Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) Geneva event 2024
Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) Geneva event 2024.
On 11 December 2023, OCHA will launch the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) 2024. The GHO events will take place in three locations on the same day: Doha, Qatar (with the Doha Forum and the State of Qatar); Geneva, Switzerland; and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (in collaboration with the African Union Commission). The event is also livestreamed on UN WebTV
In this article we discuss about the Global Humanitarian Overview and all you need to know about this event from the meaning, aim and the location the event is going to take place.
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What is Global Humanitarian Overview
The Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) is the annual overview of humanitarian trends and needs worldwide, and the interagency plans to respond to the crises. The GHO includes a summary of the funding necessary to implement the plans next year.
The aim of GHO
The aim of hosting the event is to raise global awareness of pressing humanitarian needs and support systemwide resource mobilisation efforts, with the overarching theme of “Transforming Humanitarian Action: People at the Centre”, reflecting our commitment to greater inclusiveness and effectiveness.
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Global Humanitarian Overview Programme
Event in Addis ababa
14:00-14:05 Arrival and registration
SEGMENT 1 – Welcome / Opening Remarks
14.05-14:10 Welcome and Scene Setting – Professor Mr. Julio Rakotonirina, Director, African Union Commission Health, and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate.
14:10-14:20 Remarks – AUC Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development – H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma.
14:21-14:25 Message by the UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. António Guterres (Pre- recorded video).
14:26-14:35 Presenting the Global Humanitarian Overview for 2024 – Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination
Division, Head and Representative, OCHA Geneva.
14:36-14:50 Remarks by H.E. Mr. Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. [TBC]
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SEGMENT II – Panel Discussion
14:51- 15:30 Topic: Transforming Humanitarian Action: What it means to have a Women and Girls-centered Approach.
Moderator: Mrs. Doris Mpoumou, Director & AU Representative for Plan International
Panel speakers:
Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA
H.E. Ms. Rebecca Amuge-Otengo, Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to Ethiopia and Djibouti, and Permanent Representative to the Africa Union, IGAD and UNECA.
Mr. Nick Dyer, Second Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UK
Ms. Saba Gebremedhin Hagos, Executive Director, Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA)
15:31-15:50 Q & A/Interactive discussion
SEGMENT III – Closing Remarks
15:51- 15:55 Closing by Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of Coordination Division, Head and Representative of OCHA
in Geneva.
15:56- 16:00 Closing by H.E. Commissioner Minata Samate Cessouma.
Event in Doha
Title: Putting People First: Humanitarian Diplomacy in a Challenging World
Time: 09:00 – 09:45 Doha time (GMT+3)
07:00 – 07:45 GVA time.
Details: GHO 2024 event in Doha is presented in collaboration with the Doha Forum, Qatar.
08:50 – 09:00 Arrival and registration
SEGMENT 1 – Welcome / Opening Remarks
09:00–09:05 Welcome by Ms. Dareen Abu Ghaida, Principal Presenter at Al Jazeera, Moderator of the GHO Event.
09:05–09:10 Opening remarks by H.E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar (TBC).
09:10–09:15 Opening remarks by United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres (Pre-recorded video).
09:15–09:25 Presenting the Global Humanitarian Overview for 2024 – Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
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SEGMENT II – Panel Discussion
09:25–09:43 Topic: Putting People first: Humanitarian Diplomacy in a Challenging World.
Moderator: Ms. Dareen Abu Ghaida, Principal Presenter at Al Jazeera
Panel speakers:
H.E. Ms. Lolwah Rashid Mohammed Al-Khater, Minister of State for International Cooperation, The State of Qatar.
Mr. Edward Chaiban, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
H.E. Ambassador Deike Potzel, Director General and Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues, Germany.
H.E. Ambassador Hesham Youssef, Senior Fellow, United States Instituter of Peace – USIP.
H.E. Dr. Afrah Alzouba, Managing Director, The executive Bureau for the Acceleration of Aid Absorption and Support for Policy Reforms, Republic of Yemen
SEGMENT III – Closing Remarks
09:43-09:45 Closing remarks by Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Event in Geneva
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Title: People at the Center of Humanitarian Action in the Context of the Climate Crisis
Time: 10:30 – 12:00 Geneva time (GMT+1)
Stream: Stream event online
SEGMENT 1 – Welcome / Opening Remarks
Welcome and Opening – Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
Message by the UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. António Guterres (Pre-recorded video).
Presentation of the Global Humanitarian Overview for 2024 – Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General
for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.
SEGMENT II – Panel Discussion
Topic: People at the Centre of Humanitarian Action in the Context of the Climate Crisis
Moderator: Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
Panel speakers:
H.E. Mr. Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, European Commission
Affected Government representative (TBC)
Ms. Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, UNCHR
Mr. Waseem Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Relief A)
Ms. Assalama Maï Kéllema Gréma Ari, Comité de Jeunes Filles Leaders (COJEFIL), Niger
Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto, Global CEO and Humanitarian Coordinator, Miyamoto International.
