Doha will host a special conference on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, organised by the Qatar Charity (QC) in partnership with 13 groups and international and regional networks, from February 22 to 24.
The conference, which is held under the theme of “The humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the challenges and prospects of the humanitarian response,” will see the participation of more than 90 local, regional and international organisations and a number of international networks, along with more than 150 experts.
The conference, the first of its kind with this level of participation, aims to unite the visions of partners about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, as well as the exchange of information and promote the follow-up mechanisms for determining the needs of those affected and the distribution of geographic areas in order to develop action plans and initiatives among the partners.
The Yemeni crisis is one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world, given the number of those affected who exceeded 80% of the estimated population of about 26mn people, according to the conference organsisers.
Participants are set to hold in the first two days of the conference technical workshops at the level of specialists and experts to highlight the humanitarian situation in Yemen and identify needs, while the third day of the conference will see holding of high-level meeting to view the results and launch initiatives and partnerships, alliances and co-ordination between field actors.
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