Regional Humanitarian Partnership Week (RHPW) is returning to Bangkok from 8–10 December 2025! This year’s theme, “Beyond Emergencies: Reframing Humanitarianism for a Changing World,” will bring together humanitarian actors from across the region to explore innovative approaches and new ways of working. The event is organized by ICVA, together with United Nations OCHA, the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), and Community World Service Asia.

The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2026 will be held for two weeks on 2-12 March 2026. Bringing the ambition of humanitarian reset, the event will be held in hybrid format to ensure a wider broad of networks.  As an annual and one of the biggest events in the sector, each year HNPW saw a growth of participants since its inception in 2015 with the latest event in 2025 successfully gathered over 8600 participants with 2000 joining in-person events at the International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva.  📅HNPW 2026’s setup weeks:  2–6 March (Week 1): Online sessions 10–12 March (Week 2): In-person sessions at the CICG in Geneva  This two-weeks event will cover important arrangements as an opportunity to connect and gather.  10 and 12 March: Network Days (in-person)  11 March: Community Day (in-person) integrated with the Areas of Common Concern (AOCC) sessions  🤝HNPW Inter-Network Collaboration  As a platform for collaboration, HNPW offers discussion and dialogue to improve humanitarian preparedness and response with Areas of Common Concern (AOCC):  ✅Accountability to affected populations✅Climate crisis✅Inclusion✅Localisation and coordination✅Security risk management integration across humanitarian action✅Anticipatory action✅Organisational culture and power relations✅Nexus empowerment  Above mentioned areas, the discussion will also cover themes, such as information management, data quality, logistics and supply chain, research and innovation, as well as training.  🎤Who are the networks at HNPW 2026?  HNPW 2026 invites all individuals interested in humanitarian work to join the event. Participating organisations and networks are varied and represent a diverse range of multi-sectoral functions:  🔹UN agencies, funds, and programs🔹NGOs and civil society organizations🔹Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Government agencies, and not limited to;🔹military actors, academia, media, private sector, and others.  A completed event programme of HNPW 2026 will be published in January. Stay tuned for more updates on Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships 2026 For further inquiries, please contact the HNPW Secretariat at [email protected].

The humanitarian system is in deep upheaval: once rooted in a common ethical framework, it now faces fragmented political responsibility, politicization, donor withdrawal, shrinking access, and erosion of humanitarian law. As humanitarian actors abandon those they claimed to help, credibility and legitimacy erode—undermining humanity itself and the system’s original purpose.  In light of these pressing challenges, the Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2026 – now set for April and from 2026 onward held every spring – will provide a space to confront these dynamics through critical openness, structural self-reflection, and shared accountability. To advance this effort and expand the congress community, we are delighted to welcome Oxfam Germany and The New Humanitarian as new long-term partners alongside Médecins Sans Frontières, Médecins du Monde, and the German Red Cross.  Under the theme “Humanitarianism(s) in Transition – Between Ideals, Power and Agency”, we will explore how humanitarian action, in its many forms and approaches, can be renewed, reimagined, and strengthened. The Humanitarian Congress Berlin invites experts, practitioners, and critical voices to move beyond routine dialogue and work together on the future of humanitarian action hat truly serves those most impacted. Save the date: 21 – 22 April 2026