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Dr Hany El-Banna’s statement to the government and other global leaders at The World Humantarian Summit in Istanbul
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Advocacy
Supporting Syria and The Region
On February 4th 2016, the UK, Norway, Germany, the United Nations and Kuwait co-hosted the 2016 Supporting Syria and the Region conference in London. This was the fourth annual pledging conference and this year it aimed to raise $8.96 billion for UN inter-agency appeals and affected regional governments. Over 70 Read more…
Advocacy
World Humanitarian Summit Partners Meeting
Over two days on 4-5th December 2015, The Humanitarian Forum facilitated a meeting with our WHS partners i.e. the organisations who put together national consultations in 35 countries between January 2014 and November 2015. Together we discussed the role of humanitarian NGOs in re-shaping aid. So far, our national consultations have Read more…
Coordination
Qatar’s Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities
On 27th-29th December 2015, The Humanitarian forum led a stakeholders meeting and a 2-day workshop on training, capacity building etc with the newly established Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA). We have been working with RACA since Summer 2015, both in Qatar and in the UK. RACA are a newly Read more…
Syria
Strengthening the Role of Syrian Civil Society
Strengthening the role of Syrian civil society is a primary concern for humanitarian organisations working in and around Syria. Over the course of two days on 6th & 7th December 2015, The Humanitarian Forum held a consultative conference with INGOs and NGOs in these regions to discuss education, livelihood and Read more…
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The 36th national consultation in Islamabad Pakistan
The 36th national consultation in Islamabad, Pakistan to discuss the aims of the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. Thanks to Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for their support and organisation. الورشة الوطنية 36 فى اسلاماباد باكستان لمناقشة أهداف القمة الإنسانية في اسطنبول والتى تنظمها الأمم المتحدة فى عام 2016. Read more…
Advocacy
The World Humanitarian Summit – Part of the process
Our work on the World Humanitarian Summit is part of identifying how our strengths can aid those most vulnerable in this global humanitarian system. Our thanks to Ban Ki-moon for initiating this much needed process.
Advocacy
Update on the humanitarian needs in Yemen
As the conflict in Yemen rages on, humanitarian needs only multiply. The extract below is part of longer, more informative statement from Johannes Van Der Klaauw, the UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Yemen: “We welcome any initiatives that seek to reduce the level of violence, notably shelling and coalition airstrikes in Read more…
Advocacy
WHS Middle East & North Africa Consultation Meeting
After months of national consultations, The Humanitarian Forum among other participants, was invited to join the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting on 3rd and 4th March 2015 to discuss the findings. The regional meeting took place in Amman, Jordan and aimed to present data and ideas about categorising and understanding Read more…
Advocacy
Failing Syria
Here at The Humanitarian Forum, we wanted to highlight the dialogue fatigue that surrounds the crisis in Syria. Various recent newspaper articles have pointed out the apathy from the general public but there is also the same lacklustre feeling emanating from the political, diplomatic and financial forces that can make Read more…