Over the last 10 years, the world has experienced a number of devastating natural disasters including the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the East Africa drought in 2011 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. In 2017 the world experienced the costliest North Atlantic hurricane season on record, costing $300 billion.
As climate change has been proven to increase the frequency and intensity of these natural disasters, it is becoming ever more important to improve disaster resilience, response and preparedness.
Increasing levels and complexity of conflicts have caused displacement numbers to reach their highest since the Second World War, with over 28,000 people being forced to flee their homes every day.
In 2018 alone 128 million people around the world are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. For the first time this decade there are 38 million more hungry people; a total of 815 million.
Despite this, the world has also witness remarkable development progress over the last ten years. The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day has fallen to 9.2% and the absolute number of people living without electricity dropped below the symbolic one billion.
With just over 10 years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, all actors in the humanitarian sector must collaborate and act with urgency.
The Aid & International Development Forum’s Global Summit has been a leading platform for cross sectoral discussion for the past 10 years, where industry leaders gather to discuss the latest innovations in global development and what steps must be taken next to achieve the SDGs.
The summit is unique as it brings together regional Governments, NGOs, Civil Society, Aid agencies, UN and Donor organisations with the Private Sector, providing all the key players with a space for discussion, innovation and partnership.
The AIDF Global Summit will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on the 5-6 September in Washington D.C, USA. Speakers from organisations such as the World Bank, United Nations Procurement Division, UNHCR, WFP and The U.S Government’s Development Finance Institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation will share their insights and experience.
To register for the AIDF Global Summit visit global.aidforum.org or email madeleineg@aidforum.org
