Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Blog posts & press:

Neutrality: principle or tool? (HPN Blog, Aug. 2021) [text]

"The push to anticipate crises gains steam," The New Humanitarian, 13 Sept. 2021 [text]

"Racism doesn’t just exist within aid. It’s the structure the sector is built on," The Guardian, 31 Aug. 2021 [text]

Will having so many disasters happening at the same time affect donations? We asked an expert (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

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

Reports & journal articles:

Advancing peace in complex crises (Mercy Corps, July 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Aid in the Context of Conflict, Fragility, and the Climate Emergency: The Reality of Aid 2020/2021 Report (The Reality of Aid Project, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb] 

Deciding when and how to link humanitarian assistance and social protection: guidance and tools for response analysis (SPACE, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Defining a humanitarian shelter and settlements research agenda," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 52 (Jan. 2021) [open access]

Guidance on the Nexus: Delivering Nexus Mechanisms through the Community Protection Approach, Policy Brief, no. 1 (WeWorld, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Humanitarian Diplomacy: Assessing Policies, Practices and Impact of New Forms of Humanitarian Action and Foreign Policy (Chr. Michelsen Institute) [access]

- Follow link to access two new working papers that focus on the concept of "Leave No One Behind."

"An integrated multi-stage fuzzy inference performance measurement scheme in humanitarian relief operations," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 61 (July 2021) [ResearchGate]

Mindful Sheltering: Recognising and Enhancing the Impact of Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements on Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being (Oxford Brookes University & CARE, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Minimum Standards for Camp Management, 2021 ed. (CCCM Cluster, Aug. 2021) [text]

Overcoming barriers to coordinating across social protection and humanitarian assistance: building on promising practices (SPACE, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Protection Analytical Framework (Protection Cluster, Aug. 2021) [text]

Research on the specific risks or constraints associated with data sharing with donors for reporting purposes in humanitarian operations (Global Public Policy Institute, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Six tips for humanitarians working with interpreters on sensitive topics (Oxfam & Translators without Borders, Aug. 2021) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Follow link for English and Arabic versions; French and Spanish versions are available separately.

Understanding factors to evaluation uptake: A user centered approach to adapting evaluations and learnings (International Rescue Committee, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

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Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (10 Aug. 2021)