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IASC and the World Humanitarian Summit

For the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened the World Humanitarian Summit to generate commitments to reduce suffering and deliver better for people around the globe. The Summit took place in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016. 

In the lead up to the Summit, eight regional multistakeholder consultations were conducted. These resulted in a Synthesis Report. This report then informed the UN Secretary-General's Report on the WHS: One Humanity, Shared Responsibility. The UN Secretary-General's Report outlined five core areas of responsibilities around which the discussions at the WHS focused: political leadership to prevent and end conflicts; uphold the norms that safeguard humanity; leave no one behind; change people’s lives — from delivering aid to ending need; and invest in humanity.   

Following the Summit, a Chair's Summary was released summarizing the key commitments and discussions in the Announcement Plenary, Roundtables, Special Sessions and Side Events. A Commitment to Action document is currently being prepared that will detail all commitments made at the Summit. It will be released soon. The UN Secretary-General is also due to made a report to the UN General Assembly on the success of the WHS. 

For more information on the World Humanitarian Summit, please visit their website: http://worldhumanitariansummit.org/. 

IASC Engagement in the WHS

The IASC engaged in the World Humanitarian Summit since the outset of the process through submitting documents for consideration, hosting and taking part in events, and working closely with the WHS secretariat and thematic teams. The WHS had also provided numerous briefings to the IASC community. 

Past meetings

Aug
17
2015

IASC event: Briefing to the IASC on the WHS Regional Consultations for the Pacific and for South and Central Asia

NY: UN Secretariat. GVA: Palais des Nations
New York
NY: S-2723 (27th floor). GVA: Room S4
18:00 to 19:00
Mar
11
2015

Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and the World Humanitarian Summit

UN Women
New York
18:00 to 21:00
Oct
10
2014

IASC NY Event: meeting on the World Humanitarian Summit

UN Secretariat
New York
Room 2725
15:00 to 16:00
Sep
09
2014

IASC Event Geneva: informal discussion on the World Humanitarian Summit

Palais des Nations
Geneva
Room VIII
19:00 to 20:30
Date Closed
23 July 2015

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Recent documents

  • IASC Organizations Individual Submissions to the WHS
    Published Date
    20 October 2015
  • Joint Agency WHS Position Paper on Gender (Arabic)
    Published Date
    24 August 2015
  • Joint Agency WHS Position Paper on Gender (English)
    Published Date
    24 August 2015
  • Joint Agency WHS Position Paper on Gender (French)
    Published Date
    24 August 2015
  • WHS Presentation on the Pacific Region Consultation
    Published Date
    17 August 2015
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