What We Do
Advisory
& Operational Services
Through tailored consulting and project management, HDN
provides advisory and operational services in a variety of
activities:
• Review
and evaluation of organizational strategies
• Programme design and project development strategies
• Facilitation of private and public sector partnerships
(PPPs)
• Advice on corporate social responsibility strategies
(CSR)
• Coordination of events and fora
• Facilitation of international workshops and meetings, and
private bilateral meetings in support of the
humanitarian-development agenda
• Drafting of strategy, programme, and budget documents;
Key
Sectors
HDN works in:
•
Humanitarian aid and coordination
• Disaster risk reduction and risk management
• Global migration including refugee and displacement
problems
• Environment/climate change and poverty reduction
• Food security
• Health
In its first four years of operation, HDN has undertaken a
variety of assignments in Geneva and outside by both its
partners as well as with collaborating associates.
Clients
Among its clients are the Swiss Agency for Development
Cooperation (SDC, Bern), the Permanent Mission of
Switzerland to the UN (Geneva) and a consortium of donors,
the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
(UN/ISDR, Geneva), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR, Geneva), the UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Centre for Humanitarian
Dialogue (HDC, Geneva), the World Society for the
Protection of Animals (WSPA, London), Geneva University,
EPFL (Lausanne), the Fleet Forum (Geneva), the German
Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV, Bonn), the Global
Risk Forum (GRF)/International Disaster and Risk Conference
(IDRC, Davos), and InSTEDD (Innovative Support to
Emergencies, Diseases & Disasters, Palo Alto, CA, USA).