Improving humanitarian response at heart of Riyadh humanitarian forum

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Improving humanitarian responses in light of the increasingly complex nature of global

emergencies is the leading theme of the 2nd Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum,

which opens today. This high-level event will bring together the humanitarian experts

and world leaders to discuss the challenges facing humanitarian action and how to better

assist people in need. The forum will also present recommendations for ways forward.

The Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief),

Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, commented about the event. "Saudi Arabia is a very important

player in the international humanitarian community, ranking between fourth and fifth

among top donor countries. We are honored to host the Riyadh International Humanitarian

Forum (RIHF) for the second time; our shared goal is to move towards increasing

the effectiveness of global humanitarian work."

"At the forum," Dr. Al Rabeeah added, "we will meet with leading humanitarian

experts to discover ways to increase the impact of our work. We must find more

innovative ways to effectively reach those in need."

Five main panel discussions, two media sessions and one volunteer event will be

held over the two-day event, with nearly two thousand delegates in attendance.

The sessions include: "The Humanitarian-Development Nexus", "Large-scale

Migration Flows from Africa Across the Seas to the Gulf States and Europe in

Humanitarian Settings", "Women, Children and People with Disabilities in

Humanitarian Crisis and the Challenges of Humanitarian Action", "Evidence-based

Professional Practice in Humanitarian Intervention", and "Health in Humanitarian Context

- Focus on Communicable Diseases".

A number of high-level humanitarian experts will attend the 2nd RIHF, including

Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of KSrelief, David Beasley,

Executive Director of WFP, and Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for

Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. The event will also welcome

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of WHO, HE Reem Al Hashimy,

UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Filippo Grandi, the UNHCR High

Commissioner for Refugees, and Henrietta Fore, the Director of UNICEF.

Note to editors:

    -- Video clips, social media material and photographs may be obtained

       from the KSrelief International Centre for Media and Communications (ICMC).

    -- For media registrations and more information about the sessions and

       speakers, please visit: https://rihf.ksrelief.org/Home

SOURCE  King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre

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