Interactive briefing on World Humanitarian Summit
Join us this coming Wednesday, 28 May, for a unique inside look at how things are progressing so far with the World Humanitarian Summit consultation process leading up to the major global event to take place in Istanbul in May 2016. This interactive information event, hosted by PHAP, will feature Jemilah Mahmood, Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit team; Linda Poteat, Discussion Chair of the Online Global Consultations; Oliver Lacey-Hall, Head of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); and Paul Empole, Discussion Chair of the Online West and Central Africa Consultations.
Event time
| Guatemala City: | 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. |
| New York: | 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
| Dakar: | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. |
| Kinshasa/ London: | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
| Geneva: | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
| Amman/ Nairobi: | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bangkok: | 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. |
| Beijing/ Manila: | 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. |
| Tokyo: | 10:00 – 11:00 p.m. |
This online event will be an opportunity for everyone interested individuals to learn more about both the online and onsite consultation processes at both the regional and global levels, the main questions that will be discussed, and in what ways you can give your input to the consultations, and how the results are meant to reshape humanitarian action moving forward.
The Summit, convened by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and managed by OCHA, will bring all interested humanitarian stakeholders together to set out a new course for how we collaborate in the vital effort to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and man-made crises around the world.
Participation is free, but space is limited, so please register in advance to ensure that you are able to participate. You can join the online event either via your web browser (no installation is required) or by calling in using your phone. Instructions will be provided in the email confirming your registration.
Can't join the meeting? Tweet your comments and questions to #WHSummit.
About the speakers
Dr. Jemilah Mahmood is the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat, based in the United Nations Headquarters in New York. She is a medical physician and the founder of MERCY Malaysia, one of the most successful humanitarian organisations from the global south, leading it for a decade. Dr. Mahmood and has more than 15 years of experience working in disaster affected countries affected by natural disaster as well as in conflict zones.
Linda Poteat is the Chair of the WHS Online Global Consultation and a humanitarian assistance consultant based in Washington DC. From October 2011 through 2013, she was the Director of the Emergency Capacity Building Project. Linda spent nearly seven years in the Humanitarian Policy and Practice Unit at InterAction as Director for Disaster Response. Before joining InterAction, she spent ten years in the field, working in Russia, the Balkans, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), and Sierra Leone.
Oliver Lacey-Hall is currently Head of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific with OCHA. He has 25 years experience in humanitarian work, including with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the European Commission, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Paul Empole is the Chair of the WHS Online West and Central Africa Consultation and First Counsellor with the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations in New York.
Event recording and outcome documents available on the consultations page.
