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Protecting Health Care in Armed Conflict: From Legal Commitments to Access and Implementation.

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Attacks on health care continue at alarming levels across armed conflicts, affecting health workers, patients, hospitals, ambulances, and other medical infrastructure. Their consequences extend beyond individual incidents: attacks and other conflict-related disruptions can reduce access to medicines and vaccines, interrupt essential services, displace health workers, disrupt supply chains and electricity, and deepen existing inequalities in access to health care . Ten years after the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2286 on protection of the wounded and sick, medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical duties in armed conflict , attacks on health care remain a persistent feature of many armed conflicts . While international humanitarian law and international human rights law provide clear legal obligations to protect medical personnel, patients, facilities and transport, significant challenges remain in translating this into meaningf...
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Inaugural Meeting of Signatories to the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel.

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At High-Level Week 2026, the Ministerial Group for the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel will co-host an event marking one year since the launch of the Declaration . Ministers will highlight tangible actions they are taking that advance the objectives of the Declaration. The event will: Demonstrate the global impact of the Declaration , by sharing practical steps taken to strengthen the protection of humanitarian personnel, while acknowledging remaining gaps and calling for stronger collective action. Highlight the experiences of humanitarian personnel through in-person and video addresses, recognising the ongoing risks to their safety and security. Underscore the role of the Declaration in the multilateral system to promote adherence to international humanitarian law and strengthen accountability . One year on, signatories are turning political commitment into practical actions to strengthen the protection of humanitarian personnel . Over 125 Member and Obs...
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Humanitarian Diplomacy in Practice: Diplomacy as Enablers of Humanitarian Action.

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   This session builds on previous discussions on Humanitarian Diplomacy series at UNGA 79, and 80, RIHF4 with an emphasis on how states, regional actors and humanitarian organizations can better align diplomatic engagement efforts with humanitarian priorities "on the ground" to secure access, protect civilians , and uphold humanitarian commitments across contexts—particularly in the Middle East and neighboring regions . Related Sites and Documents:  More Information . Watch humanitarian Diplomacy in Practice: Diplomacy as Enablers of Humanitarian Action! 01:26:46 Meetings & Events
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Call to Action for Palestinian Children in the West Bank and Gaza.

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Three years into the conflict, Gaza's humanitarian crisis remains catastrophic despite the ceasefire of 10 October 2025. The humanitarian situation facing Palestinian children remains deeply alarming. To deliver on the humanitarian promises of UN Security Council Resolution 2803 towards children in Gaza and safeguard the future of children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, urgent action is needed to protect Palestinian children and address the deepening humanitarian crisis across the oPt. International law, including international humanitarian law (IHL) must be respected, including protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to ensure safe and unimpeded humanitarian access. Additionally, this entails addressing the specific vulnerabilities of children and facilitating safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access to meet their essential needs. Those who commit violations of IHL must be held accountable. The discussion aims to: Draw urgent attention to the...
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Religions, Traditions, Cultures and Reproductive Health: Transformative Approaches, Innovative Transnational Partnerships, for more resilient health systems and the achievement of the SDGs in a complex humanitarian and security context.

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High-Level Side Event on the subject of Religions, Traditions, Cultures and Reproductive Health: Transformative Approaches, Innovative Transnational Partnerships, for more resilient health systems and the achievement of the SDGs in a complex humanitarian and security context. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept Note . Watch the Religions, Traditions, Cultures and Reproductive Health: Transformative Approaches, Innovative Transnational Partnerships, for more resilient health systems and the achievement of the SDGs in a complex humanitarian and security context! 00:49:19 Meetings & Events
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87 Million Lives: Delivering on the Promise.

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The Ministerial-level flagship event will be cohosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the European Union and OCHA. It will take stock of what has been achieved towards the objective of mobilizing US$23 billion to reach the 87 million people facing the most severe and life-threatening humanitarian needs within the broader response set out in the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview , which targets 135 million people worldwide. The event is a moment of recognition, accountability and action, built around one urgent question: what will it take to reach the 87 million people hardest hit by crisis—and who can make it happen? It will recognize the Member States, refugee-hosting countries, regional partners, private sector and philanthropists, and others supporting the humanitarian response; show (not tell), through data, league tables and human testimony, what funding has delivered — and what the gap is costing; and mobilize commitments for the final quarter of 2026. The message is clear: re...
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Humanitarian Diplomacy that Safeguards International Humanitarian Law.

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The event will contribute to raising awareness and fostering greater understanding among United Nations Member States and the wider international community regarding their role and responsibility in humanitarian diplomacy and the protection of civilians and aid workers in conflict . The high-level event , organized by the European Union and Ireland, and co-sponsored by the African Union, Brazil, Jordan will focus on the following issues:  Challenges around respect for IHL and principled humanitarian access in the current geopolitical context The case for diplomatic and political tools to address the current humanitarian challenges Examples from the ground: humanitarian diplomacy and the safeguarding of IHL ; examples on engaging parties to conflicts, including non-state armed groups, de facto authorities, and regional actors; drawing in particular on the experiences made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Lebanon. Developments within the UN80 process and the Huma...
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