This Years’ Humanitarian Congress Berlin has been moved to April 2026.
Starting in 2026, the Congress will take place annually in late spring.
The exact date and theme for 2026 will be announced by the end of June 2025 at the latest.
Humanitarian Congress Berlin – Programme 2024
This year’s congress will feature a variety of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and workshops with esteemed speakers – have a first look at the exiting programme now and secure your ticket!
About the Humanitarian Congress Berlin
For more than 20 years, while gathering each year over 1000 individuals, the Humanitarian Congress Berlin has been debating, analysing, evaluating and developing the theory and practice of humanitarian action.
Our Partners
The Humanitarian Congress Berlin is hosted by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders, Médecins du Monde / Doctors of the World, and the German Red Cross, in partnership with Oxfam Germany, and in cooperation with Handicap International e.V
Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2020
Due to the global Covid19 outbreak, we took a bold step and launched our first-ever virtual event. The programme revolved around the theme “Exposing Power & Privilege in Times of Crisis”. The congress addressed power imbalances in the humanitarian sector and the impact of social inequalities on the global response to crises.
Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2019
TOPIC & AGENDA A Perfect Storm: Humanitarian Impacts of Climate Change, 17-18 Oct 2019 The Humanitarian Congress Berlin agenda in 2019 revolved around the humanitarian impacts of climate change. Climate change is not an abstract threat. The impacts are visible throughout the world and affects everyone. Numerous debates revolve around whether or not joining in the fight against climate change is part Read more…
Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2021
TOPIC & AGENDA Aspiring towards global justice – a humanitarian imperative?, 18-21 Oct 2021 Last year’s experience has shown that the virtual format allows us to reach even more people, thereby making the congress more inclusive and accessible. In 2019 and 2020 we have discussed some large topics – the Read more…
Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
This year’s #HCBerlin 2023 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Unveiling Attention and Neglect in Humanitarian Action and Global Health In our interconnected and media-driven world, attention has emerged as a powerful force shaping humanitarian action. The allocation of attention and the control over narratives, whether driven by media, public, Read more…
Our previous Agenda
Feminist Humanitarian Action: From Affirmation to Transformation On behalf of Médecins Du Monde, the German Red Cross, the Berlin Chamber of Physicians and Médecins Sans Frontières, we invited you to last year’s Humanitarian Congress Berlin: ‘Feminist Humanitarian Action: From Affirmation to Transformation’. Last year’s congress was held from October 11 Read more…
Our Previous Agenda
Last year’s Humanitarian Congress Berlin ‘Aspiring towards global justice – a humanitarian imperative?’ was held from 18 – 21 October 2021. If you want to get an impression of the congress in the last years, you can have a look at our YouTube channel. Below you find selected videos of the recorded Read more…