Global Consultation – The Highlights from Geneva
Theme: Effectiveness | Region: Global
As a culmination of an inclusive multi-stakeholder process over eighteen months and engaging more than 23,000 people in over 151 countries, the...
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Celebrating International Volunteer Day – a blog by WHS Online Volunteers
Theme: Innovation | Region: Global
In the wake of the International Volunteer Day (IVD), celebrated worldwide on December 5th, the volunteers of the World Humanitarian Summit came...
Satellite Community signs Charter in Support of Humanitarian Operations
Theme: Innovation | Region: Global
Satellite Community signs Crisis Connectivity Charter in Support of Humanitarian Operations For too many years there has been a misguided distrust between...
World Toilet Day: How the Humanitarian Innovation Fund is Tackling Global WASH Challenges?
Theme: Innovation | Region: Global
Imagine it is dark outside, you need to use the toilet, and your choices are: 1 Going to a pit latrine nearby...
Meet the new Chief of the WHSs – Interview with Antoine Gérard
Theme: Effectiveness | Region: Global
In November 2015, Mr. Antoine Gérard replaced Dr. Jemilah Mahmood as the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat. With decades of experience...
Community-Based Aerial Humanitarian Robotics
Theme: Innovation | Region: Global
Late September in Nepal, warm and dry after the monsoon rains subside, is an excellent time to take to the skies. My...
USG O’Brien: How can you get involved in the WHS Global Consultation?
Theme: Effectiveness | Region: Global
Follow the Global Consultation from 14 – 16 October 2015 on our live webstream: www.whsummit.org/whs_global Show your support for the proposals coming out...
Embedding good governance in the WHS Synthesis Report: A spotlight on the evidence
Theme: Effectiveness | Region: Global
Among the significant achievements of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) process to date has been to gather a body of evidence and...
Interview with photo contest winner Islam Mardini
Theme: Conflict | Region: Middle East and North Africa
Islam Mardini, is one of the winners of the “Spirit of Humanity” Photo Contest sponsored by the United Nation’s Office for Coordination...