(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) participated in a meeting of the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) group in New York . The OIC delegation was led by Ambassador Hesham Youssef, the Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs.
The GHD is an initiative that has been in existence for 12 years. It was launched by 16 donor countries at its inception and its total membership stands now at 41 and its main aim is to further coordination among its members and develop good humanitarian practices and principles.
The head of the OIC delegation shared a panel with the World Bank and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to discuss whether the good humanitarian donor principles are good for everyone. Further sessions were held on humanitarian financing, the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), managing risk and crisis coordination, reporting and information needs, communications and outreach, and finally an interactive discussion was held with IASC representatives on key topics such as financing and the WHS.
At the close of the one-day meeting, the new UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Humanitarian Relief Coordinator, Stephen Obrien, took the floor to express his gratitude to the international community for its constant support to humanitarian work despite the growing challenges due to the increasing number of crises and explained to the audience the salient points of his programme.
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