World Humanitarian Summit

Thank you for contacting me about the World Humanitarian Summit.

The World Humanitarian Summit will provide a major opportunity to set out an ambitious vision for humanitarian and development action to guide the UK's work until 2030. While I understand that the UK delegation for the World Humanitarian Summit has not yet been finalised, the International Development Secretary has set out four priorities for the Summit:

  • Strengthen the protection of civilians in a crisis and improve compliance with International Humanitarian Law.

  • Deliver a step change in how the humanitarian community approaches resilience to natural disasters, moving from managing crises to managing risk and ensuring Governments and communities have the capacity to do this themselves.

  • Address the growing gap between need and available resources through smarter financing that delivers better outcomes at lower cost and is more accountable to people in need.

  • Focus on women and girls throughout the summit to ensure existing commitments are translated into action.

I will follow progress on these priorities with interest.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.