Humanitarian Action Training workshops were delivered at regional level in 2009, targeting Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) members, regional Cluster Lead Agency representatives, and OCHA Regional Disaster Response Advisors. The training complemented ongoing capacity-building initiatives focusing on Humanitarian and Resident Coordinators (OCHA-led) and cluster coordinators (organized by each Global Cluster).

The training aimed to strengthen the capacity of HCTs to lead and coordinate effective humanitarian action, and was participatory, encouraging learning through the sharing of country level experiences and challenges. The training equipped participants with a broader understanding of key concepts and principles underpinning effective humanitarian action, guidance on the role and responsibilities of the HCT and cluster lead agencies, the importance of building and strengthening partnerships, and ways to identify and access appropriate tools and resources to support humanitarian response.

Humanitarian Action Workshop for the Central Asia Region, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 10-12 March 2009

Humanitarian Action Workshop for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Panama, 28-29 April 2009

Humanitarian Action Workshop for Middle East and North Africa, Cairo, 2-3 June 2009

Informal evaluations of the Cluster approach in 2006 identified a need to provide targeted training to current and potential cluster leads on the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to effectively lead cluster groups at the field level. Following a training needs analysis, OCHA, together with IASC partners, developed a Cluster/Sector Lead Training Programme (CSLT)

The Cluster/Sector Lead Training Programme (CSLT) was delivered in 2007 to provide targeted training to cluster coordinators on the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to effectively lead cluster groups at the field level.