Education in Emergencies at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016

The first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) will be held in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016. The purpose of this summit is to set a forward-looking agenda for humanitarian action to collectively address future humanitarian challenges. Read more about the goals and background of WHS -- and how education features prominently in the agenda -- on the INEE website.

Below is a list of WHS events related to education. INEE staff and many partners will be speaking at these events, and we will be live-tweeting some of them at @INEEtweets (#EducationinEmergencies, #EducationCannotWait, #WHSummit, #ShareHumanity). Click to access the full WHS programme.

We hope to see you in Istanbul or on Twitter!

Monday, 23 May 2016

• Stepping Up in Crises: Finance, Delivery and Innovation in Education
  Breakfast event hosted by the Global Business Coalition for Education
  Monday May 23 2016  7:00- 8:15
  Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Ballroom, Istanbul
  Click for more information. NB - This event is at capacity and all attending guests must be registered in advance.

• Empowering Youth Affected by the Syria Crisis
  Side Event organized by UNICEF in partnership with Mercy Corps, Save the Children, UNFPA, UNHCR and World Vision International
  Monday 23 May 2016 11:00-12:30
  Location: Rumeli Hall 3, Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
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• Delivering Quality Education in Emergencies: What Needs to Be Done?
  Side Event organized by TheirWorld, UNRWA, INEE, the Global Campaign for Education, Jesuit Refugee Service, War Child
  Monday 23 May 2016 13:00-14:30
  Location: Hisar (330 - Theater), Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
   

  1:00 – 1:30 pm – The Challenges
  This panel will explore the practical challenges that need to be met and the steps to be taken to ensure the provision of sustained quality education in an emergency, most specifically in light of the launching of the Education Cannot Wait Fund at the WHS.
  
  Gordon Brown – Former Prime Minister of the UK; UN Special Envoy for Global Education
  Hon. Julia Gillard – Former Prime Minister of Australia; Board Chair, Global Partnership for Education
  Pierre Krahenbuhl – Commissioner-General, UNRWA
  Elias Bou Saab – Minister of Education, Lebanon
  Helle Thorning-Schmidt – Former Prime Minister of Denmark; CEO, Save the Children International
  Jan Egeland – Secretary General, Norwegian Refugee Council
  Irina Bokova – Director-General, UNESCO
  The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience

  1:30 – 2:00 pm – Learning from Experience and the Role of Innovation
  The panel will address the challenges outlined in the first panel and will look at concrete examples of delivering education in emergencies on the ground and the ways in which new techniques and innovation have supported this delivery. It will address the question, “what works, what lessons have we learned, and how we can further strengthen education program delivery in emergencies”?
  
  David Miliband – President & Chief Executive Officer, International Rescue Committee
  Tom Smolich – International Director, Jesuit Refugee Service
  Helle Gudmandsen – Board Member and Head of the Global Campaign for Education, IBIS
  Rob Williams – Chief Executive Officer, War Child UK
  Zeynep Gunduz – Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, RET International
  Dirk Booy - Partnership Leader of Global Field Operations, World Vision
  The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience

  2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Partnerships and International Cooperation
  This panel will address how collaboration at all levels can better enable the provision of education in emergencies, the role of standards in this process, and will consider in particular the future role of the Education Crisis Platform.
  
  Peter Laugharn - President & Chief Executive Officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
  Sarah Brown – Executive Chair, Global Business Coalition for Education; President, Theirworld
  Annemiek Hoogenboom – Country Director, People’s Postcode Lottery
  Tariq Al Gurg – Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Cares
  Hugh McLean – Director of Education Support Program, Open Society Foundation
  Mazen Hayek – Group Director of Public Relations & Commercial, MBC Hope
  Dr. Mary Joy Pigozzi – Executive Director, Educate A Child
  The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience
  
  Concluding Remarks by Dean Brooks – Director of Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies

  Click to download the flyer, agenda, and panelist biographies. 
   
• Countering Violent Extremism, Recovering from Crisis, and Fostering Stability in the Sahel: Mali’s Case
  Side Event organized by The Safe Schools Declaration: Protecting Education from Attack During Armed Conflict
  Monday 23 May 2016 15:00-16:30
  Location: Rumeli Hall 9 (60 - Theater), Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
   
• SPECIAL SESSION: Launch of Education Cannot Wait fund
  Monday 23 May 2016 16:00-17:00
  Istanbul Congress Center
  
  Chaired by Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education
  
  Speakers include:
  Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary General
  Lama Khoury/Joseph Munyambanza GEFI Youth Advocacy Group
  Maker Famba Mwangu Minister of Education, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Elias Abu Saab Minister of Education and Higher Education, Lebanon
  Julia Gillard Chair of the Global Partnership for Education
  Justine Greening Secretary of State for International Development, UK
  Neven Mimica European Commissioner for Intl. Development and Cooperation
  Gayle Smith Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
  Børge Brende Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
  Helle Thorning-Schmidt Chief Executive, Save the Children International
  
  Click for more information and download the flyer.
   
• Multi Media Approaches to Supporting Children and Families in Crisis Settings
  Side Event panel including Sesame Workshop, Elephant Song Media, International Rescue Committee, Every Woman Every Child, and Global Poverty Project.
  Monday 23 May 2016 17:00-18:30
  Location: Rumeli Hall 4, Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
  Click to download the flyer.

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

• Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises: Towards a Strengthened Response in African Nations
  Side Event: Meeting with African Ministers co-hosted by the Global Partnership for Education, European Commission Humanitarian Aid, UNHCR and UNICEF
  Tuesday 24 May 2016  9:00 - 10:30
  Location: Marmara Theater, Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
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• Value-Based Education: Guiding the Next Generation Towards Humanitarian Principles -Also in Emergencies
  Side Event organized by Switzerland and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  Tuesday 24 May 2016 9:00-10:30
  Location: Rumeli Hall 8 (150 - Theater), Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
  Click to download the event flyer and background material.

• Localizing Humanitarian Aid: Building Resilient Networks, Systems, Organisations and People
  Side Event organized by the Center for Education and Research for Humanitarian Action (CERAH), BRACED, ADDRN
  Tuesday 24 May 2016 13:00-14:30
  Location: Rumeli Hall 2 (200 - Roundtable), Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center

• The Safe Schools Declaration: Protecting Education from Attack during Armed Conflict
  Side Event organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Tuesday 24 May 2016 15:00-16:30
  Location: Rumeli Hall 1 (300 - Classroom), Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center

• The Role of Education in Enhancing Social Reconciliation in Conflict Areas
  Side Event organized by Qatar Charity
  Tuesday 24 May 2016 17:00-18:30
  Location: Dolmabahce C (150 - Theater), Lüfti Kirdar Convention Center
  Click for more information