23/08/2026
Humanitarian needs are rising while resources are shrinking. As conflict, displacement, food insecurity, economic shocks and climate pressures increasingly overlap, equality between women and men and the empowerment of women and girls must remain at the heart of humanitarian action.
At the Executive Humanitarian Programme ahead of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference & Exhibition ( ), our Regional Director for the Arab States, Dr. Moez Doraid, called for a humanitarian reset that:
🔹 Translates evidence into decisions about programme design, financing and delivery
🔹 Ensures women’s meaningful participation and leadership in humanitarian decision-making
🔹 Expands direct, flexible and sustainable funding for women-led organizations
🔹 Recognizes women not only as recipients of assistance, but also as humanitarian responders, community leaders, peacebuilders and architects of recovery
Women-led organizations are often closest to crisis-affected communities, yet many face growing demand while their resources decline.
Localization without resources is not localization. Women-led organizations need the authority, financing and institutional support required to deliver safely and sustainably.