Today, more than 125 million people around the world are in need of humanitarian aid and the number of forcibly displaced people is the highest for the first time since World War Two. The largest share of the humanitarian response is to be provided to people affected by conflicts.
During the two-day summit is attended by heads of state and government as well as leaders of international, regional and non-governmental organizations, and representatives of private sector, who support the United Nations Secretary General’s initiative to find a more effective way of reaching out to help the suffering.
Ahead of the summit, the UN Secretary General launched a report, which provides his ‘Agenda for Humanity’. The report calls on global leaders to commit to core responsibilities for action by member states: to prevent and end conflict; upholding the norms that protect humanity, by respecting the rules they have endorsed in international humanitarian and human rights law; leaving no one behind, by committing to reducing displacement; moving from delivering aid to ending need; and investing in humanity.
