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The world humanitarian summit in istanbul on 2324 may 2016 aims to mark a major shift in how the international community prevents human suffering by preparing for and responding to crises. This means reaching everyone and empowering all women, men, girls and boys to be agents of positive transformation. World humanitarian summit making financing work for crisis affected people 1 background the world humanitarian summit whs brings together a range of stakeholders to set an agenda for the future of. Drd dialogue manila, philippines september 2014 regional humanitarian partnerships forum for asiapacific july 2015 world humanitarian summit istanbul, turkey may 2016 world humanitarian summit. This means reaching everyone and empowering all women, men, girls and. Global voices calling for action synthesis of the consultation process for the world humanitarian summit our goal is a world where every woman, man and child in need can receive assistance and protection from the impacts of disaster, conflict, displacement, hunger or disease. The world humanitarian summit is a highlevel event convened to. Italy commits to support humanitarian mine action programs aimed at clearing explosive remnants of war erw.
The world humanitarian summit was a firstofitskind gathering with ambitions to put humanity at the heart of global decisionmaking. Five things you should know about the world humanitarian. At the world humanitarian summit in may 2016, humanitarian actors. The world humanitarian summit occurs at an historic moment when the scale of displaced populations in need of humanitarian assistance and protection has reached levels unseen. In their first selfreports against these commitments, 142 stakeholders described the efforts they made from june to december 2016 to realize this ambitious vision. The world humanitarian summit world vision international. The firstever world humanitarian summit took place in istanbul on 2324 may 2016. Stakeholders, agencies and influencers from around the world attended the world humanitarian summit in istanbul, turkey, to deliver on policies, share lessons learned, and discuss how to better respond to global threats and natural disaster. World humanitarian summit italys commitments round table.
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