IN-PERSON: Health in a World of Crises and Impunity

Health in a World of Crises and Impunity

Report of the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Time: 11:00am–1:00pm, followed by a reception (1–2pm)

Location: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001

Format: Livestreamed

At a time of escalating conflicts, growing displacement, shrinking resources, and increasing impunity, the report calls for a new paradigm for the humanitarian sector. It sets out bold and practical recommendations to rethink how humanitarian health responses are designed, governed, and delivered in some of the world’s most challenging settings.

The Commission brings together global leaders and experts committed to confronting and reshaping the humanitarian system. Its work seeks to challenge existing power structures in humanitarian health, influence global policy and practice, and amplify the voices of people affected by conflict and displacement.

This launch event will provide an opportunity to engage directly with Commission members and explore the report’s key findings and recommendations. Participants will also have the chance to discuss the implications for humanitarian policy, practice, and partnerships in the years ahead.

Programme

11:00–11:10 Welcome

Dr. Richard Horton and Dr. Ana Mateus, The Lancet (online)

11:10–11:30 Presentation of the Commission’s report by Prof. Paul Spiegel, Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health

11:30–12:15 Panel 1: Commissioners and Next Generation Scholars

Chaired by Prof. Daniel Maxwell, Tufts University

• Dr. Orit Abrahim
• Mr. Moumini Niaoné
• Dr. Chiara Altare
• Dr. Joanne Liu

12:15–13:00 Panel 2: Expert perspectives — chaired by Prof. Paul Spiegel

• Mr. Jeremy Konyndyk, Refugees International
• Dr. Valerie Bemo or Mr. Jason Chau, Gates Foundation
• Ms. Hanin Ahmed, Sudan Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs)
• Ms. Hibak Kalfan, NEAR Network
• Ms. Ella Watson-Stryker, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
• Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

13:00–14:00 Reception

Please complete the registration form below to confirm your participation. Further details will be shared with registered participants ahead of the event.

For more information about the Commission, visit https://healthconflictcommission.org/

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