Over two days on 4-5^th December 2015, The Humanitarian Forum facilitated a meeting with our  WHS partners i.e. the organisations who put together national consultations in 35 countries between January 2014 and November 2015. Together we discussed the role of humanitarian NGOs in re-shaping aid. So far, our national consultations have utilised a workshop-style agenda put forth by The Humanitarian Forum as a basis for understanding the pitfalls and successes of the humanitarian system in four key areas identified by the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS):

1. Humanitarian Effectiveness
2. Managing risk and reducing vulnerability
3. Transformation through innovation
4. Serving the needs of people in conflict