International Human Resources Good Practice Conference: Report and Recommendations

As part of the start Transforming Surge Capacity project, an International Human Resources Good Practice Conference under the heading ‘Are Current HR Practices for Emergency Response Fit for Purpose?’ was organised by the CHS Alliance and held in London on 26th January and 27th January 2017. The agenda for the conference can be found in Appendix 1.

The conference was attended by representatives from the following agencies – Action Aid, CHS Alliance, Oxfam, Save the Children, British Red Cross, Action Against Hunger, Plan International, CAFOD, Care International, International Medical Corps, Tearfund, Christian Aid, Interhealth, The Brooke and Islamic Relief. Representatives came from UK, USA, Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Canada.