Humanitarian Emergencies old
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The Humanitarian Forum is committed to enabling civil society to respond quickly and efficiently to humanitarian emergencies wherever they occur. In addition to our work in our pilot countries, we're developing ways to use new partnerships to improve the situation for civilians in areas such as Somalia and Gaza. In particular:
- Improving communication and cooperation;
- Improving transparency and accountability;
- Promoting humanitarian principles and standards.
Gaza
The Forum convened a workshop in Doha in February 2009, to discuss the needs of the sector. This was followed up with a workshop with The Palestinian Non Governmental Organisations Union (PNGO-Union) to stimulate and assist reconstruction in the Gaza strip. More details...
Somalia
In October 2009, we convened a workshop in Nairobi to discuss humanitarian sector needs in Somalia. we aimed to build strong relations between local organisations, the West and multilateral systems, and discuss the most pressing needs and challenges facing local organisations. The meeting was a great success, bringing together various actors in a neutral space for discussion and cooperation. More details...
A HOPE for...
We promote hope in humanity. A hope that we can build a bridge over the gaps that divide us as communities; a hope that we can create a better future for the vulnerable people. From this, our 'A HOPE' workshops were born. We have to make the community central in our planning and decision making, to make sure that we do what the community needs: we need an Alternative way of thinking to solve problems. Hope is the mechanism we can use. We need a Humanitarian point of view, but also one that is Operational. We want to build effective Partnerships where we Engage with the members of our communities.
