HIGHLIGHTS
• The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) is to take place on 23-24 May in Istanbul, Turkey.
• An estimated 1,400 newly displaced people from the Jebel Marra area have been reported in South Darfur.
• The influx of South Sudanese into Darfur and West Kordofan continues, with about 140 arrivals reported over the past week, according to aid organisations.
• Since 1 January 2016, 907 confirmed cases of measles were recorded across Sudan; a measles vaccination campaign will start in 13 states from 7 May - MoH.
World Humanitarian Summit on 23-24 May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey
The United Nations Secretary-General is holding the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) on 23-24 May in Istanbul, Turkey. The WHS will bring the global community together to reaffirm their solidarity with people affected by crises and their collective commitment to humanity.
The Summit will for the first time offer an opportunity for about 5,000 leaders from governments, aid organisations, crisis-affected communities, private sector and academia to take stock of their strengths and challenges in humanitarian and development actions, and reaffirm their commitment to take action to prevent and end suffering, reduce the impact of future crises and transform financing to save lives.
The Summit will also serve as a platform to exchange experiences and showcase innovations and best practices. The Summit features include: opening and closing plenaries and ceremonies, a leaders’ segment, a Summit Announcement Plenary, seven High-Level Leaders’ Roundtables and 15 Special Sessions. In addition, a number of side events, an Exhibition Fair and an Innovation Marketplace will also take place.
WHS will mark a major shift in how the international community prevents human suffering by preparing for and responding to crises. At the Summit, world leaders must stand behind their responsibilities to the world’s people, by committing to taking forward the Secretary-General’s Agenda for Humanity, which charts a course for change.
A New Agenda for Humanity
The Secretary-General’s call to change builds on a three-year consultation process, which reached over 23,000 people in 153 countries, including Sudan. As a result, he has called on world leaders from all sectors of government and society to uphold five core responsibilities:
Prevent and end conflict
Respect rules of war
Leave no one behind
Working differently to end need
Invest in Humanity
The Agenda for Humanity lays out the key actions that are needed to deliver on the five core responsibilities. Delivering on them is a moral imperative and a strategic necessity to confront today’s global challenges.
The Government of Sudan has been invited to attend the WHS and the exact composition of the Sudanese delegation to the Summit - from the Government of Sudan and civil society - will be communicated in the coming days.