Ashley Jackson presented findings from a research project case study on Afghanistan, "Humanitarian negotiations with non-state actors", focused on humanitarian dialogue in Faryab and Kandaha.
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This event launches the 55th edition of Humanitarian Exchange, the theme of which is the crisis in the Sahel. Drawing on the articles in this issue as well as their own experience and research speakers in Dakar, Ghana, and London will reflect on and debate these issues as well as respond to questions and comments from our audiences in the room and online.
Smoke billows skyward as homes and buildings are shelled in the city of Homs, Syria.
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Responding to the need for deliberation and coordination amongst humanitarian actors in Syria and neighbouring countries, HPG convened two high level roundtables. These brought together UN agencies, NGOs, donor representatives, and national and diaspora humanitarian groups to discuss the deepening political and humanitarian crisis, consider its impact on civilians caught up in the conflict and reflect on the response of the international and national community.
Refugee camp Iridimi near Iriba. Displaced women sitting in camp.
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This event launches the 2012 edition of the World Disasters Report. The theme of this year's report is forced migration and displacement - people forcibly displaced by conflict, political upheaval, violence, disasters, climate change and development projects. Their numbers are increasing year on year.
The event brought together politicians and government officials from several countries with senior researchers and policy makers to examine the progress of public financial management reforms and the challenges that remain.
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The Humanitarian Policy Group of the Overseas Development Institute (HPG/ODI), in partnership with The Cordoba Foundation (TCF), held a closed-door high-level roundtable on the crisis in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
This workshop saught to draw on a range of expertise to analyse the current develpments in Sudan, within the context of the region, and to identify scenarios for Sudan's future and the factors that could make each more or less likely to occur. Sara was a key speaker at this workshop.
