World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul, May 23-24, 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Message on World Humanitarian Summit from WHSummit on Vimeo.
The world is witnessing the highest level of human suffering since the Second World War. This is why, for the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has convened the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on 23 -24 May. For more details, click here. The New York Times reports on the Summit here.
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Migration is set to play a central role at the first World Humanitarian Summit. At the two-day event, IOM Director General William Lacy Swing will discuss with leaders of the international community the state of humanitarian aid, notably its parlous financing and the global displacement crisis. He will help to lay out an agenda for further improvements in the manner in which aid is delivered to internally displaced people, refugees and other vulnerable populations in need of assistance.
KJ