Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Events & opportunities:

Job announcements: Research Fellow & Officer, ALNAP [info]
- Apply by 16 & 17 April 2020, respectively.

Postponed: 6th Bi-annual Conference of the International Humanitarian Studies Association, Beirut, 4-6 November 2020 [info]
- No further details at this time about when or where the conference will be held.

New book:

The Red Cross Movement: Myths, Practices and Turning Points (Manchester University Press, March 2020) [info]
- "This book offers new insights into the history of the Red Cross Movement, the world’s oldest humanitarian body originally founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. Incorporating new research, the book reimagines and re-evaluates the Red Cross as a global institutional network. It is the first book of its kind to focus on the rise of the Red Cross, and analyses the emergence of humanitarianism through a series of turning points, practices and myths."

Publications:

2019 Donor Impact Report (UNHCR, March 2020) [text]
- See also short version.

Anchored in Local Reality: Case Studies on Local Humanitarian Action from Haiti, Colombia, and Iraq (Tufts Univ. & Oxfam, March 2020) [text]

The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Ethics and Tools for Humanitarian Action (ICRC & IFRC, Feb. 2020) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow a/m link for versions in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. The French version is available here.

Guidance on Registration and Identity Management (UNHCR, Feb. 2020) [access]
- "The new Guidance is the place to go to for updated advice and best practice on all aspects relating to registration and identity management. This covers planning, preparing, communicating and implementing registration, in the context of an emergency, during continuous registration or for a verification exercise. It also provides guidance on how to best protect and work with the personal data collected through these activities for operational planning, protection and assistance management." This is an online resource only.

Humanitarian Accountability: A Conceptual Analysis, RLI Working Paper, no. 41 (Refugee Law Initiative, Jan. 2020) [text]

ICVA's Virtual Annual Conference 2020, 18-19 March 2020 [info]
- Follow link for conference report and videos.

Localising Humanitarian Aid during Armed Conflict: Learning from the Histories and Creativity of South Sudanese NGOs (LSE, March 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Making Aid Work for People in Crises, Webinar, 30 March 2020 [info]
- Follow link for video.

"Multi-Criteria Location Model of Emergency Shelters in Humanitarian Logistics," Sustainability,
vol. 12, no. 5 (Feb. 2020) [open access]

Peer Review Framework for Predictive Analytics in Humanitarian Response (OCHA, March 2020) [text]

Research Methodologies in Humanitarian Crises Review (ELRHA, Feb. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Risk and Humanitarian Culture (ICVA, March 2020) [text]

Three Key Ways to Modernize Humanitarian Finance (CGD Blog, Feb. 2020) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance - Pt. 1 (31 Jan. 2020)
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance - Pt. 2 (31 Jan. 2020)