Events

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High-level events

HNPW

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW)

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Global Humanitarian Policy Forum

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Protection of Civilians Week

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ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment

#Upcoming events

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2025 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment and ECOSOC Meeting on the Transition from Relief to Development

Start date:: 17 June 2025 10 a.m. (Europe/Zurich)
End date:: 20 June 2025 5 p.m. (Europe/Zurich)

Location

Geneva, Switzerland

#Past events

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2024 Global Humanitarian Policy Forum

Start date:: 12 December 2024 9 a.m. (America/New York)
End date:: 13 December 2024 11.30 a.m. (America/New York)

Location

Fully virtual via Zoom

Registration

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Global Humanitarian Overview 2025

Date:: 4 December 2024 12.01 — 10.30 a.m. (UTC)

Location

Kuwait City, Kuwait (09:00 - 10:30 local time)

Geneva, Switzerland (10:30 - 12:00 local time)

Nairobi, Kenya (14:00 - 15:30 local time)

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UN General Assembly high-level Ministerial event - "The Cost of Inaction: Urgent and collective support to scale up the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region"

Date:: 25 September 2024 10 a.m. — noon (America/New York)

Location

Conference Room 4 | United Nations Headquarters, New York

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2024 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment and ECOSOC Meeting on the Transition from Relief to Development

Start date:: 24 June 2024 10 a.m. (America/New York)
End date:: 28 June 2024 3.15 p.m. (America/New York)

Widespread destruction in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. April 2024. Photo: OCHA/Themba Linden

Protection of Civilians Week 2024

Start date:: 20 May 2024 8.30 a.m. (America/New York)
End date:: 24 May 2024 4.30 p.m. (America/New York)

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High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia

Date:: 16 April 2024 3 — 6 p.m. (Europe/Zurich)

Location

Palais des Nations, Room XXIII, Geneva