03 February 2021

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunities:

Webinar: Eurocentrism and De-colonsing Aid, 12 February 2021 [info]

CFP: Alternatives Humanitaires = Humanitarian Alternatives [info]
- Contributions sought for a special focus on "Research and humanitarian aid: the challenges of a collaboration." Submit summary/draft plan by 15 February 2021.

CFP: Forced Migration Review [info]
- Contributions sought for themed issue on "Public Health and WASH." Submission deadline is 1 March 2021.

Blog posts & press:

Corruption and the localisation of humanitarian action (ODI HPN Blog, Jan. 2021) [text]

Humanitarian leadership: developing social capital with affected populations (Southern Responses to Displacement, Jan. 2021) [text]

"Ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2021," The New Humanitarian, 20 Jan. 2021 [text]

More humanitarian-related blog posts can be found in IHSA's weekly round-ups.

Reports & journal articles:

The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2020 (CARE, Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

"COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: documenting and sharing context-specific programmatic experiences," Conflict and Health, 14:79 (Nov. 2020) [open access]

A few learnings from the COVID-19 crisis and its impacts on information management practices in the aid sector: Improving information through inclusive processes and capacity building (CartONG & Groupe URD, Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

"How the English Language Dominates Disaster Research and Practice," e-International Relations, 18 Jan. 2021 [full-text]

Information is Power: Connecting Local Responders to the Risk Information that they Need, Policy Brief (Start Network, Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Minimum Standards for Camp Management: Field Testing Edition (CCCM Cluster, Feb. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Research Snapshot: Key Ethical Issues in Humanitarian Research (ELRHA, Dec. 2020) [text]

"Search without rescue? Evaluating the international search and rescue response to earthquake disasters," BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 12 (Dec. 2020) [open access]

Multimedia:

Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast: Inside the donor mindset, 3 Feb. 2021 [access]

Resource:

COVID-19 and Humanitarian Crises [access]
- "Humanitarians in the field are creating new COVID-19 programs, and adapting existing ones, to continue life-saving services in the safest manner possible while reducing COVID-19 transmission. This open-access web-based platform promotes the exchange of field-based COVID-19 program adaptations and innovations, facilitating learning among organizations in different sectors and contexts." Note: The Conflict & Health article listed above describes this resource in more detail.

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