Humanitarian Summit Aims to Mobilise Up to 30 Billion Dollars

Humanitarian Summit Aims to Mobilise Up to 30 Billion Dollars Baher Kamal The two-day World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), opening today May 23 in Istanbul, aims at mobilising between 20 and 30 billion dollars to face the on-gowing, worst-ever humanitarian crises, said Stephen O’Brien, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs andEmergency Relief ... MORE > > http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/humanitarian-summit-aims-to-mobilise-up-to-30-billion-dollars/ What do Aid Organisations Want from the Humanitarian Summit Daphne Davies The UN World Humanitarian Summit takes place in Istanbul, 23-24 May. So what hopes do the humanitarian organisations, which deliver aid on the ground, have for the outcomes? The UN report One Humanity: shared responsibility, produced ahead of the Summit describes the international community ... MORE > > http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/what-do-aid-organisations-want-from-the-humanitarian-summit/ Africa: Resolved to Address African Problems Using African Solutions http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/africa-resolved-to-address-african-problems-using-african-solutions/  Humanitarian Summit Must Address Weapons Shipments Too http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/humanitarian-summit-must-address-weapons-shipments-too/ When Emergencies Last for Decades http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/when-emergencies-last-for-decades/ We Cannot Keep Jumping from Crisis to Crisis’ http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/we-cannot-keep-jumping-from-crisis-to-crisis/ Climate Change Compounds Humanitarian Crises in Global South http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/climate-change-compounds-humanitarian-crises-in-global-south/ Now 1 in 2 World’s Refugees Live in Urban Areas http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/now-1-in-2-worlds-refugees-live-in-urban-area/ A Latin American Humanitarian Emergency Invisible to the World http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/a-latin-american-humanitarian-emergency-invisible-to-the-world/ A Refugee Crisis with No End in Sight http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/a-refugee-crisis-with-no-end-in-sight/ ‘Human Suffering Has Reached Staggering Levels’ http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/05/human-suffering-has-reached-staggering-levels/