3RD Riyadh International
Humanitarian Forum

20-21 February, 2023

In partnership with the United Nations

15
Sessions
91
Speaker
6566
Registered
23
Agreement
150
Organisation
316
Representative

About The Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (“KSrelief”) organizes the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) every two years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The RIHF is attended by humanitarian leaders, donors, practitioners, researchers, and others to promote dialogue on legislative, informational, and logistical mechanisms for delivering humanitarian aid. The forum also addresses humanitarian challenges and seeks innovative practical solutions in accordance with international humanitarian principles and standards and in line with the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

  • ·       Strengthening dialogue and communication between leaders, donors, practitioners, and researchers, to exchange experiences, ideas, and best practices for the development of humanitarian work. 

    ·       Improving the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus (HDPN) to ensure sustainable development.

    ·       Adapting technology and digital transformation to serve humanitarian work.

    ·       Presenting the most pressing opportunities and challenges in humanitarian work to develop innovative, sustainable, and effective solutions for humanitarian response.

  • ·       Evolving Humanitarian needs and response.

    ·       Data collection and analysis to support humanitarian work.

    ·       Anticipatory Action: Strengthening Local Communities’ Resilience.

    ·       Achieving SDGs through Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus.

    ·       challenges humanitarian work.

  • ·       Decision-makers in the international humanitarian community.

    ·       UN Organizations, NGOs and INGOs.

    ·       International and national agencies.

    ·       Academicians and researchers specialized in humanitarian assistance.

Statistics

15

Sessions

91

​ Speaker

6566

Registered

23

Agreement

150

Organisation

316

Representative

RIHF Attendees and Speakers

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud

Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah

Adviser to the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre

Mr. Martin Griffiths

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

Mr. Janez Lenarčič

The European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Fahad Abdulrahman AlJalajel

Minister of Health

Ahmed Suleiman AlRajhi

Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

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Recommendations

Partnership (Evolving Humanitarian Needs and Responses)

1.    Promote open, transparent, and effective partnerships by sharing information, accurately assessing the needs of affected populations and defining appropriate humanitarian interventions to better anticipate, prioritize, prepare and respond to evolving humanitarian requirements. 

2.    Adopt a results-oriented approach to ensure the efficiency of implementation and maximize the impact of humanitarian interventions.

Assessment (Data Collection and Analysis to Support Humanitarian Work)

1.     Enhance the capacity of humanitarian actors to collect, analyze and disseminate data to address humanitarian needs and advocate for informed decision-making on humanitarian interventions in a timely manner. 

2.    Assess humanitarian needs and monitor interventions that result in a meaningful impact on affected populations by using innovative technologies, researched and evidence-based approaches, data collection mechanisms and big-data analytics. 

Localization (Anticipatory Action: Strengthening the Resilience of Local Communities)

1.     Build the capacity of local actors to better respond to crises by strengthening the adoption of a people-centered approach in identifying needs, increasing access to innovative tools, and improving preparedness for response mechanisms. 

2.    Establish effective, structured, systematic communication and cooperation channels at the local level in conflict and disaster-prone areas to enhance performance and accelerate response.

3.    Accelerate localization to strengthen community gains through proactive action to provide better outcomes to protect and restore lives and livelihoods.   

Nexus (Achieving SDGs through Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus)

1.     Promote complementarity between humanitarian, development, and peace actors and approaches to strengthen joint programming and effective coordination.

2.    Operationalize the nexus approach based on lessons learned and best practices and develop practice-based guidance for wider dissemination and replicability.

3.    Design interventions across sectors for vulnerable communities in fragile contexts to strengthen resilience and adaptation. 

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