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

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, 16 June 2026

Time: 3:00–5:30 PM (East Africa Time)

Venue: Sankara Nairobi Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Format: In-person, with public livestream

At a time of escalating conflicts, growing displacement, shrinking resources, and increasing impunity, a landmark new report calls for a new paradigm for the humanitarian sector. The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement sets out bold and practical recommendations to rethink how humanitarian health responses are designed, governed, and delivered, with a particular focus on the communities most affected.

The Nairobi launch brings together regional leaders, practitioners, and advocates to discuss the report's findings and their implications for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes (EHAGL) region , one at the frontlines of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian response.

Programme

Welcome

Presentation of the Commission report by Dr. Chi-Chi Undie, Regional Representative, and Senior Associate & Technical Director, Population Council; and Co-Chair, CHH–Lancet Commission

Panel discussion Chaired by Dr. Orit Abrahim, General Surgery Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital and Next Generation Scholar, CHH–Lancet Commission

Speakers include:

• Department of Refugee Services, Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Government of Kenya
• Dr. Mamadou Dian Balde, Regional Director, UNHCR East, Horn and Great Lakes Regional Bureau
• Dr. Ahmed Idris, Secretary General, Kenya Red Cross
• Monica Camacho, Humanitarian Representative for East Africa, MSF
• Dr. Koiti Emmily, Co-Founder and Executive Director, South Sudanese Women in Medicine and Next Generation Scholar, CHH–Lancet Commission

Hosted by Population Council.

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