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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