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View of Complexo do Alemão
View of Complexo do Alemão, group of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro
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Credit: Dhani Borges
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Urban displacement and development: moving the debate forward

Event - Conference - 7 - 8 February 2013

On 7-8 February 2013, the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark will hold a conference on urban displacement. The event will bring together development specialists (donors, policy-makers, academics and practitioners) and humanitarian professionals to explore new approaches to addressing the plight of the urban displaced.

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Refugees in Kenya: a briefing on recent developments and implications for urban refugee policy

Event - Round-table - 4 February 2013 11:00 - 12:30 (GMT+00)

On 4 February the Humanitarian Practice Network brought together senior representatives of international organisations, NGOs, and UK government ministries working in relation to Kenya and Somalia. The discussion covered the implications of the 13 December announcement by the Kenyan government that stated it would no longer be registering urban refugees, and any refugees currently living in urban areas should relocate to designated camps. The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule and participation was by invitation.

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For humanitarian workers, the Taliban is a key to access in Afghanistan

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 1 February 2013

As international troops withdraw from Afghanistan, aid agencies will experience a titanic shift in their security infrastructure and be forced to reassess how they access those in need. Though the Taliban have a complex and predominantly hostile view of such agencies, those that wish to continue working in Afghanistan must learn to understand and negotiate with them. Yet, until now, little substantive research has been conducted on the Taliban to understand how to effectively engage with them.
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MINUSTAH Military Personnel Assists Hurricane Victims
Members of the Jordanian battalion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) carry children through flood waters after a rescue from an orphanage destroyed by hurricane "Ike".
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Credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
Source: UN Multimedia

Humanitarian Exchange 56: Civil-military coordination in humanitarian action

Event - Public event - 30 January 2013 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+00)

This event will launch the 56th edition of Humanitarian Exchange the theme of which is civil-military coordination in humanitarian action. Drawing on the articles in this issue and recent research undertaken by ODI's Humanitarian Policy Group, as well as their own experience, speakers will discuss the barriers to coordination - both real and perceived - and whether progress has been or can be made in resolving these.

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Cambodian refugee with her child in a refugee camp, Thailand
Cambodian refugee with her child at the Ban Mai Rut refugee camp near Klong Yai, Thailand.
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Credit: UN Photo/John Isaac
Source: UN Multimedia

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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The changing humanitarian landscape: challenges and opportunities

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 24 January 2013

'An ability to adjust strategy to meet the challenges and opportunities of the evolving humanitarian landscape will influence how effective and relevant CARE remains in supporting the needs and rights of the millions affected by humanitarian crises.'

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Listening project conversation Thailand
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Credit: CDA Collaborative Learning Projects
Source: CDA Collaborative Learning Projects

Time to listen: hearing people on the receiving end of international aid

Event - Public event - 15 January 2013 15:30 - 17:30 (GMT+00)

ALNAP will host a book launch and discussion on Time to Listen: Hearing People on the Receiving End of International Aidwhichhas just been published by CDA Collaborative Learning Projects. This book summarises the experiences and analysis of nearly 6,000 people in 20 aid receiving countries, as well as the reflections of aid workers themselves, on the effectiveness of international aid efforts as captured through The Listening Project.

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Humanitarian exchange 56: civil-military coordination

Publication - Articles and blogs - 13 January 2013

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Humanitarian Practice Network

The special feature of this edition of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Victoria Metcalfe, focuses on issues related to humanitarian civil– military coordination.

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Happy Groundhog Year? Why we must adapt and innovate in 2013

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 January 2013

This time last year I wrote about how uncertainty and risk are shaping not only everyday events but also how we think about development and humanitarian practice. As I sit down to reflect on the challenges ahead in 2013, it feels a bit like Groundhog Day. Much of the uncertainty of last year remains – the long shadow of the global financial crisis, the fiscal crunch in Europe, the growing number and intensity of extreme weather events, and the fracturing trajectory of the increasingly deadly Syrian conflict.

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The Golden Fleece

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 18 December 2012

'In The Golden Fleece we wanted to provide the long historical view of the relationship between humanitarianism and politics and explore whether the tension between the two is inherent.'

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