During this live online event on 11 July, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos presented her vision for the World Humanitarian Summit and answered questions from participants.

Since the current international humanitarian system was created 25 years ago, more and more people are affected by violence and hardship. The world has changed and humanitarian action must keep pace. Between 2004 and 2013, humanitarian funding requests roughly doubled from $6 billion to over $10 billion per year. In that same period, the number of people targeted through formal funding appeals rose from approximately 30 to 70 million. Moreover, global challenges like urbanization, population growth in some countries, environmental degradation, conflict, climate change and resource scarcity mean that humanitarian needs and costs are rising beyond the capacity of the global humanitarian system to cope.

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The Future of Humanitarian Action - Live Q&A on the World Humanitarian Summit with Valerie Amos

Following an official request from the UN Secretary General, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is moving ahead with plans for a World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016. The objective of the event – which will be the first-ever humanitarian summit of this scale and scope – is to set a future agenda for humanitarian action to ensure improved responsiveness to the changing humanitarian landscape in terms of greater needs, more diverse actors, new technologies, and political and economic shifts.Through this initiative, PHAP members and their broader professional networks are provided an effective channel for meaningful participation in a process that promises to significantly improve how humanitarian action is carried out. Summit discussions are intended to reach outside of the groups that are normally consulted, in the hope that the outcomes of the process will be more relevant and have a firmer grounding in the humanitarian community. In this way, working on the Summit process is an important opportunity for PHAP to pursue its mission to “enhance the capacity of the global humanitarian community to respond effectively and professionally to current and future crises.”

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Guests: Jean DuffCoordinator of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local CommunitiesInterviewer: Mark SimmonsAccording to Jean Duff, Coordinator of the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, the focus on localization at the #WHSummit has helped to give the visibility of faith-based communities and their efforts and contributions to humanitarian assistance. To strengthen their engagement, a focus should be on capacity building and pragmatic partnerships and faith-based organizations should speak up and organize themselves better so that donors and other organizations see them as viable partners.PHAP members and others share their thoughts on the World Humanitarian Summit process in Istanbul, 22-24 May 2016.The association is present in Istanbul to help amplify practitioner voices and bring clarity to the Summit process for those unable to participate on-site.PHAP is the individual-based professional association bringing together all parts of the humanitarian sector. With a shared vision that human life and dignity are safeguarded in the face of humanitarian crises, the association’s mission is to empower capable and informed professionals to transform humanitarian action.

Jean Duff - WHS Interviews

Guest: Tyler RadfordExecutive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap TeamInterviewer: Angharad LaingTyler Radford, Executive Director of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, talked to Angharad Laing about the World Humanitarian Summit, including the controversy over bringing humanitarian and development work together under the same umbrella.PHAP members and others share their thoughts on the World Humanitarian Summit process in Istanbul, 22-24 May 2016.The association is present in Istanbul to help amplify practitioner voices and bring clarity to the Summit process for those unable to participate on-site.PHAP is the individual-based professional association bringing together all parts of the humanitarian sector. With a shared vision that human life and dignity are safeguarded in the face of humanitarian crises, the association’s mission is to empower capable and informed professionals to transform humanitarian action.

Tyler Radford - WHS Interviews

Guest: Tatiana VivianeDirector, FHAPInterviewer: Mark SimmonsTatiana Viviane, Director of Femme Homme Action Plus (FHAP) and her partner organization WarChild are giving a voice to the children affected by war. They call on world leaders at the #WHSummit to put children at the heart of humanitarian action, providing them with appropriate education and other services. Find more of their messages at https://www.warchild.org.uk/news/war-child-and-world-humanitarian-summitPHAP members and others share their thoughts on the World Humanitarian Summit process in Istanbul, 22-24 May 2016.The association is present in Istanbul to help amplify practitioner voices and bring clarity to the Summit process for those unable to participate on-site.PHAP is the individual-based professional association bringing together all parts of the humanitarian sector. With a shared vision that human life and dignity are safeguarded in the face of humanitarian crises, the association’s mission is to empower capable and informed professionals to transform humanitarian action.

Tatiana Viviane - WHS Interviews

Guest: Sunday Babatunde, Regional Humanitarian Civil Military Coordination Officer, OCHAInterviewer: Angharad LaingPHAP member Sunday Babatunde shares his views on the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. Sunday is Regional Humanitarian Civil Military Coordination Officer with OCHA, based in Addis Abeba.PHAP members and others share their thoughts on the World Humanitarian Summit process in Istanbul, 22-24 May 2016.The association is present in Istanbul to help amplify practitioner voices and bring clarity to the Summit process for those unable to participate on-site.PHAP is the individual-based professional association bringing together all parts of the humanitarian sector. With a shared vision that human life and dignity are safeguarded in the face of humanitarian crises, the association’s mission is to empower capable and informed professionals to transform humanitarian action.

Sunday Babatunde – WHS Interviews

Guest: Steven E.B. KoromaHead of Branch Development and Governance Support, Sierra Leone Red Cross SocietyInterviewer: Hana SalamaSteven E.B. Koroma, Head of Branch Development and Governance Support, Sierra Leone Red Cross Society is hopeful that the uplifting messages at the #WHSummit will be converted into meaningful action. Coming from a country affected by environmental deterioration, he stresses the need to do more in the area of Disaster Risk Reduction.PHAP members and others share their thoughts on the World Humanitarian Summit process in Istanbul, 22-24 May 2016.The association is present in Istanbul to help amplify practitioner voices and bring clarity to the Summit process for those unable to participate on-site.PHAP is the individual-based professional association bringing together all parts of the humanitarian sector. With a shared vision that human life and dignity are safeguarded in the face of humanitarian crises, the association’s mission is to empower capable and informed professionals to transform humanitarian action.

The Future of Humanitarian Action - Live Q&A on the World Humanitarian Summit with Valerie Amos

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