Theme of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the 2024 Session of the Economic and Social Council

E/DEC/2024/310View PDF

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 2 Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters, published in 2024.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	E/DEC/2026/306	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2026 session of the Economic and Social Council	—	—
2025	E/DEC/2025/304	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2025 session of the Economic and Social Council	151	—
2024	E/DEC/2024/310	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2024 session of the Economic and Social Council	156	43%Compare
2023	E/DEC/2023/315	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2023 session of the Economic and Social Council	197	41%Compare
2022	E/DEC/2022/322	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2022 session of the Economic and Social Council	164	50%Compare

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At its 12th plenary meeting, on 9 April 2024, the Economic and Social Council decided:

(a) That the theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of its 2024 session would be “Putting humanity first in the face of conflicts and climate change: strengthening humanitarian assistance and respect for international humanitarian law, and promoting effectiveness, innovation and partnerships”;

(b) That it would convene four panel discussions under the segment;

(i) “The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions: reversing the erosion of respect for international humanitarian law and its humanitarian consequences”;

(ii) “Addressing the adverse impacts of climate change in humanitarian emergencies”;

(iii) “Embracing innovation and adapting new technology in humanitarian assistance”;

(iv) “Transformative humanitarian action: women and girls at the centre of prevention, response and protection”.

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