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4 June 2014
Are you a university student or recent graduate who would like to learn more about the humanitarian sector? PHAP has opened for applications for internships at the secretariat’s office in Geneva, starting in July.
As the only sector-wide professional association of individuals engaged in humanitarian assistance and protection worldwide, PHAP’s mission is to enhance the capacity of...
26 May 2014
We are happy to announce that, following discussions with AAIB Insurance Brokers, PHAP members now have access to a wider range of insurance policies relevant for professionals in the humanitarian sector at a discounted rate. Adding to their previous offer for individual members of 10% discount on their Frontier Travel Insurance, which can be subscribed to directly online, PHAP members are now...
22 May 2014
Join us this coming Wednesday, 28 May, for a unique inside look at how things are progressing so far with the World Humanitarian Summit consultation process leading up to the major global event to take place in Istanbul in May 2016. This interactive information event, hosted by PHAP, will feature Jemilah Mahmood, Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit team; Linda Poteat, Discussion Chair of the...
6 May 2014
On 5 May 2014, the World Humanitarian Summit launched its online consultations, an important part of the consultation process leading up to the global summit in 2016. PHAP is actively involved in the consultation process, and has recruited moderators for the online forums from among the PHAP membership. With the first round of discussions now open, with forums dedicated to both the regional...
4 April 2014
Following an official request from the UN Secretary General, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is moving ahead with plans for a World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016. The objective of the event – which will be the first-ever humanitarian summit of this scale and scope – is to set a future agenda for humanitarian action to ensure improved...
4 April 2014
PHAP offers its members exclusive access to its online course on the Essentials of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In order to improve access to this resource for PHAP members with limited Internet connectivity, we are now launching an offline version of the course.
With many of the association’s members based in areas of ongoing humanitarian crises, access to a stable Internet...
3 April 2014
On 25-27 March, PHAP participated for the fourth time in the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD). The event brought together organizations and individual participants active in the humanitarian and development sectors from the Gulf countries and all over the world.
Well over 200 people visited the PHAP booth over the course of the three days...
2 April 2014
On 22 May, the Centre for Safety and Development (CSD) will hold their annual security conference, this year on the topic of “Security & Leadership.” Taking place in Soesterberg in the Netherlands, the event will be a good opportunity for participants to learn more about the ways in which security and leadership interact in organizations working in high-risk environments. Staff...
14 March 2014
PHAP members are now eligible for a discount on fees for the courses of one of the world's leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues: the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). This adds to the association’s initiative to provide its members with preferential rates for some of the leading providers...
20 February 2014
PHAP will participate again this year in the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD), which will take place on 25 – 27 March. With the secretariat present in the exhibition and PHAP members taking part in the conference program, this will be an excellent opportunity for new and old members to connect, and for PHAP to spread awareness of its...