2013 was another important and impactful year for humanitarianism. From Syria, to Sudan, and the Philippines, we have witnessed and...
Featured Resources
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The Signal Code: A Human Rights Approach to Information During Crisis
Visit the Signal Code Minisite
The Signal Code is the result of a six month study by the Signal Program on Human Security and Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to...
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Negotiation with Non-State Armed Groups at the Frontlines
In many of today’s frontline humanitarian environments, access is increasingly difficult to obtain and maintain, and continued engagement with non-state armed actors is an integral aspect of ensuring assistance and protection activities and advocating for compliance with international legal...
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Data preparedness: connecting data, decision making and humanitarian response
Signal Program Standards and Ethics Series - Issue 1
Data are a central component of humanitarian response. Frequently, however, there is a disconnect between data, decision-making and response. Informed decisions need to be made in the first hours and days of an emergency, and if the...
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KoboToolbox’s Question Library
The KoBoToolbox Question Library enables users to create, store, share and re-use validated questions across surveys. This speeds up the process of creating new forms and contributes to the standardization of survey questions.
For more information, visit...
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Humanitarian Needs Assessment Training
The Humanitarian Needs Assessment E-learning program is designed to provide an overview of the Humanitarian Needs Assessment process. The process can look very different depending on the scale of a disaster, the role of humanitarian organizations involved and the resources available to any...
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Building a Better Response
The Building a Better Response e-learning course provides users with a comprehensive and practical introduction to engaging with the international humanitarian architecture. The e-learning component is publicly accessible free of charge.
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Bartel Van de Walle |
Dr. Van de Walle is a tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Management, Tilburg School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University (the Netherlands). During his appointment, he will work on a paper on the response coordination breakdowns in sudden and slow onset disasters as... |
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Ossama Zaqqout |
Ossama Zaqqout is an experienced Public Health Professional with MPH in Global Health from Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health. He is specialized in public health emergencies and humanitarian response, with a demonstrated history of working in emergency and disaster contexts such Palestine... |
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| Home: BBR Field Pers II | ||||
| DisasterNet: Get Involved | ||||
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Stuart Campo |
Stuart Campo is a Researcher with the Signal Program on Human Security and Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In this capacity, he supports translational research on humanitarian technologies, standards and ethics. ... |
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2018 Weintz Award |
On Thursday, October 4th, Nadia Murad accepted the Third Annual Elisabeth B. Weintz Humanitarian Award, presented by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. As a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, she noted the value of receiving this award from humanitarians... |
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Paula Johnson | |||
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| During those times that the situation was bad |
During those times that the situation was bad and in the times that we started seeing the rebels, we stopped sleeping in the huts. We would cook food very fast and run to hide in the bushes. We were doing this every other day whether we hear about them or not. The next day, when you get... |
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Miriam Aschkenasy | |||
| Vulnerable Populations Program: Recent Publications | ||||
| LRA: Decades of conflict | ||||
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Brett D. Nelson |
Dr Nelson is an attending pediatrician and global health faculty member at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. His professional interests are health care provision, development, research, and advocacy for vulnerable... |
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HuSEHR Concentration Information Session and Lunch |
Enrolled student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and interested in Humanitarian Response and Human Rights? Enroll in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Interdisciplinary Concentration on Humanitarian Studies,... |
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| The beginnings (1985-1990) |
The oppression of northern Ugandans, particularly the Acholi ethnic group, by the southern dominated government led to the creation of multiple armed resistance groups. In 1988, Joseph Kony formed the most famous one: the group that would become the LRA. Kony is part of the Acholi tribe... |
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Adele Waugaman | |||
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| MRF: Intro | ||||
| Women In War: People | ||||
| Male and female local defense unit members, South Sudan | ||||
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Jeremy Nelson |
Jeremy Nelson has been a research assistant with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative for the past two years as he continues to pursue his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His work has included compiling literature reviews, transcribing... |
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| Catatumbo is one of the few areas where coca production has increased |