Humanitarian Finance Forum

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AidEx 2024 - Innovative Finance Side Event

Conference

  • 23 Oct 2024
  • 13:00 - 17:00

Hybrid Event

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Insurance Can Trigger a More Stable, More Humane World. Here's Why

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Insurance Can Trigger a More Stable, More Humane World. Here's Why

Governments use so-called parametric insurance to insure against specific named events. But this insurance has limits: insuring against a specific parameter or trigger event means leaving out everything not specified or not – quite – severe enough. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' solution to this problem is a first in the humanitarian sector: an innovative, indemnity insurance policy that insures the pot itself.

15th Jan, 2024

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Global Humanitarian Overview 2021

1st Dec, 2020

Takeaways from our Roundtable on Innovation in Humanitarian Financing

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Takeaways from our Roundtable on Innovation in Humanitarian Financing

The rise of COVID-19 has further exposed the fragility of the current humanitarian system. Simply put, traditional funding alone is not sufficient to address the number and scale of prolonged emergencies that the world is facing.

21st May, 2020

Good Practices Playbook on Organizational Readiness and Enabling Private Capital for Innovative Financing in Humanitarian Contexts (2020)

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Good Practices Playbook on Organizational Readiness and Enabling Private Capital for Innovative Financing in Humanitarian Contexts (2020)

Rather than report on the insufficient funding for humanitarian and development needs, this playbook, written by BCG, provides practical advice on how to change organizational processes, systems and capabilities

30th Apr, 2020

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2024 Q2: Newsletter

27th Jun, 2024

Event Summary: Roundtable

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Event Summary: Roundtable

Roundtable: Developing a Frontloading Mechanism for Mine Action

13th Jun, 2024

2024 Q1: Newsletter

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2024 Q1: Newsletter

This quarter's edition leads with highlights from a spotlight virtual event hosted by the Forum in partnership with the Swedish Red Cross, followed by the latest news on innovative finance for humanitarian aid, and a community survey for you to share insightful recommendations.

1st Apr, 2024

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