World Humanitarian Day

On 11-12 December, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Foundation will co-host a hybrid 2025 Global Humanitarian Policy Forum  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 Sites and Documents:  Concept note . (Part 2) 2025 Global Humanitarian Policy Forum - Our shared global responsibility: Holding the line together Meetings & Events

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