Humanitarian Congress Vienna

We would like to thank everyone who attended and supported in-person or watched the sessions online.

This event on 16 June 2023 at the University of Vienna discussed actions to be taken to prevent or alleviate, without discrimination, the human suffering arising from disaster or conflict. What actions are necessary to strengthen the humanitarian principles and to ensure that the Humanitarian Imperative is respected as a universal standard. Read upon the congress Conclusions & Recommendations for further food for thought.

Aviso – Pressekonferenz am Welttag der Humanitären Hilfe: NGOs legen Empfehlungen für Österreichs UN-Sicherheitsratssitz vor
Österreich hat für seine zweijährige Mitgliedschaft im UN-Sicherheitsrat unter anderem den Schutz von Zivilpersonen und die Einhaltung des humanitären Völkerrechts zu Schwerpunkten erklärt, zwei der derzeit größten humanitären Herausforderungen. Bei einer Pressekonferenz anlässlich des Welttags der Humanitären Hilfe am 19. August werden internationale Expert*innen die… continue
Follow-up: Starvation as a Method of Warfare – Is There a Silver Lining Somewhere?
Starvation as a Method of Warfare – As Old as War Itself, Outlawed but Deadly Popular and Creatively Used We left this discussion in June last year with a lot of food for thought. Although as humanitarians we are crises-hardened none of us expected such… continue