The securitized approach takes a risk in arguing that camps around Lake Chad could become breeding grounds for terrorists.
Tag: humanitarian affairs
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Giulio Coppi, Humanitarian Innovation Fellow at Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, discusses technology and innovation in the humanitarian sector.
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There are a number of bigger issues here. Was Jolie-Pitt’s appointment singled out for such vitriolic critique because she’s a woman (why criticize her appointment and not Hague’s, when their credentials are similar?) or famous (academic snobbery perhaps), or considered insufficiently intelligent? Whatever the answer, it does not reflect well on the academy.
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At this stage, any hope for substantive progress resulting from the WHS likely rests with aid groups themselves. It is worth remembering that the WHS was never intended to be a state-centric instrument like the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which commit countries to clear and measured progress towards a concrete set of targets.
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Critics have lost sight of the key message of the World Humanitarian Summit in the Secretary-General’s report: the plight of the people in humanitarian crises is not a fallout from global affairs; it is a global affair.
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Annie Sparrow, Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine, discusses the challenges of providing healthcare in conflict zones.
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A decade of reforms have aimed at improving the humanitarian system already in place, ignoring the underlying assumptions and institutions on which it operates.
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With the first ever World Humanitarian Summit approaching in May in Istanbul, can the Secretary-General help shape the global humanitarian agenda?
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Elizabeth Ferris, Research Professor at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, discusses the priorities for humanitarians in the Syrian peace talks.
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Naz Modirzadeh, Director of Harvard Law School’s Program on International Law and Armed Conflict, discusses the challenges that face humanitarians working within new counterterrorism and countering violent extremism frameworks.
