Media Advisory: Reshaping Humanitarian Action in the Pacific

WHAT: World Humanitarian Summit regional consultation for the Pacific meeting

WHO:

  • Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Emergency Relief Coordinator
  • Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
  • Ms. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme

WHEN: 30 June (press conference and opening session) and 2 July 2015 (closing session)

WHERE: Pullman Hotel, Corner Waterloo Quadrant and Princes Street, Auckland, NZ

Humanitarian needs are on the rise. Today, more people are affected by conflict and disaster, more frequently, and for longer than in previous decades. At the same time, humanity is facing new challenges such as climate change, rapid population growth and urbanization.

Co-chaired by Australia, New Zealand and UNOCHA, the Pacific will be the seventh of eight regional consultations ahead of the main summit in Istanbul in 2016. The Pacific meeting will bring together more than 140 delegates from across the region to discuss solutions to our most pressing challenges, build new partnerships, and shape the next chapter in humanitarian action.

Participants at the three-day meeting will be from governments, affected communities, regional organizations, UN agencies, Red Cross, NGOs, civil society, academia and the private sector. Media opportunities will include a press conference at the start of the meeting, access to opening and closing remarks, as well as interviews with key delegates on request.

Day 1: 30 June 2015
09:15 - 09:45: Press conference in the Gallery 3 room at the Pullman Auckland Hotel.
09:45 – 10:45: Welcome and opening remarks by high level delegates

Day 3: 2 July 2015
12:30 - 13:00: Closing remarks by high level delegates

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Devika Raj, OCHA Regional Office for the Pacific, rajd@un.org, Mobile: +679 777 1433 (Fiji)
Further information about the World Humanitarian Summit is available at www.worldhumanitariansummit.org
OCHA Regional Office for the Pacific press releases are available at www.unocha.org/rop or www.reliefweb.int