By the end of mid- 2024, it is clear that wars, refugees, climate dilemmas, conflicts, natural or artificial disasters and pandemics have placed unprecedented demands on the humanitarian sector. Humanitarian organizations have been forced to scale back their activities as the number of people needing assistance increases or risks becoming completely inaccessible. Alternative aid producers who could fill the growing gaps in supply are reluctant to do so for a variety of reasons, including economic and political constraints and, in some cases, concerns about the consequences of pandemics and war. In the short term, populations in need of humanitarian and development assistance will suffer, but in the longer term, governments that anticipate and can afford to do so will undertake population transfers and other mitigation measures. As this is a severe issue, AYBU, ULİSA-IIRSR, I. ULİYAS is considering doing so.
The symposium will look at the implications of this theme from many different perspectives, including relevant policies, realities and proposed solutions to ensure the provision of substantive assistance despite its gaps. The symposium will also look at the implications of the above theme through the eyes of different participants:
- Humanitarian Aid and the Global Economy, Humanitarian Economics
- Humanitarian aid from the perspective of epidemic diseases, public health and psychology
- Humanitarian aid technologies and applications
- Humanitarian rights and socio-economic rights in humanitarian aid
- Humanitarian diplomacy and development-oriented public diplomacy
- Humanitarian aid from the perspective of migration, refugees and human mobility
- Human Philosophy, Ethics and Humanitarian Aid
- Humanitarian aid as a strategic tool: humanitarian diplomacy and public diplomacy
- Humanitarian aid in the context of climate change, drought and food security
- Disasters and Humanitarian Aid
- Humanitarian aid in the context of socio-economic rights, development and welfare
- Vulnerable groups and humanitarian aid
Whether it is emergency management, disaster response, consolidated appeals or country-level programming, it is almost certain that we will need to adapt our methods and procedures. As part of this discussion, we will keep the climate change agenda at the forefront, dutifully exploring the role of innovation and analyzing the most effective ways to apply new technologies. On behalf of the AYBU, ULİSA-IIRSR Advisory Board, we are pleased to extend this invitation to you. We sincerely hope that you will be able to accept our invitation and contribute to this unforgettable moment. We are grateful for your work to make the conference a success and look forward to seeing you soon.
We will also focus on and explain the key facts and data on humanitarian aid during our two-day symposium, which will be organized with the support of our leading keynote speakers. The speakers will be responsible for explaining the Sustainable Development Goals and why humanitarian aid is essential to our overarching goal. Against this backdrop, we will also analyze the severe threats to our agreed standards and values, as well as to our field operations, should the humanitarian crisis worsen. It is essential to make the necessary calculations, organize ourselves and take our preparedness to the next level. We expect representatives from International Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations, the European Union, local and international NGOs, research institutes, universities, news organizations, embassies and companies to attend.
We will also use this opportunity to inform our guests about the new facilities and activities of AYBU, ULİSA-IIRSR. The chosen theme, the following presentations and the internal and external interactions of the event will also help humanitarian and development professionals to get to know each other better. This supports the idea of effective coordinated action by ensuring that everyone is aware of their roles, skills and tasks, and also helps ensure everyone is working towards the same goal.