The ‘Non-state Humanitarianism’ network seeks to examine the myriad dimensions of humanitarian action in a transnational historical context. This workshop sought to develop a broad research agenda for the network and understand what questions to ask, what research themes to prioritise, and how to maximise its future impact. Eleanor Davey spoke on the Humanitarian Policy Group's Global history of modern humanitarian action’ project.
This roundtable aims to bring together various stake holders from the UN, humanitarian agencies, regional bodies, government representatives, military, police and security bodies to explore policy and operational debates relating to civil-military coordina tion in disaster management in the Americas region.
'Many commentators agree that Gaza has been ‘de-developing’ for years, and with the blockade this process has accelerated. What this means is that the population is, through years of unemployment and highly constrained opportunities for training and education outside the Gaza Strip, becoming less skilled and poorer.'
A view of Jabalia refugee camp. Jabalia is the largest of the Gaza Strip's eight refugee camps. It is located north of Gaza City, close to a village of the same name
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This event is scheduled to launch Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in the Gaza Strip, a look at internal displacement over the past ten years in Gaza. With a live video link to Gaza, this event will bring together Palestinian and international speakers to explore the multi-faceted effects of the conflict on civilians, and up to date assessment of how displaced populations have fared since the Pillar of Defence military operation in November 2012.
Mbororo refugee women prepare communal land for the next planting season in Gbiti
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This event will launch Network Paper 73: Response analysis and response choice in food security crises: a roadmap, which provides an in depth discussion of the process of making an appropriate response choice in humanitarian emergencies, and an analysis of the most important factors involved in that choice.
On the face of it makes sense. You are more likely to be able to reduce poverty in a country that isn’t at war than you are with bombs and bullets flying over your head, right?
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The growing recognition of the importance of communication in disaster response has prompted an upsurge in initiatives aimed at improving how agencies communicate with their beneficiaries and, ultimately, enhance the quality and accountability of humanitarian assistance. This event highlights the work of one such initiative, infoasaid, outlining what was done, how it was done, what the challenges were and what was learnt from the perspective of the project and its partners.
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The Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE) was initiated in 2003 (funded by DFID) with the aim of studying multiethnic societies, investigating why some experience political instability and violent conflict, often labelled as ‘ethnic’, while others manage to solve disputes relatively peacefully. This event will cover the major findings of the Centre.
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The Oxford Forum for International Developmentis the UK's highest profile student-led conference on development issues, bringing hundreds of students together with global decision makers. Wendy Fenton spoke on the changing landscape of humanitarianism.