The event examined the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative which was established almost ten years ago with the aim of providing a forum in which donors can work together to advance principled donor funding and improved humanitarian action.
The International Rescue Committee UK, Panos Pictures and ECHO held a viewing of a multimedia and photography project drawing attention to the plight of urban refugees. Speakers included Sara Pantuliano, Roland Schilling and Andrew McConnell, the photographer.
BBC correspondent for South Sudan and Sudan, James Copnall, was guest speaker at a roundtable event hosted by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) and the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG). This event brought together journalists, researchers and academics to explore the political, humanitarian and development issues faced by South Sudan at present.
At the 2012 International Conference on Emergency Management in Beijing, Sara Pantuliano gave a presentation on "Early warning, preparedness and timely response: Lessons from the Horn of Africa".
This week represents a milestone for the Humanitarian Policy Group following the launch in Beijing of ‘Crisis, Recovery and Transitions’, a course targeted at mid-level and senior career professionals from the humanitarian and development sector.
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The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute and the National Institute of Emergency Management at the Chinese Academy of Governance (NIEM-CAG) are partnering to offer the first ‘Advanced course on crisis, recovery and transitions’, a week-long programme targeting mid-career and senior professionals. The course is supported by the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) at the University of Canberra and by the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) at the University of York.
This roundtable discussion focused on the challenges associated with non-international armed conflict and armed non-State actors (ANSAs). Eva Svoboda spoke at this roundtable.
This two and a half day conference explored the past, present, and future of humanitarianism. Eleanor Davey (HPG) gave a presentation entitled "Why the humanitarian sector needs a historical consciousness: motivation, methodology and challenges" during a session chaired by Wendy Fenton (HPN). Wendy Fenton also chaired another session entitled "From local to global: making local agency count at the global policy level".