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06/21/2018
New on the Humanitarian Assistance podcast: we speak with leading experts and practitioners in the humanitarian disarmament movement
Humanitarian Disarmament If the audio player above does not load, you can listen to the podcast here.
05/29/2018
When aid workers become a target of violence, everyone loses. The Toolkit on Responding to Violence against Humanitarian Action at the Policy Level is a new resource for practitioners. Available now: https://bit.ly/2KQK7HR
Toolkit: Responding to Violence against Humanitarian Action on the Policy Level Rationale and methods to share information, speak out, and challenge impunity in cases of violence against humanitarian action
04/23/2018
Available this Wednesday, 4/25: Laila Alodaat, Lina Biscaia, and Marie Forestier discuss the role of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war in Syria.
Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War in Syria This episode will be released on Wednesday, April 25.
03/09/2018
Are men more likely to listen to other men in conversations about gender equality? We discuss this and other questions on this month's episode of the Humanitarian Assistance Podcast:
Engaging Men to Advance Gender Equality If the audio player above does not load, you can listen to the podcast here.
10/23/2017
Register now to join us this Wednesday, 10/25, for the live launch of our new podcast: Resettling Syrian Refugees: The Intersection of Rehabilitation and Protection
This panel discussion was recorded at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University and explores political and legal challenges to the integration of Syrian refugees in the primary host countries of Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
Resettling Syrian Refugees: The Intersection of Rehabilitation and Protection The ATHA team marks the release of each Humanitarian Assistance Podcast with a live, online Launch Event. These events give our network of practitioners the chance to listen to the latest podcast as a group, to ask questions about the material, and to build relationships with other professionals. Th...
09/29/2017
New on the ATHA podcast: Sawsan Samara and Joel Hernandez discuss their time working at Elpida Home for Refugees in Thessaloniki, Greece and how to protect the dignity and safety of people fleeing violence.
Practitioner Profiles: Sawsan Samara and Joel Hernandez If the audio player above does not load, you can listen to the podcast here.
09/13/2017
Meredith Blake highlights inequalities in the humanitarian sector and why women's leadership and equity are critical to response.
Toward Leading by Example: Gender Inequality and the Humanitarian Sector As humanitarian professionals pay greater attention to the differential impacts of disasters and conflicts on women, men, boys, and girls, they increasingly incorporate gender analysis into their preliminary assessments and response plans.
09/08/2017
Register now for ATHA's September 13 podcast. We'll be discussing Yemen, the cholera epidemic, and the challenges of responding to the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Yemen’s Cholera Crisis: Fighting Disease During Armed Conflict To register for this month's podcast, please click here. This podcast will be released at 10 A.M. EDT on Wednesday, September 13th.
08/19/2017
Happy World Humanitarian Day! We sat down with Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Dr. Michael VanRooyen, to discuss the importance of protecting humanitarians, health workers, and civilians in times of conflict and crisis.
Michael VanRooyen on World Humanitarian Day 2017 HHI Director Michael VanRooyen shares his thoughts on World Humanitarian Day 2017. www.hhi.harvard.edu
07/31/2017
"While gender-based violence against local populations in conflict zones is already a significant part of humanitarian programming – and organisations such as UN Women, amongst others, advocate for survivor-centred approaches – there is little information on how to address the impacts of sexual violence against humanitarian aid workers themselves from an organisational perspective."
Founder of Report the Abuse, Megan Nobert, discusses what survivors of sexual violence actually want, in a guest blog for ATHA.
What do Survivors Want? Sexual violence happens all over the world – in and out of conflict settings. Statistics suggest that at least 1 in 3 women will be affected by sexual violence. It is a degrading experience, one that takes away the ability to choose what happens to one’s body, and that affects individuals throughout...
07/10/2017
What are the benefits and limitations to civil-military engagement? What are some of the challenges humanitarians need to be ready for? ATHA's Legal Researcher, Julia Brooks, examines these and other issues in a new paper.
Tensions of Civil-Military Engagement in Complex Emergencies: The Case of Pakistan With the international humanitarian community’s capacity to respond to large-scale and protracted emergencies stretched increasingly thin, international militaries are filling in some of the gaps. This growing involvement of militaries in humanitarian response poses unique opportunities, but also si...
05/05/2017
New from Rob Grace: what models can humanitarians use for engaging with stakeholders on access issues?
http://atha.se/blog/understanding-humanitarian-access-linking-theory-and-practice
Understanding Humanitarian Access: Linking Theory and Practice Humanitarian access obstructions, which limit international humanitarian organizations’ abilities to provide assistance and protection to populations in the greatest need, endure as one of the most vexing policy issues faced by the humanitarian sector.