Hilary Benn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her objectives are for the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016.

Mr Desmond Swayne

The World Humanitarian Summit will provide a major opportunity to set out an ambitious vision for humanitarian and development action to guide our work until 2030.

The Secretary of State for International Development has four priorities for the Summit:

• Strengthen the protection of civilians in a crisis and improve compliance with International Humanitarian Law;
• Deliver a step change in how the humanitarian community approaches resilience to natural disasters, moving from managing crises to managing risk and ensuring Governments and communities have the capacity to do this themselves;
• Address the growing gap between need and available resources through smarter financing that delivers better outcomes at lower cost and is more accountable to people in need;
• Focus on women and girls throughout the summit to ensure existing commitments are translated into action.