08 April 2021

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunities:

Call for proposals: 2021 Conference on Humanitarian Studies, Paris & Online, 3-5 November 2021 [info]
- The theme is "New realities of politics and humanitarianism: between solidarity and abandonment." The call for panels is now open

Job announcement: Head of Evaluation Office, ICRC [info]
- Apply by 25 April 2021.

Blog posts & press:

Beyond the Visual: Media Exposure and Coordination in Humanitarian Emergencies (CGD Blog, March 2021) [text]

How can UNHCR further engage in Humanitarian Development cooperation? (UNHCR Blog, April 2021) [text]

Is aid neo-colonial? (DevPolicy Blog, April 2021) [text]

"The next UN humanitarian chief should be picked on merit," The New Humanitarian, 4 March 2021 [text]

"A Q&A with the world’s biggest aid donor," The New Humanitarian, 11 March 2021 [text]

"Who’s in the running for the top UN humanitarian job?," The New Humanitarian, 21 March 2021 [text]

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

Reports & journal articles:

Cashing in: Turning challenges into opportunities when evaluating humanitarian cash assistance (ALNAP & Cash Learning Partnership, April 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

COVID-19 and Humanitarian Access: How the pandemic should provoke systemic change in the global humanitarian system (United Nations University, April 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Exploring migrants' trust in humanitarian organisations (IMREF, March 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Leadership in Humanitarian Action: Handbook for the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (IASC, March 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Locating the value of the participatory approach to ‘humanitarian accountability’ in displacement contexts, RLI Working Paper, no. 53 (Refugee Law Initiative, Feb. 2021) [text]

Provision of Legal Aid in Humanitarian Settings: Lessons Learned Paper (INTERSOS, Feb. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Scientific due diligence for humanitarian Disaster Risk Financing: A guide for data scientists and humanitarian practitioners (Start Network, April 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]]

"Self-efficacy and humanitarian aid workers," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 6:6 (March 2021 [open access]

Social Protection Responses to COVID-19 for Forcibly Displaced Persons (UNHCR, March 2021) [text]

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