Press releasesPublished on 25 June 2021

More coordinated emergency humanitarian action

Finding new ways to respond to challenges exacerbated by COVID-19. This was one of the key issues discussed at the humanitarian affairs segment (HAS) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which was held in Geneva from 23 to 25 June 2021 and was chaired by Switzerland. A resolution to strengthen coordination of humanitarian aid was adopted, sending an important political signal.

Strengthening humanitarian aid is the top priority of the Humanitarian Aid Segment, HAS, of the UN Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC.

Presse release by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)

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