The 2024 edition of the European Humanitarian Forum will take place from Monday 18 to Tuesday 19 March 2024 in Brussels.
It will be livestreamed online as well as being open to attend by registered media.
This year’s Forum, co-organised by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, will focus on 2 thematic strands:
- Funding gap and prioritisation and
- Forgotten crises and fragile humanitarian environments.
Global humanitarian needs have reached unprecedented levels. Projections indicate that in 2024 nearly 300 million people around the world need humanitarian assistance and protection. This is primarily due to armed conflicts, but increasingly due to climate emergencies, as well as other pressing global issues.
On 18 March, Commissioner Janez Lenarčič, and the Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation, Caroline Gennez, will open the event at 09:00.
High Representative/Vice President, Josep Borrell will also address participants. A pledging conference with EU Foreign Ministers will then follow.
On 19 March, a press conference at 16:00 +/- at the Berlaymont will take place with the participation of both co-hosts Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Response and Caroline Gennez Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation.
You can access the detailed agenda of the event here: Programme – European Humanitarian Forum 2024
