The Humanitarian Leadership Group on Supply Chain (HLGSC) project aims to drive coordinated action among key humanitarian actors,improving the humanitarian supply chain’s efficiency and effectiveness.

This will be delivered via a series of thematic workshops on supply chain to identify where cooperation on a more strategic approach could lead to improvements in delivery of aid.

The initiative is expected to deliver a set of mature and actionable measures for the humanitarian supply chain system change which will improve the humanitarian aid on short- and long- term.


launch conference

The Humanitarian Leadership Group on Supply Chain Conference took place on 4 December 2024 and brought together key humanitarian actors, including UN Agencies, NGOs, private and public donors and academia. 


The meeting laid the groundwork for a collaborative effort to identify solutions and best practices in supply chain management.

Workshops

The initiative is implemented as a collaborative effort to identify solutions and best practices in supply chain management. Five thematic workshops are organized in 2025. These workshops will be hosted and co-led by participating organizations and Member States (WFP, UNICEF, IRC, NRC, WEF, France, etc.) with DG ECHO driving the process.

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Procurement

About strengthening cooperation and innovative practices, with the objective of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement practices.

12-14 May 2025


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Environmental sustainability

On ways to reduce the carbon footprint of humanitarian organizations, with the goal of consistently monitoring and mitigating the environmental impact of supply chains.

12-14 May 2025


Digit

Digitalisation

On ways to optimise supply chain digital solutions, with the goal of improving interoperability, coordination, collaboration and decision-making.

June 30 - 2 July 2025


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Preparedness

On strategies for making supply chains more resilient, especially for local communities and local supply chains through a strategic and risk-informed approach.

8-11 September 2025


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Localisation

On ways to support local actors in leading supply chain management, with the objective of increasing the resilience of national and regional supply chains and optimising their use during international responses.

8-11 September 2025



Final Conference


The outputs of these workshops will be presented at a final conference, to be held at leaders' level by the end of 2025 in Brussels. The conference will provide a platform for humanitarian leaders to debate and agree on a concrete set of actions to improve supply chain management in the humanitarian system.



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