In 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to generate commitments to reduce suffering and deliver better for people caught in humanitarian crises, and to demonstrate support for a new Agenda for Humanity.
The Agenda for Humanity was a five-point plan outlining the changes needed to alleviate suffering, reduce risk, and lessen vulnerability on a global scale. In the Agenda, humanity (people’s safety, dignity, and the right to thrive) was placed at the heart of global decision-making. To achieve this, global leaders and all humanitarian actors were called upon to act on Five Core Responsibilities:
1) Prevent and end conflict 2) Respect rules of war 3) Leave no one behind 4) Working differently to end need 5) Invest in Humanity.