OCHA’s first humanitarian symposium looks to the future of aid
The humanitarian landscape is evolving, with global challenges – such as climate change, population growth, rapid and unplanned urbanization, and food and water insecurity – leaving more and more people at risk. At the same time, new types of organizations are becoming increasingly involved in emergency response, from telecommunications companies to diaspora groups.
These changes raise questions: what will the humanitarian system look like in future? What kind of relationships will it have with key groups including donors and beneficiaries? Where will the international humanitarian system stand in, for example, 2025?
On 12 December 2013, a high-level panel will debate this question and try to visualize the future of humanitarian action at OCHA’s inaugural Humanitarian Symposium, which will be held at UN Headquarters in New York.
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The symposium will be webcast. Members of the public can join the discussion on Twitter with the hashtag #aid2025. For more information see http://www.unocha.org/what-we-do/policy/events/humanitarian-symposium-2013.
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