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The Humanitarian Finance Forum is a global network of professionals working in humanitarian finance. We provide a platform for collaboration, learning, and advocacy. Contact us today to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.

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The London Summit brings together cross-sector experts to explore innovative disaster risk finance and insurance mechanisms to address the increasing humanitarian needs resulting from climate shocks, conflicts, pandemics/epidemics and crises challenges. 

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The London Summit

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Bringing together experts with AidEx participants to share public and private perspectives around the new and rapidly developing field of innovative finance, and to explore addressing funding needs for projects in LIC/FCSA settings.

AidEx 2023 - Innovative Finance Side Event

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The Forum sits down with Jörgen Bengtsson to discuss the transformative role Humanitarian Innovative Finance can play in bridging the funding gap for humanitarian crises.

Discussion on the Red Cross and Red Crescent Innovative Finance Report

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Public service provision in fragile states often involve a complex network of external development agencies, NGOs, and domestic institutions. This session explore building effective partnerships in these high-risk areas.

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Social Outcomes Conference 2023

The Humanitarian Finance Forum ('the Forum') was formed to connect global humanitarian actors with resources to access funding through capital markets. We aim to gather leading experts from humanitarian institutions, international organisations, foundations, investment banks, insurance companies and governments, with a common mission to increase funding for humanitarian goals.

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Three key takeaways from our panel on Innovative Finance&nbsp;&nbsp;

Last month, The Forum concluded a successful year with our participation at the prestigious Doha Forum where we co-hosted a panel titled "Reimagining Financial Markets for Humanitarian Impact: The Role of Small States & Private Sector Partnerships," emphasizing the crucial role of innovative financing in addressing global humanitarian challenges. This blog from Simon Kingston, our panel moderator, offers three key takeaways from the discussion as we look ahead to 2024. 

Reflexions from Doha Forum 2023

Reflections from Doha Forum 2023

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As we look back on 2023, we take this opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and look forward to the continued collaboration and inspiration that will undoubtedly proper us into a future defined by innovation and sustainable impact.&nbsp; On this note, we would like to share with you our year-end newsletter highlighting our key moments.&nbsp;

As we reflect on 2023, the Forum takes great pride in revisiting some of the key events that have defined our pursuit of positive change. Throughout the year, we have had the privilege of hosting and attending transformative events that brought together dedicated individuals and organisations committed to advancing humanitarian finance.

2023: End of Year Newsletter

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This brief highlights the consistent, repeated, and extensive references in the White Paper to the need for additional financial resources for development purposes through Innovative Finance, as well as a deeper engagement with the private sector and civil society for this purpose. By bringing these citations together, the paper aims to fashion the aspects and topics of Innovative Finance raised by FCDO into a singular cohesive narrative and approach.&nbsp;
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This review and synthesis of FCDO's announced policies (including FCDO's Humanitarian Framework published on 10 November 2022 as remains active) on Innovative Finance is intended to support and inform the development of a strategic response by humanitarian sector and Civil Society actors, as well as informing their relationships with FCDO to ensure relevance.&nbsp;
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Read the FCDO White Paper <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-development-in-a-contested-world-ending-extreme-poverty-and-tackling-climate-change">here</a>.

In November, the UK government's 2023 International Development White Paper was released, stressing the need for additional financial resources for development purposes through Innovative Finance. In response to this, the Forum and the British Red Cross have strategically evaluated the relevance to CSOs, leveraging the synthesis of FCDO's Innovative Finance policies.

The Forum Response: UK FCDO White Paper

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Speaking at the London Summit, which was co-hosted by the Humanitarian Finance Forum, Mike Adamson CEO of the British Red Cross said that “climate change, the failures of governments and humanitarian needs”

Red Cross pleads insurers to back humanitarian insurance approach

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The Humanitarian Finance Forum (HFF) was formed to connect humanitarian actors with financing expertise and market professionals to enable knowledge sharing and collaboration. We bring together leading experts from humanitarian institutions, international organizations, foundations, investment banks, insurance companies, and governments, with a common mission to increase use of financing to support humanitarian goals.

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