Health and the World Humanitarian Summit
The protection of health is a central objective of all emergency operations, whether this involves the rapid treatment of injuries or the safe delivery of babies.
Dr Margaret Chan,
WHO Director-General
The World Humanitarian Summit, scheduled for May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey, will bring together Governments, UN agencies, NGOs, private companies, crisis-affected people and others to set the agenda for humanitarian action for years to come.
Securing the health and well-being of crisis-affected communities is the primary goal of humanitarian action. This cannot be achieved by the health sector alone. In fact, every sector has a role to play in contributing to health. The success of collective, intersectoral, humanitarian action can therefore be best demonstrated through the measurement of health outcomes.
What is the World Humanitarian Summit
WHO position on the World Humanitarian Summit
- WHO commentaries on the importance of health in humanitarian action
- Five points WHO would like to see reflected at the World Humanitarian Summit
- Placing health at the heart of humanitarian action
- WHO Director-General addresses a health consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit
- WHO echoes UN Secretary-General’s call to deliver better for humanity
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Health: At the heart of humanitarian action
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