World’s Leading Event on Humanitarian Aid & Development
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Established in 2004, DIHAD connects aid and assistance providers with the corporate and government sectors. Its aim is simple: to create and foster meaningful synergies that support those in need around the world, and to build bridges throughout global humanitarian aid and development communities.
Humanitarian diplomacy is the activity that aims at ensuring that all concerned with humanitarian aid act in the interests of the intended beneficiaries, this in accordance with acknowledged humanitarian principles, human rights and International Humanitarian Law. While exact definitions vary, the activity in question most often consists of any or all of the following: a dialogue, written communications, negotiations and mediation. It is oftentimes undertaken to ensure the following: access to those in need of assistance and/or protection; the necessary financial and logistical mechanisms for such assistance to take place; the security of those receiving the aid and of those charged with its delivery. It is often essential in ensuring there is coordinated humanitarian action, information sharing, advocacy and impartiality.
