World Humanitarian Day

Ministerial-level Member States Virtual Briefing on the humanitarian response to the earthquakes in Venezuela. Chairperson: Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator a.i. Humanitarian Situation and Response Update • H.E. Mr. Yván Gil Pinto, Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [TBC] • Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Emergency Relief Coordinator • H.E. Ms. Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management; • H.E. Mr. Musa Kulaklikaya, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye • H.E. Mr. Wolnei Barreiros Wolff, Vice Minister of Civil Protection and Defence, Ministry of Integration and Regional Development, Brazil • Mr. Ryan Shrum, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, United States • Mr. Gianluca Rampolla, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Venez...

Press conference by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on Humanitarian Reform. Watch the Tom Fletcher (OCHA) on Humanitarian Reform – Press Conference! Press Conferences

A honor guar is pictured at the  Wreath-laying Ceremony to Commemorate 22nd Anniversary of the Bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. 

  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. 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

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 – ...