The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) was updated over a two-year process 2022-2024 to ensure the commitments made to people affected by crisis and experiencing vulnerability are relevant and more accessible to a wider range of aid organisations.
The result of this process was a strengthened CHS (2024 edition) which was globally launched on 21 March 2024 in Geneva and online. The CHS custodians – CHS Alliance, Groupe URD and Sphere – are grateful to organisations and individuals who are volunteering to host a 2024 CHS Country Launch event in your country/region.
See below for the list of events taking place and the organisers. This is not exhaustive and will be updated on a regular basis.
If you have any questions about these events or want to volunteer to host a CHS Launch event in your country, please contact chs@chsalliance.org.
Upcoming events
Colombia
Event organised by: 
In collaboration with: German Federal Foreign Office, HelpAge Germany, Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation.
Contact: Francisco Osuna
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue | Information |
| Bogota | 20 November 2024, 9:00 – 11:00, Bogotá time | Spanish/English | Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation,
Calle 10 # 3-16, Bogotá, D.C, Bogotá, CO |
Hybrid event |
Ireland
Event organised by:
| Location |
Date and time | Language | Venue | Information |
| Dublin | 9 December 2024 | English | TBC | TBC |
Jordan
Event organised by: 
In collaboration with: INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTH
Contact: Karim Alqassab
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue | Information |
| Amman | 17 October 2024, 13:00 – 15:00, Bogotá time | Arabic/English | Al Jubaiha, Al-Buana Str., Building No 3, Amman | bit.ly/CHSJordan |
Lebanon
Events organised by:
Contact: Zeina Mohanna, Executive Board Member, Amel Association International
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Beirut | TBC | English/Arabic | TBC |
Syria – Northwest Syria response
Events organised by:
In collaboration with: Hope Revival Organization (HRO)
Contact: Karim Alqassab, Humanitarian Programme Manager – EMENA, HelpAge International
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Northwest Syria | 13 November 2024 10:00 – 16:00 |
Arabic | Hybrid Venue: A’zaz, HRO’s office |
| Gaziantep (Turkiye) – Northwest Syria response | 20 November 2024 10:00 – 12:00 |
English | Hybrid Venue TBC |
Turkey
Events organised by:
In collaboration with: Mavi Kalem, HelpAge International
Contact: Zeynep Sanduvac, Board Member/Programs Coordinator, Nirengi Association
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Istanbul | 21 November 2024 | Turkish/English | Hybrid Venue TBC |
Venezuela
Events organised by:
Contact: Francisco Osuna
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Caracas | TBC | Spanish/English | TBC |
Zimbabwe
Events organised by: 
Contact: Wonder Mufunda, Executive Director
In collaboration with:
- OCHA
- Zimbabwe Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Harare | TBC | TBC |
Past events
Read and watch a wrap up of the country launches that have already taken place, driving conversations on how to amplify the voices and rights of those facing crisis.
Afghanistan
Events organised by: 
Contact: Tooba Siddiqi, Program Coordinator – Strengthening Humanitarian Action Quality & Accountability
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Kabul | 30 May 2024
1.30 pm |
English | In person event |
Australia
Events organised by: 
Contact: Carly Sheehan, Accountability Advisor
In collaboration with:
- Humanitarian Advisory Group
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Melbourne | 6 June 2024 | English | In-person at Level 12, Tower 2 727 Collins St. Melbourne |
Benin
Events organised by: 
and 
Contact: Elidja ZOSSOU, Directeur national – CIPCRE-Bénin, Jean KPETERE, Directeur – Dedras-Benin
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Cotonou | 21 June 2024 | French | In-person event |
Burkina Faso
Events organised by: 
Contact: Fatimata Ouedraogo, Regional Manager West Africa
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Ouagadougou | 7June 2024 | French | TBC |
Ethiopia
Events organised by: 
Contact: Kidist Lale, Program Development Officer
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue | Information |
| Addis Ababa | 6 August 2024 – 9:30 am -11:30 am | English | Sapphire Addis Hotel | CHS Launching Event- Agenda |
| Jijga | 13 August 2024 – 9:30am -11:30 am | English | Universal Hotel, Jijga | |
| Bahirdar | 22 August 2024- 9:30 am -11:30 am | Amharic and English | Unison Hotel, Bahir Dar | |
| Mekelle | 29 August 2024 – 9:30 am – 11:30 am | Amharic and English | Axsum Hotel | |
| Melkadida | 4 September 2024- 9:30am -11:30 am | English | UNHCR Hall, Melkadida |
India
Events organised by: 
Contact: Vikrant Mahajan, CEO
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| New Delhi | 26 June 2024 | English | Hybrid |
Indonesia
Events organised by: Indonesian Society for Disaster Management (or Masyarakat Penanggulangan Bencana Indonesia) 
In collaboration with:
- UN OCHA office in Jakarta Indonesia
Contact: Avianto Amri, Chairperson, Masyarakat Penanggulangan Bencana Indonesia (MPBI)
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Jakarta | 22 March 2024 | Hybrid |
Niger
Events organised by: 
Contact: Francesco Tropea, Country Director
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Niamey | 22 May 2024 / 11:00-13:00 | French | Hotel Noom, Niamey |
Pakistan
Events organised by:
Contact: Tooba Siddiqi, Program Coordinator – Strengthening Humanitarian Action Quality & Accountability
In collaboration with:
- Pak Mission Society
- AAP Working Group
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Dadu | 17 April 2024 | English | – |
| Jacobabad | 19 April 2024 | English | – |
| Islamabad | 22 May 2024 | English | Hybrid |
Poland
Events organised by: 
Contact: Warchał-Beneschi, Joanna, NGO Forum Coordinator, Polish Humanitarian Action
In collaboration with:
- Ashoka Innovators for the Public
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Warsaw | 12 June 2024 | Polish | Hotel Gromada, Pl. Powstańców Warszawy 2, Warsaw |
Somalia/Somaliland
Events organised by: 
Contact: Alinur Ali Aden, Executive Director, Gargaar Relief and Development Organization (GREDO)
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue | Information |
| Online | 25 August 2024 | English | Zoom | Register here |
| Mogadishu | TBC | English | TBC |
South Asia Region
Events organised by: 
Contact: Tooba Siddiqi, Program Coordinator – Strengthening Humanitarian Action Quality & Accountability
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Online | 26 July 2024, 11:00 – 12 :15 Pakistan time | English | N/A |
Spain
Events organised by: 
Contact: Camille Nussbaum, Executive Coordinator
In collaboration with:
- Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID)
- Caixa Bank Foundation
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Madrid | 17 April 2024 17.30 – 18.30 |
Spanish | CaixaForum de Madrid |
| Barcelona | 18 April 2024 17.30 – 18.30 |
Spanish | CaixaForum de Barcelona |
Yemen
Events organised by: 
Contact: Abdullah Al Asri, Safeguarding Officer
| Location | Date and time | Language | Venue |
| Aden | 15 May 2024 | Arabic | Al Daibani Palace Hall صالة قصر الذيباني |
| Marib | 8 May 2024 | Arabic | TBC |