consultation and participation of a wide range of diverse SOGIESC CSOs and community members.
