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Applying the Disaster Risk Management Cycle to the Syrian humanitarian crisis
Chris Piper
18 October 2013
The current humanitarian situation engulfing Syria and surrounding countries is an incredibly complex situation and, in evaluating it, localized information and understanding is central. However, in understanding such significant emergencies, there is also a role for generalizable frameworks. In...
Humanitarian actors and the media: An agenda-setting role in conflicts
Shafqat Munir
16 September 2013
In debates on the role of the media in times of conflict and humanitarian crises, peace analysts have highlighted their contribution to diffusing tension, preventing or moderating conflicts, and bringing peace. The broadcast, print, social, and other media can play a significant positive role...
Professionalizing humanitarian work for the woman worker
Grace Bahng
2 September 2013
Where are all the women?One of the first things I asked myself while doing field work in East Africa as a young researcher working alongside a team of seasoned development workers was, “Where are all the women?” I would actually find as time passed and I gained more experience that there were...
Organisational partnerships: Opportunities and costs
Carsten Völz
25 June 2013
I recently attended a global annual NGO meeting with a good mix of representatives from international networks and national organisations, and while the topic of the meeting was a totally different one, the main experience that stayed with me was the consistent and at times harsh criticism coming...
A time to act: The argument for no-fly zones and safe areas to protect civilians in Syria
Diane Paul
11 June 2013
Twenty years ago, as we watched atrocities mount in Bosnia, governments dithered and a hundred thousand people died needlessly in a brutal war of ethnic cleansing. And now, Syria. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has referred to the Syrian crisis as “dramatic beyond description,”...