World Humanitarian Summit: Global Consultation
Co-Chairs' Summary
WHS Given the growing scale of humanitarian needs around the world and an ever more complex humanitarian landscape, the Secretary-General called for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 23 and 24 May 2016. As a culmination of an inclusive multi-stakeholder process over eighteen months and engaging more than 23,000 people in over 151 countries, the Global Consultation was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 14 to 16 October 2015. The Government of Switzerland hosted the Global Consultation and co-chaired it with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (pdf)
The growing need for humanitarian aid means we must find a new approach to development
The relationship between humanitarian and development assistance urgently requires attention
The Guardian "The relationship between humanitarian and development assistance urgently requires attention because the evidence has never been more clear that the distinctions between them are artificial. The wall needs to come down: addressing humanitarian crises is not only a prerequisite of sustainable development but also a necessity if the SDGs are to be achieved," have written Kristalina Georgieva and Borge Brende for The Guardian. (Photo: IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation/flickr)
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