Monday, May 04, 2009
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On Wednesday 18 March Walter Fust, CEO of the Global Humanitarian Forum, and Philippe Burrin, Director of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, signed at Villa Rigot a memorandum of understanding which paves the way for cooperation of the two institutions on the upcoming inaugural Youth Forum of the Global Humanitarian Forum. |
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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23-24 June
Geneva, Switzerland
The world’s foremost gathering point for the broader humanitarian community.
Personally chaired by Kofi Annan, the 2009 Forum is the second edition of the Global Humanitarian Forum’s annual centerpiece event. It will be held from Tuesday 23 to Wednesday 24 June in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
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From 17 – 19 June 2009 the Global Humanitarian Forum will host its inaugural Youth Forum entitled Young Adults 4 New Results in Geneva. Young participants from the Geneva region will come together to learn, experience and develop new and innovative solutions as to how today’s youth can address the human impact of climate change.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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The Global Humanitarian Forum co-organized today’s panel on Climate Justice at the Open Forum Davos to discus solutions to the injustices of climate change and actions needed at the international level.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Kofi Annan, President of the Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum, announced here today a global partnership with French advertising group Havas’s agency EURO RSCG Worldwide. |
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Monday, December 15, 2008
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The Global Humanitarian Forum convened today a group of 20 experts in the fields of ethics, human rights, climate change, and poverty to begin the formulation of a set of universal climate justice principles.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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12 November 2008 - Global Humanitarian Forum President, Kofi Annan, was awarded the International Rescue Committee's Freedom Award for individual efforts to promote greater freedom from harm. |
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Global Humanitarian Forum CEO, Ambassador Walter Fust, addressed the 2008 Donor Forum of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the topic of Humanitarian Diplomacy.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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| GENEVA, 25 June – At least 1.6 billion people in the world have no access to electricity. What can be done to make clean, efficient energy available to them? Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says one of the keys is research and development into new technologies. |
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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GENEVA, 25 June – As the main proceedings of the annual meeting drew to a close, the Forum’s President, Kofi Annan, summarised the conclusions of many of the roundtable discussions held over the past few days.
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