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…
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.
The Humanitarian Forum alongside UN OCHA and Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organisation hosted the national consultation workshop in Jordan. It was attended by 20 representatives from national and international humanitarian organisations. Important points raised at the consultation included: the difference in traditions and cultural norms between the refugee communities and host Read more…
On 18th June, the Yemen branch of The Humanitarian Forum organised the Yemeni national consultation in partnership with Islamic Relief Yemen and UN OCHA. The consultation was attended by 60 representatives of local NGOs and civil society organisations. Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basendwah and Minister of Planning and Cooperation, Mr. Read more…
Since January 2014, The Humanitarian Forum has been working on the global consultation process ahead of The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), which will be held in Istanbul in 2016. The World Humanitarian Summit is an initiative by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to improve humanitarian action. Through the two-year consultation process, Read more…
Our Qatar consultation was organised in partnership with Qatar Red Crescent, Qatar Charity and UN OCHA. It was held on May 24th, 2014 at the headquarters of Qatar Red Crescent Society in Doha. 24 organisations were represented including a variety of INGOs and local Qatari charitable and humanitarian organisations with Read more…