Lilianne Fan

Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group

l.fan@odi.org.uk

Lilianne's research interests include governance and institutional tranformation in crisis and transition contexts; post-crisis livelihood recovery and land use; civil-military coordination in disaster contexts. Prior to joining ODI she had served as Housing, Land and Property Coordinator for the IASC Cluster System in Haiti, as Advisor to the ASEAN Special Envoy on Post-Nargis Recovery in Myanmar, as member of the advisory team of the Governor of Aceh on sustainable development, and as Senior Policy Coordinator for Oxfam International in Aceh and Nias. She has also supported and advised Acehnese humanitarian, human rights and refugee organisations since 1999. Lilianne holds a Master of Arts on Anthropology from Columbia University.

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Mauritanian herder seeks pasture during 2012 Sahel food security crisis

HPG Integrated Programme 2013-15

Projects - March 2013 to March 2015

This is the eleventh Integrated Programme (IP) of work proposed for funding by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG).The Integrated Programme gives intellectual consistency to the research work of HPG, helping to ensure HPG’s effectiveness and providing a clear basis for the mobilisation of funds.

The projects constitute the core of HPG’s research work in 2013–15, combining policy-relevant research and engagement, humanitarian practice, academic engagement and a vigorous and extensive public affairs programme of events, conferences and media work.

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Myanmar: Meiktila violence sends warning to foreign investors

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 29 March 2013

In Myanmar's capital Yangon, on March 20-21, a business investment summit presented Myanmar as a stable, growing democracy eager to establish agriculture, infrastructure, financial and manufacturing partnerships with leading international companies.

The messages were clear: Myanmar's transition to democracy is irreversible, wide-ranging reforms are underway and the country is now ripe for investment and trade.

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A global history of modern humanitarian action: regional conference on East and Southeast Asia

Event - Conference - 29 - 30 January 2013

A major conference about the history of humanitarianism in East and Southeast Asia will take place at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies on 29-30 January 2013. It will bring together diplomats, ministers, senior figures from the humanitarian sector and academics to explore a range of historical aspects of Asian humanitarianism.

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Roundtable on Civil-Military Coordination - Responding to natural disasters: Coordination between national armies, regional organisations, and humanitarian actors

Event - Round-table - 14 December 2012

This roundtable brought together various stake holders from the UN, humanitarian agencies, regional bodies, government representatives, and military and security bodies to explore policy and operational debates relating to civil-military coordination in disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Can more aid stay in Haiti and other fragile settings? How local investment can strengthen governments and economies

Publication - Research reports and studies - 27 November 2012

United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti

Since 2009, the Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti (OSE) has examined the nuts and bolts of how aid is delivered to Haiti. This report presents an analysis of how aid was channeled from donors to the primary recipient. Lilianne Fan of the Humanitarian Policy Group provided written contributions to this report.

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