World Humanitarian Day

  2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment from 18-20 June 2025 - Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. 15:00 - 18:00: HAS closing session and continuation of general statements. Closing remarks by:Ms. Salwa Elsadik, WADI, Sudan. Ms. Jeannette Frangieh Kaadou, Founder and Director, Himaya Daeem Aataa (HDA). Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director, Financing and Partnerships Division, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Ms. Maritza Chan-Valverde, HAS Vice-President Ambassador. Related Documents:  Full programme . Watch the 2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment - Economic and Social Council, 32nd Plenary Meeting! Economic and Social Council

  2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment from 18-20 June 2025 - Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. 10:00 - 13:00: High-level panel discussion 4 - Reimagining the humanitarian system: innovative models to save lives, reduce suffering and promote peoples' resilience and livelihoods As the world grapples with the effects of growing and sustained conflict, climate change, and cataclysmic shifts in international order, humanitarians have no option but to innovate. Innovation goes beyond leveraging private sector innovation and technology; it is about reflecting on the system, whom humanitarians engage and how humanitarians work with each other, host governments, new and existing partners, and above all, people affected by humanitarian crises, to reach those in need in the most effective and impactful way. In this context, upholding and reinforcing humanitarian norms and principles remain paramount. At the same time, we must not lose sight of our core work. This panel will integ...

    2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 18-20 June 2025 - Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. 15:00 - 18:00: High-level panel discussion 3 - Mobilizing and adapting humanitarian financing for an effective and efficient response. Today, more than 300 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance , with the UN and its partners requiring $44.7 billion to support just 186 million of the most vulnerable with life-saving protection and assistance. With the humanitarian sector facing a deeply precarious financial situation, the consequences of a shortfall are dire; people will die and needs among the most vulnerable, including women and girls, will grow, leading to unfathomable outcomes. This panel will demonstrate the real consequences of a widening humanitarian financing gap in terms of the impacts on affected people and humanitarian partners' ability to respond. It will attempt to make the case for a broader humanitarian movement – one that meaningfully engages ...

2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment from 18-20 June 2025 - Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. 10:00 - 13:00 High-level panel discussion 2 - The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: promoting respect for and good practices in the application of international humanitarian law. Despite decades of consensus and progress on international humanitarian law to minimize suffering in times of war, the human toll of armed conflict remains widespread and violations prevalent. While conflict fuels the need for humanitarian assistance , the conduct of parties impedes and endangers humanitarian organizations and prevents people from getting the aid that they require. The foundations of IHL appear to be under attack. With concrete examples from the field, this panel will aim to articulate the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict – including for women and children – and the criticality of compliance with IHL to protect civilians and ensure their basic needs are met. It will ...

    2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment   from 18-20 June 2025 - Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. 15:00 - 18:00: HAS general discussion. Related Documents:  Full programme . Watch the 2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment - Economic and Social Council, 28th Plenary Meeting! Economic and Social Council

Side event of the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment. Health care is under attack - violations that are strictly prohibited under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and other international legal frameworks. According to WHO's Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) , which systematically documents and verifies incidents of violence against health care , since its establishment in 2018, more than 8000 incidents of attacks on health care have been documented from 22 countries/territories. In 2025 alone, WHO has documented close to 500 incidents from 13 countries/territories. The objectives of the meeting are as follows: • To recall the importance of resolutions and mechanisms that call on all actors to take accountable actions in legal, operational and policy measures to prevent and protect medical facilities against attacks and ensure the right to health for all. 2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment Side Event Concept Note Page 3 • To share experiences with ...

2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment from 18-20 June 2025 - Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. 10:00 - 11:30: HAS Opening session Opening remarks by: Ms. Maritza Chan-Valverde, HAS Vice-President Ambassador (moderation) Mr. Bob Rae, ECOSOC President Ambassador Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Remarks from local actors: Ms. Nour Hussein Al Sewaty (Mama Nour), Shamaa Organization, Sudan Ms. Sahar Safi, Executive Director, SEYAM Development, Education and Services Organization (SDESO), Afghanistan Mr. Amjad Shawwa, Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO), Palestine 11:30 - 13:00: High-level panel discussion 1 - The humanitarian reset: a dialogue with principals on the future of humanitarian action Drawing on messages on the Humanitarian Reset, the opening segment foresees a courageous and frank dialogue with humanitarian principals about the future of the humanitarian system – ...