World Humanitarian Day

Panel Discussion on the margins of the UN's Humanitarian Week entitled: The Spirit of Humanity : On the Past, Present, and Future of Principled Humanitarian Action . Watch the Spirit of Humanity: On the Past, Present, and Future of Principled Humanitarian Action. Panel on the Humanitarian Principles! Meetings & Events

   On December 11, 2025, UNFPA will launch its 2026 Humanitarian Action Overview (HAO), an annual report that highlights the organization's critical work in crisis settings. In 2026, more than 61 million women and girls of reproductive age will require humanitarian assistance . Conflict, persecution, and climate shocks continue to uproot millions, while attacks on health and protection services leave women and girls without safe places to give birth, seek care after violence, or access contraception. Crises are accelerating faster than systems can respond, pushing communities beyond their limits — with women and girls bearing a disproportionate share of the consequences. At the heart of UNFPA's mission is a simple and enduring principle: no woman should die giving life, and no woman or girl should face violence or exploitation. Even where systems collapse, UNFPA remains committed to ensuring access to quality, life-saving sexual and reproductive health and GBV services when t...

On 11-12 December, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Foundation will co-host a hybrid Global Humanitarian Forum (GHPF) for the first time since 2019. 2025 marks the year in which international cooperation took a drastic turn and put the global humanitarian system under unprecedented strain. The massive funding crisis that emerged hit children, women and men living amid conflict and crisis hardest. It forced the entire humanitarian system to make impossible decisions and hyper-prioritize who gets support. Urgent collective action to protect people by upholding principles and norms and enforcing international humanitarian law is overdue. Related Documents;  Concept note  of the  2025 Global Humanitarian Policy Forum . Watch the (Part 1) 2025 Global Humanitarian Policy Forum - Our shared global responsibility: Holding the line together! Live Meetings & Events

   The Central Emergency Response Fund High-Level Pledging Event for 2026: 20 years of saving lives together . Event hosted in collaboration with the Governments of Ireland and the Philippines The 2026 High-Level Pledging Event will:Celebrate CERF's 20-year legacy of alleviating human suffering around the world through rapid, strategic and catalytic funding , including the launch of the CERF@20 campaign ; Reaffirm CERF's pivotal role in responding to conflict-driven crises, enabling partners to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection services to the most vulnerable. Highlight CERF's growing role in acting in anticipation of, and response to, climate-related humanitarian crises, helping the most vulnerable communities build resilience and adaptive capacity against future threats. Showcase CERF's impact in supporting current reform efforts towards a more effective and impactful humanitarian system that is driven by local priorities. Address CERF's...

The CERF@20 campaign marks the 20th anniversary (in 2025) of the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), a global fund providing rapid funding for life-saving aid in crises, celebrating its impact, showcasing achievements in climate action and anticipatory aid, and launching a High-Level Pledging Event to secure increased funding for future humanitarian needs , especially as crises grow. It highlights CERF's catalytic role in getting money to people before disasters strike and in under-resourced emergencies. Key Aspects Celebration & Advocacy : Commemorating two decades of CERF's existence (established in 2005) and advocating for sustained or increased donor support. High-Level Pledging Event : A key part of the campaign, this UN event aims to mobilize financial resources for CERF to address growing humanitarian needs. Focus on Innovation : Highlighting CERF's work in areas like anticipatory action (acting before a crisis) and climate action, including the...

Hurricane Melissa , one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, left a trail of destruction across the northern Caribbean. The Category 5 hurricane caused widespread loss of life, damage to infrastructure, and large-scale displacement across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. Watch the Member States Briefing on the Humanitarian Response to Hurricane Melissa! Live Meetings & Events