During the 9th edition of the Forum Espace Humanitaire held in Annecy in April 2022, a plenary session was devoted to the future of the FEH. Following some of the suggestions made at this meeting, the FEH Organising Committee proposed experimenting with a new frequency: a traditional FEH in Annecy every two years (instead of 18 months at present), alternating with an FEH open to fewer participants in the Paris region called FEH “le OFF”.
The FEH “le OFF” is intended exclusively for CEOs and Chairpersons. The first edition of the FEH “le OFF” took place in 2023. The second edition of the FEH “le OFF” was held on Friday, January 30, 2026, at the Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye campus, which, as in 2023, had agreed to make rooms available. The day before, a roundtable organized by Alternatives Humanitaires facilitated a dialogue with students.
Under the theme “Lost in transition? Historical, Civic, and Future Perspectives on a Humanitarian Sector in Crisis,” this edition offered leaders of French international solidarity organizations a safe and secure setting to analyze the impacts of the 2025 budget cuts, take stock of the ongoing transition period, and exchange views with peers on the positions the current crisis has forced them to adopt. The day concluded with a convivial evening at a restaurant in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.