Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Events & opportunities:

Survey: The State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS), Online [info]
- No deadline indicated.

Conference: Disasters: Leading Disaster Studies for 40 Years, London, 14 September 2017 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed. Note that attending in person is by invitation only; if you would like to participate, contact j.nesbitt@odi.org.uk with your name and organization.

Panel discussion: Humanitarian Access in Armed Conflicts: The Key Role of Local Actors, Geneva, 18 September 2017 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Panel discussion: How Are We Changing Humanitarian Action?, London, 27 September 2017 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Publications:

Addressing Sexual Violence in Humanitarian Organisations: Good Practices for Improved Prevention Measures, Policies, and Procedures (Report the Abuse, Aug. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Aid Workers at Risk on World Humanitarian Day (IRIN, Aug. 2017) [access]
- Follow link for "recent coverage related to this year’s #NotATarget theme, which aims to bring attention to the thousands of aid workers and millions of civilians caught in the crossfire of conflict."

*Attacks on Aid Workers: The Case for Concrete Action (The Global Observatory, Aug. 2017) [text]

Behind the Attacks: A Look at the Perpetrators of Violence against Aid Workers, Aid Worker Security Report 2017 (Humanitarian Outcomes, 2017) [text]

Beyond Donorship: UK Foreign Policy and Humanitarian Action (ODI, Sept. 2017) [access]
- Follow link for working paper and policy brief.

Expert Judgment: The Use of Expert Judgment in Humanitarian Analysis - Theory, Methods and Applications (Assessment Capacities Project, Aug. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning from the Past 40 Years of Disasters (ODI, Sept. 2017) [text]
- Note: This refers to the Disasters journal.

NGO Engagement with Host Governments: How Can Humanitarian Civil Society Better Navigate a Complex World, ICVA 2017 Annual Conference, Geneva, 28 March 2017 [text]

Piloting Harmonized Donor Reporting: A Guide to Participation (Govt. of Germany & ICVA, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Post-conflict Contexts and Humanitarian Organizations: The Changing Relationship with States," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2:7 (Sept. 2017) [open access]

Protection Lab Scoping Project - Strategic Framework for a Protection-oriented Innovation Lab: Holding Innovation to Account for Improved Protection Outcomes (Global Protection Cluster, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Rapid Methods for Assessing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services at Refugee Camps in Emergency Settings, Briefing Note (UNHCR, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Role of the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator: An Independent Study (ICVA, Sept. 2017) [text]

What is Monitoring in Humanitarian Action? Describing Practice and Identifying Challenges (ALNAP, Sept. 2017) [text]

Web resource:

Research Guide for Fordham's Humanitarian Studies Programs [access]

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (2 Aug. 2017)

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