Eva Svoboda

Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group

e.svoboda@odi.org.uk

Qualifications
2008 Master in Public and International Law
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
1997 Master in Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic and Geography
University of Berne, Switzerland and Berlin, Germany

From 1999 to 2012 held various positions within the ICRC (protection coordinator, head of office, head of delegation) in operational contexts in the Middles East, Africa and Asia as well as Headquarters dealing with policy issues.

Prior to joining the ICRC, she worked for NGOs and the Swiss Development Agency in the West Bank and Jordan.

Outputs

Advanced course on conflict, crisis and transitions - 2013

Event - Course - 16 - 23 July 2013

The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute and the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) at the University of York are partnering to offer an ‘Advanced Course on Conflict, Crisis and Transitions’, a week-long programme targeting mid-career and senior professionals.

Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance

Getting where needed: overcoming aid access obstacles

Event - Public event - 29 April 2013 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

Knocking on the front door doesn't always get you in. That's been the hard lesson over decades for humanitarians seeking to bring assistance to those in need. This event will address the practical challenges organisations face in reaching those in need, and the strategies adopted to overcome them.

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A global history of modern humanitarian action: Middle East and North Africa regional conference

Event - Conference - 15 - 16 April 2013

The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG), in partnership with the Arab Thought Forum (ATF), is holding a conference looking at past responses to humanitarian crises in the Middle East and North Africa to see how history can influence the forms and practice of humanitarianism today.

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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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Development of operational guidance and SOPs for cash-based interventions

Projects - March 2013 to December 2013

Operational trends have triggered renewed consideration of how UNHCR can best maximise the potential for using cash-based interventions.

A focus on seeking alternatives to refugee camps, and the increasingly urban nature of displacement crises, require effective ways of reaching out to those in need of protection and assistance. In this context, UNHCR has adopted a pro-active approach to the use and scaling-up of cash-based interventions in its operations, and published “An Introduction to Cash-based Interventions in UNHCR Operations”.

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