Panel sessions
The EHF 2024 panel sessions will consist of moderated discussions among the wider humanitarian- development community, including EU institutions, EU Member States, third countries, partner organisations, local humanitarian actors, UN agencies, the Red Cross/Red Crescent family and academics.
Humanitarian Talks
Humanitarian Talks provide a space for discussion running in parallel with the EHF panels and an opportunity for focused exchange on concrete deliverables as well as on more specific humanitarian issues and crises that will not be addressed in the EHF24 panel sessions.
Humanitarian Talks complement the EHF programme with hands-on discussions, which reinforce the
“concrete delivery” aspect of the Forum. Proposed and led by partners and Member States, they offer an
alternative platform for humanitarian stakeholders to contribute and thematically complement the core
agenda of the event.
The Talks will showcase initiatives and discussions driven by partners, Member States and practitioners.
Recorded Humanitarian Talk, Organised by : Plan International
Humanitarians are caught up in increasingly complex interventions. As the average time span of conflicts lengthens, the range of their interventions has broadened. At the same time, climate change brings additional pressure on the already fragile system. Can the current system sustain more needs, whilst the necessary funding falls behind? What would this mean for the people in prolonged, and thus often forgotten, crises, who are in highest danger of being neglected?
Humanitarians cannot face this challenge alone, let alone be the sole solution. Reflection is needed if the current system has the necessary flexibility and resilience to mitigate the risks in the world of tomorrow. It is necessary to keep in mind that not only has the nature of needs changed, but so has the world around humanitarians. Are initiatives such as the Grand Bargain and OCHA’s new Flagship Initiative enough, or are they mere band aids for a largely outdated and imbalanced system?
In an interactive live podcast, humanitarian actors will reflect on what is needed to make the humanitarian response future-proof. They will entertain a thought-provoking debate on how the world would like if humanitarians failed, and what is needed to prevent this.
The session is moderated by Ebele Okobi.