2011 Humanitarian Action Summit: Final Report

The mission of the Humanitarian Action Summit meetings and working groups is to:

• Identify new and unresolved challenges impairing the effectiveness of the humanitarian assistance community
• Identify field or policy-level issues and promote positive change through collaborative disccustions, analysis, debate and research
• Provide specific actions and guidelines that will advance policy and/or best practices

From March 4-6th 2011, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative hosted its fourth summit and convened over 200 prominent leaders from across the humanitarian community to discuss the state of crisis response and map how to vuild more effective humanitarian action. Bringing together decision-makers from academia, international NGOs, the United Nations and federal agencies, the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit allowed participants to consider and evaluate the most advanced evidence-based practises in humanitarian aid. Throughout the weekend, these leaders in humanitarian response shared their expertise and built partnerships to address the greatest concerns facing the global humanitarian community.