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SUMMARY:“Humanitarian Action from a non-Western perspective within Unite
 d Nations Multilateralism” - H.E. Ambassador Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Merai
 khi\, UN Secretary-General’s Humanitarian Envoy
DTSTART:20191022T160000Z
DTEND:20191022T173000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Adam Coutts
DESCRIPTION:International peace-making\, humanitarian intervention and dev
 elopment policy are in crisis. Conflicts around the world have become prot
 racted\, millions of people hve been displaced and the number of peace set
 tlements has decreased sharply over the past decade. Moreover\, virtually 
 all of the agreements that have been reached were mediated by coalitions o
 f non-traditional actors\, rather than through top-level United Nations di
 plomacy. Current ways of securing peace and delivering aid have proved una
 ble to cope with the complex and political nature of ongoing conflicts and
  humanitarian crises which have arisen over the past decade such as Syria 
 and Yemen. In this lecture\, two leading global figures of humanitarianism
  and international development will discuss how our understanding of what 
 humanitarian action and policy looks like must be changed. This is from on
 e of traditional Western donors responsible to taxpayers and voters\, to o
 ne that embraces actors outside the UN system. This includes involving the
  private sector and local on-the-ground Non-Governmental Organisations (NG
 Os) within conflict and humanitarian settings. Dr. Al-Meraikhi will outlin
 e his Global Humanitarian Action Executive Alliance initiative and how he 
 is working to shift the UN approach towards more sustainable partnerships.
 \n\nSPEAKERS\nH.E. Ambassador Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Meraikhi\, UN Secretar
 y-General’s Humanitarian Envoy\n\nSir Stephen O’Brien former Under-Sec
 retary-General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator\, U
 nited Nations (2015-2017)
LOCATION:Audit  Room (Old Lodge)\, King’s College
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