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5 December 2026
International Volunteer Day
6th International Forum on Humanitarian Volunteering
- Ethics to decide
- Standards to act
- Technology to prevent
A global dialogue on the future of humanitarian volunteering.
Registration coming soon
Proposed programme
Two conversations, one question
The forum is a global dialogue platform —not a conventional conference— bringing together ethics, philosophy, humanitarian practice, risk management, science and technology.
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| About the forum | A global dialogue platform |
Now in its sixth edition, this international gathering is convened for International Volunteer Day 2026 to integrate ethics, standards and technology into a shared framework for humanitarian volunteering. |
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| Why this date | The right date for a harder question |
Established by the UN General Assembly in 1985, International Volunteer Day connects the civic energy of volunteers with the Sustainable Development Goals. This forum asks what volunteers need next —not only what they have given. |
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| Panel 01 | Ethics and standards |
How to keep good intentions from causing harm in the field: decision-making under uncertainty, humanitarian principles, and standards that make action accountable and coherent. |
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| Panel 02 | Technology and prevention |
How artificial intelligence, satellite observation and early-warning systems can anticipate risk —and which ethical limits must guide them. |
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| Audience | Built for those who shape the response |
United Nations agencies · Disaster risk and emergency management institutions · Academic and research institutions · Humanitarian leaders · Public policy makers · Partners and sponsors. |
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| Objectives | Six long-term commitments |
Integrate ethics, standards and technology · Position volunteering as a pillar of global resilience · Build cross-sector dialogue · Advance professionalization · Strengthen community resilience · Contribute to disaster risk reduction. |
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| Perspectives | Voices from every side of the challenge |
No single field holds the full answer. The forum brings together science, technology, risk management, humanitarian practice, academia and civil society around open questions —not predetermined conclusions. |
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| Organizers | Who convenes this conversation |
New Acropolis International is a philosophical organization present in dozens of countries, treating philosophy as a practical discipline for living —and volunteering as an expression of service to humanity. |
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| Invitation | The conversation is open |
Ethics to decide well. Standards to act with discipline. Technology to prevent harm before it happens. These three axes will shape the next decade of humanitarian volunteering. |
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