22 March 2022 | 19:00-20:00 | Online

Since devastating news from Afghanistan dominated headlines last year, the humanitarian situation in the country has rapidly deteriorated. Roughly 3.4 million people are now displaced by conflict inside the country and today, almost 23 million people are facing extreme hunger. Afghanistan is now experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Join us for an opportunity to learn from UNHCR, AKF and others about the situation on the ground and how we are collaboratively working with communities and international partners to provide essential humanitarian relief, increase resilience and help build hope for the future.

Christina Lamb OBE is the Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Sunday Times. Christina is one of Britain’s leading foreign correspondents and a bestselling author. She has reported from most of the world’s hotspots including Afghanistan. Christina has won 15 major awards including Europe’s top war reporting prize, the Prix Bayeux. She was made an OBE by the Queen in 2013 and is an honorary fellow of University College, Oxford.

Ilaha Eli Omar is an Afghan-American grassroots mobiliser with over 20 years of international development work in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Kenya. She helps non-profits transition from donor-based dependency to self-sustainable organisations. She is a board and advisory council member for several non-profits that focus on poverty alleviation, disability rights and awareness, and access to healthcare and education for all in Afghanistan, Kenya, and beyond.

Babar Baloch is a Senior Spokesperson for UNHCR. Babar has worked for UNHCR for more than 10 years largely as a senior spokesperson. Babar has worked from many conflict zones including most recently Afghanistan.

Emma Cherniavsky is the founding CEO of UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom. Emma has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and senior management in the non-profit sector and in politics.

Matt Reed is the Global Director of Institutional Partnerships of the Aga Khan Foundation and CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation UK. Matt has worked for the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) since 2009 in both London and India. As the Global Director of Institutional Partnerships, Matt coordinates all AKF’s work with bilateral, multilateral, foundation and corporate partners worldwide. Matt has been CEO of AKF in the UK since 2016.