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 Our member organisations are on the ground in Libya and its neighbouring countries.
As a response to the crisis, we have convened a 6 June meeting with OCHA and a humanitarian coordination meeting in Cairo on 8th May. This follows on from the 24th March conference in Cairo we hosted with the League of Arab States.
On 16th March we hosted an unique teleconference to discuss the Libya crisis with humanitarian leaders from the Gulf, UN OCHA, Red Cross/Red Crescent and international NGOs operational in and around Libya.
To find out more about the situation, including updates from UN OCHA, click here. Find a map of Libya here. Read more about the Libyan crisis and ask us questions here. Browse through project proposals for humanitarian needs in Libya here.
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With our Yemeni colleagues and international partners, The Humanitarian Forum holds workshops and field trips for local members, encouraging coordination and cooperation in humanitarian response. Read more about our work in Yemen here.
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HFI has run training workshops for local communities and organisations,
and has set up a ground-breaking community-based disaster preparedness
toolkit, PASTI, which is funded by UNESCO. Read more about Humanitarian Forum Indonesia here and on their website.
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The Humanitarian Forum is committed to enabling civil society to respond
quickly and efficiently to humanitarian emergencies wherever they
occur. Read more about humanitarian emergencies and what The Humanitarian Forum and our members are doing to help on our Humanitarian Emergencies pages.
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In 2010, The Humanitarian Forum held a conference in Skopje,
Macedonia. We discussed the potential for new opportunities and
partnerships and focused on humanitarianism in the Balkans
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A year after we first met with Gaza's civil society actors, The
Humanitarian Forum organised a video conference, linking members of
civil society in Gaza, Qatar, London and the international community.
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Somalia is facing an ongoing humanitarian crisis. In July 2011, the UN declared famine in the countries of East Africa.
Due to the unprecedented levels of drought and famine, the Al Shabab
militia has granted humanitarian access to Somalia, after over 2 years.
Find out more about how are members and partners are responding here.
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The Humanitarian Forum initiative was first introduced to Sudan in 2005. Over 140 local Sudanese organisations participated in the workshop. They described their isolation from the international development community and exclusion from civil society debates as the fundamental challenges faced.
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Latest information on Libya
Latest information on Yemen
Latest information on East Africa famine
News
UAE Foreign Aid Humanitarian Flash: The Yemen Conference – 16 May 2012
Read the lastest Humanitarian Flash released by the UAE Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, including our conference for Yemen, here.
Official Statement following our second humanitarian conference for Yemen – 11 May 2012
Read the official statement following our conference held in Cairo on 6th May 2012 in partnership with the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Our Conference for Yemen, in the news: "Alarm bells over worsening humanitarian crisis" – 9 May 2012
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has reached a level where it affects not only refugees and migrants, but also millions of ordinary Yemeni families, says the joint statement released after the 6 May meeting for Yemen in Cairo. Read the results of the conference we organized together with the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Humanitarian space: a review of trends and issues – 4 May 2012
Experts say the humanitarian space is 'shrinking' as access is becoming more difficult and aid is becoming more politicised. But HPG's innovative report challenges this narrative and questions whether many of this problems are but a consequence of expanding humanitarian engagement.
United Arab Emirates' Foreign Aid newsletter is out - May edition – 3 May 2012
Find the latest vesion of Musa'adat, the UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid's newletter here.
PACE hearing: after the revolutions in the Arab world, what next for women’s rights? – 2 May 2012
Watch the hearing organised by PACE’s Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. during the hearing, women activists spoke about the role of women in the protest movements in Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
UN's First Humanitarian Bulletin is out - April Edition – 1 May 2012
The first edition of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' Bulletin is ready for download, focusing on the Middle East and North Africa.
EXCLUSIVE: A HOPE no. 6 preview! – 30 April 2012
You can find exclusively on our website a sneak preview of our latest newsletter, covering our conferences and civil society training workshops for Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Libya and others. Find out more here.
LAS, OIC and The Humanitarian Forum to hold second Yemen Humanitarian Conference in Cairo – 19 April 2012
Read our latest press release regarding our 6th May Cairo Conference on the humanitarian situation in Yemen with the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
OCFA Humanitarian Flash: One million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance – 18 April 2012
Read the lastest Humanitarian Flash released by the UAE Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs here.
Events
The 45th Cambridge Oxfam Walk – 20 May 2012
20 May, 09:00 – 16:30
Tackling extreme poverty: 1.4 Billion Reasons – 22 May 2012
22nd May 2012, 8.00pm- 9.30pm
Getting in the Access Loop: Enabling more health researchers in Africa to publish in international journals – 01 June 2012
Friday 1 June at 4pm
Global Health Leadership and Management – 12 June 2012
12th June 2012 at 6pm - 8pm
FSI Big Advice Day – 12 June 2012
12th June, All day
Advanced course on conflict, crisis and transitions – 18 July 2012
18 - 25 July 2012
