International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) 2022-2024 International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) 2022-2024 ICVA is a global network of non-governmental organisations whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by working collectively and independently to influence policy and practice. ICVA seeks to promote and advocate for human rights and a humanitarian perspective in national, regional and global debates and responses. The respective top outcomes per ICVA's 2030 vision and focus area 2022-2024 include three focus areas: Forced Migration, Coordination and (quality) Financing. ICVA är ett globalt nätverk av icke-statliga organisationer vars uppdrag är att främja ett principfast och effektivt humanitärt bistånd. ICVA förespråkar mänskliga rättigheter och ett humanitärt perspektiv i biståndet och fokuserar på områdena: 1) Tvångsfördrivning; 2) Humanitär Finansiering; 3) Humanitär samordning; och 4) Transformationer.
Sedan ICVA skapades 1962 har det vuxit till ett nätverk som når över 8 000 organisationer via 140 icke-statliga medlemsorganisationer verksamma i 160 länder. Hälften av ICVA-medlemmarna har sitt huvudkontor i den globala södern. Sekretariatet har sitt säte i Genève med regionala nav i Asien (Bangkok); MENA (Amman) och Afrika (Nairobi och Dakar) och en representation för Latinamerika (Guadalajara/Mexiko – Paso Libre). ICVA har varit Sida-partner sedan 2006, genom ett nytt avtal för perioden 2022-2024 ger Sida oöronmärkt kärnstöd till deras programansats. ICVA is a global network of non-governmental organisations whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by working collectively and independently to influence policy and practice. ICVA seeks to promote and advocate for human rights and a humanitarian perspective in national, regional and global debates and responses. The respective top outcomes per ICVA's 2030 vision and focus area 2022-2024 include three focus areas:

Focus Area 1 - Forced Migration
ICVA will support members in their work to improve protection, assistance and durable solutions for refugees, IDPs, stateless persons and migrants in vulnerable situations (ICVA 2030).

(1) - Collective NGO engagement and influence in FM policy is strengthened.
(2) - NGO understanding of global and regional mobility governance processes is enhanced.
(3) - Alliances by other NGOs and key stakeholders that promote the rights of refugees, IDPs and migrants in vulnerable situation are supported.

Focus Area 2  Coordination
ICVA will work to strengthen the collective ability of NGOs to actively engage in, influence or lead humanitarian coordination mechanisms to ensure they are inclusive, contextualised and accountable (ICVA 2030).
(4) - Principled and coordinated NGO intervention in humanitarian settings is enhanced through strengthened NGO coordination and engagement on humanitarian access issues.
(5) - ICVA and its members are better prepared to individually and collectively address the impacts of COVID-19 and of future pandemics and their advocacy for equitable vaccine delivery to vulnerable communities is coordinated, targeted and effective.
(6) - Coordination mechanisms at national, regional and global levels are more inclusive.

Focus Area 3 - Financing
ICVA will work to ensure financing of humanitarian action meets the needs of populations affected by crises while ensuring adequate NGO access to principled, quality funding (ICVA 2030).
(7) - NGOs have improved access to quality funding that is predictable, timely, and flexible
(8) - NGOs benefit from reduced administrative burdens in partnership agreements
(9) - NGO organisational capacity on risk management is strengthened