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…
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…
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…
Our second regional coordination meeting in Morocco took place in Rabat from 26th-28th January 2015 and was attended by 60 participants from 13 different Arab countries. It was organised in partnership with our hosts ISESCO as well as Qatar Charity and Al Waleed Foundation. The purpose of this meeting was to Read more…
More than 35 participants representing different Saudi civil society organisations attended the national consultation workshop in Riyadh on 17th September. It was hosted by Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation and in coordination with UNOCHA. In addition to the themes of the WHS, the role of humanitarian action in the midst of current Read more…
The Humanitarian Forum held the Libyan consultation in Tunisia due to the deteriorating security situation in Libya at the time. The consultation was hosted by Sheikh Tahir Azzawi Charitable Organisation on 3rd and 4th September 2014, with support from UN OCHA. It was attended by 70 participants representing the local and Read more…
There were 2 consultations organised in Palestine. The first took place in the West Bank, Ramallah and the second in Gaza on 13th and 14th December 2014 respectively. They were organised jointly by UN OCHA, Qatar Charity, The Humanitarian Forum and Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations Network (PNGO). Key recommendations from the Read more…
On 20th and 21st September 2014 in Amman, Jordan, we worked with Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organisation to take stock of the emerging themes from the consultations completed thus far in the MENA region. We discussed what held back effective humanitarian action and worked out rough plans to be fine-tuned through national Read more…
The Iraqi Red Crescent hosted the national consultation in Baghdad on 20th November 2014, in coordination with UN OCHA. The participants were from 23 different Iraqi civil society organisations. The themes of the WHS were discussed, with a focus on the need to maintain humanitarian principles and the sustainability of Read more…
The League of Arab States hosted the national consultation for civil society organisations in Egypt to prepare for the WHS. The event was held on 16th November 2014 in coordination with UNOCHA and was attended by 16 civil society organisations. The purpose of this workshop was to present the Egyptian Read more…