05 May 2021

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunities:

Event: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks [info]
- Follow the link to learn about upcoming sessions scheduled in May. More info about HNPW is available here.

CFP: Alternatives Humanitaires = Humanitarian Alternatives [info]
- Contributions sought for a focus on "The cause of migrants under threat from the rise of nationalism: which directions for international solidarity organisations?" Submit article proposals by 25 May 2021.

Seminar: Critical localism: reflections on the localisation of humanitarian action in theory and (research) practice, 26 May 2021 [info]

High-level event: Clean and Safe Energy in Refugee Settings: Moving forward on the Clean Energy Challenge, 3 June 2021 [info]

Call for panels: 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." Submission deadline is 15 June 2021.

Seminar: Co-producing research between academics, NGOs, and communities in humanitarian response, 16 June 2021 [info]
- Note: See related publication below.

Blog posts & press:

Decolonisation and localisation: new dawn or old history? (ALNAP Blog, April 2021) [text]
- See also the comment section.

Everyone’s doing stuff but nobody’s accountable – will Grand Bargain 2.0 set us right? (HPN Blog, April 2021) [text]

From where I stand: Unpacking "local" in aid (CDA Blog, 2021) [access]
- Blog forum "for people most affected by aid to explore and amplify their leadership experiences, stories, and lessons for the aid sector."

"Humanitarian system not listening to people in crises, says UN aid chief," The Guardian, 21 April 2021 [text]
- See also related blog post.

Looking for the humanitarian backbone at the top of the United Nations (NCHS Blog, April 2021) [text]

"More ticking of boxes won’t make aid more accountable," The New Humanitarian, 4 May 2021 [text]

Not a priority: the lack of contextual understanding in humanitarian missions (HPN Blog, May 2021) [text]

"Then and Now: 25 years of aid accountability," The New Humanitarian, 27 April 2021 [access]

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

Reports & journal articles:

The Co-production of Research between Academics, NGOs and Communities in Humanitarian Response: A Practice Guide (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2021) [text]
- See also related blog post and forthcoming seminar referenced above.

Disasters
, Virtual Issue (March 2021) [access]
- Special issue on "ODI@60: reflections and observations on five decades of disaster studies." Read the introductory essay for more information.

"Humanitarian Aid Workers: The Forgotten First Responders," Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol. 36, no. 1 (Feb. 2021) [free full-text]

IASC Product Catalogue (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, March 2021) [text]

"Isolation, self-blame and perceived invalidation in aid personnel: identifying humanitarian-specific distress using the PostAID/Q," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 6:8 (May 2021) [open access]

"Lay-delivered talk therapies for adults affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries," Conflict and Health, 15:30 (April 2021) [open access]

"Strengthening data quality and reporting from small-scale surveys in humanitarian settings: a case study from Yemen, 2011–2019," Conflict and Health, 15:33 (May 2021) [open access]

What Transformation Takes: Evidence of Responsible INGO Transitions to Locally Led Development Around the World (Peace Direct, CDA Collaborative Learning & Search for Common Ground, Dec. 2020) [text]

Multimedia:

Humanitarian Diplomacy Podcast Series (CMI) [access]
- Two episodes are currently available, the first on ethics of humanitarianism and the second on humanitarian diplomacy at the field level.

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