The 3rd Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF3) is a high-level event that aims to bring together government officials, knowledgeable practitioners, and key decision makers of the humanitarian world. The theme of the Forum will be - the “Evolving Humanitarian Needs: development and response”.

It is an opportunity for principled humanitarians to gather to drive meaningful change and explore ways to deliver assistance more efficiently.

More specifically, the event will focus on addressing the most pertinent issues of the current global humanitarian challenges, and facilitate discussions on the importance of developing, strengthening and delivering humanitarian assistance according to the highest standards of quality and efficiency to affected populations worldwide.

RIHF3 seeks to bring researchers and humanitarian experts together to share experiences and promote collaboration in conducting research in humanitarian settings. The meeting will be built around case study presentations by researchers from regions affected by humanitarian crises. The Forum encourages the participation of researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), promotes networking and mentoring, and creates a venue for open and inclusive discussions.

Submission Guidelines

RIHF3 is seeking three types of participants for the meeting:

1. Key-note Presentations
2. Research/ case study presentations
3. Poster presentations

The topics will be selected based on geographic, disciplinary, and experiential diversity, and might also be asked to participate in small group discussions and networking activities. This call is open to global humanitarian researchers. Research data should not be older than 3 years and should not be previously published work. Previous published work should be identified and might be considered for special presentations or poster presentations and although might not be considered for journal publication, may be considered in the proceedings of conference publications as abstracts.

Commitees & Sponsorship

All applications will be reviewed by the RIHF3 Scientific Committee and evaluated for relevance. During the RIHF3 meeting in February, presenters will share their presentations physically in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Authors of accepted eligible papers might be considered for financial support to cover the flight and accommodation costs. The Forum will also feature keynote speakers and networking opportunities.

List of Topics

• Evolving Humanitarian Landscape for 2023 and beyond.
• Preventing and Anticipating Crises and taking Early Action.
• The Impact of Pandemics in Conflict and disasters.
• Recruitment and exploitation of children in armed conflict
• Inclusion of vulnerable groups in humanitarian programming.
• Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus.
• Creativity and Research in Humanitarian Action.
• Humanitarian access.

Publication

Full original research articles (including case studies and systematic reviews) will also have the opportunity to be published in a special edition of WoS indexed journal, if they meet the eligibility criteria of the journal, which will be announced soon.

Venue

The Conference will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to rhif.scientific@ksrelief.org