10 October 2012

Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Upcoming events & opportunities:

Do Good Abroad: A Panel Discussion on Jobs in Humanitarian Aid and Relief, New York, 15 October 2012 [info]

UNHCR Consultancy, Funding to the Protection Sector in Non-Refugee Humanitarian Emergencies [info via ReliefWeb]
- Apply by 15 October 2012.

The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance: Detailed Overview [info]
- Three IDHA programmes currently scheduled: 4 November 30-November 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa; 24 February–22 March 2013 in Berlin, Germany; 2 June–28 June 2013 in New York, US.  Applications accepted on a rolling basis until course is full.

Publications:

Blogging on Burnout Part I (AidSource, Oct. 2012) [text]

Gender Sensitive Response and Recovery: An Overview (Oxfam, Oct. 2012) [text]

"International Paternalism and Humanitarian Governance," Global Constitutionalism, vol. 1, no. 3 (November 2012) [free full-text]

Negotiating Humanitarian Access: Challenges and Compromises, Brussels, 19 Sept. 2012 [info] [event summary]

"Psychological Distress, Depression, Anxiety, and Burnout among International Humanitarian Aid Workers: A Longitudinal Study," PLoS ONE, vol. 7, no. 9: e44948 (Sept. 2012) [open access text]

The Relevance of 'Resilience'? HPG Policy Briefs, no. 49 (Humanitarian Policy Group, September 2012) [text]
- Output from the ODI Resilience and Humanitarian Action Project.

[Image credit: Chart from PLoS ONE study referenced above.]

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