A closed roundtable meeting. Darfur which way? The Sudanese Government point of view.
Rarely does a research project answer one of its key questions halfway through. This time, however, two years into work on the history of humanitarian action and after an event on the experience of the Middle East and North Africa, we have resolved our enquiry into whether there is ‘a common regional understanding of the meaning, origins and composition of humanitarian action’. The answer is no.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance blocked at a checkpoint in Hebron, OPT.
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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.
The annual InterAction Forum seeks to provide a space for the leadership of NGOs, governments, philanthropy, corporations and civil society to engage and forge common solutions to improve the lives of the world’s poor and marginalized. Simon Levine spoke on a panel: "Resilience: How to Make it Meaningful?".
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a panel discussion on the newly published report “Search for Common Ground: Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan, 2002-12”, presented by Ashley Jackson, a co-author of the report. The event also provided an opportunity to reflect on lessons learned over the past 10 years in Afghanistan with a roundtable of experts stemming from the research, military and NGO communities.
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International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone listening to women at the ASAZA gender-based violence centre.
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