From Lebanon to Sudan to Myanmar, harmful information has become a weapon of war—fueling violence, obstructing aid, and eroding humanitarian legitimacy. False ceasefires lure civilians into fire zones. Rumors about aid eligibility keep vulnerable families from seeking help. Disinformation campaigns turn humanitarian workers into targets.This is not a communications problem—it is a protection crisis. Yet information integrity remains on the periphery of humanitarian response, treated as a technical function rather than a core component of aid.

This panel brings together local media actors, community verifiers, humanitarian responders, and policymakers to examine how harmful information undermines humanitarian objectives and what must change. Panelists will share evidence from multiple crises and outline concrete steps to treat information with the same urgency as food, water, and shelter.

Target Audience: Humanitarian leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and specialists in communications, participation, accountability, and information integrity.

Expected Outcomes: Participants will understand information integrity as fundamental to protection and leave with actionable steps to integrate it into humanitarian response.