Breaking Down the Silos Webinar Series - Good Practices and Tips from the Field on Working with National and Local Actors Global Cluster Coordinators Group, 23 May 2017

The “Inter-Cluster Coordination: Breaking Down Silos” webinar series was initiated by the Global Cluster Coordinators Group (Global Clusters and OCHA) to exchange good practices among field coordination staff, encourage cross-sectoral collaboration and share ideas amongst the humanitarian community. The webinar series invites current field based cluster coordinators, inter-cluster coordinators, NGOs, together with Global Cluster Coordinators to provide practical, constructive suggestions around a range of topics that can be applied in daily coordination work. Taking forward the commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit on reinforcing national capacity, this webinar explores practical steps that can be taken by OCHA, Clusters and INGOs to strengthen the role of national1 actors in humanitarian coordination and response.

This document compiles the main points raised both in preparatory sessions as well as during the webinar. The following themes were addressed during the webinar:

• Strengthening the role of national authorities
• Strengthening the voice of national NGOs in coordination
• Enhancing the role of NGOs in Clusters
• Leveraging resources and strengthening the capacity of national NGOs.