World Humanitarian Summit Updates

During the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), UN Member States, Civil Society Organizations, private sector and media gathered on the topic of Transforming Humanitarian Action with and for Young...

Dear Colleagues, With this message we would like to brief you on important developments post-World Humanitarian Summit and call for your action to continue the momentum. The World Humanitarian Summit...

The Agenda for Humanity The world is at a critical juncture. 130 million people around the world are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection – the highest numbers since the Second...

The World Humanitarian Summit regional consultation for North and South-East Asia was held in Tokyo, Japan on 23 and 24 July 2014. It was co-hosted by the Government of Japan, Government of Indonesia...

SYNTHÈSE DES PRINCIPALES CONSTATATIONS Les engagements issus du Sommet mondial sur l'action humanitaire témoignent du large soutien que recueille le Programme d'action pour l'humanité et ses cinq...

This document contains the priorities and recommendations of youth who participated in the consultation process leading up to and including the WHS Global Youth Consultation (GYC) in Doha, Qatar,...

INTRODUCTION The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) is an initiative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Kimoon. The WHS seeks to map out a new approach to humanitarian action that is better attuned...

Introduction OCHA’s Private Sector Section (PSS) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency hosted a business consultation on 10 June 2015 in The Hague, Netherlands. 72 representatives from the private...

Introduction The Government of Luxembourg and the Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC), led by the World Food Programme (WFP), hosted a World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) Business Consultation...

(New York, 22 September 2016): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on global leaders, civil society and international organizations to take forward major changes to address the...

During the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, held from 23 to 24 May 2016 in Istanbul, world leaders came together with a common purpose: to reaffirm their commitment to humanity and chart a...

Summary of Key Findings The commitments generated through the World Humanitarian Summit indicate broad-based support for the Agenda for Humanity and its five core responsibilities. The sheer volume -...

1. Introduction In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus...

1. Introduction In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus...

INTRODUCTION In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus...

1. Introduction In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus...

1. Introduction In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus...

We live in a world where conflicts, natural disasters and disease are driving ever greater numbers of people to seek desperate remedies for their hunger, safety and survival. The world has never been...

New Youth Compact to reshape humanitarian work signed at the World Humanitarian Summit The first World Humanitarian Summit convened by UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon and hosted by the...