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The UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH), Elrha, and Humanitarian AI Today have brought together a panel to critically assess evidence from real-world AI use cases and their impact on humanitarian action, while exploring approaches to learning and evidence-building. In this episode, Zineb Bhaby, AI Lead at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Zita Lengyel-Wang, Matching Manager at Tech to the Rescue, and Thomas Byrnes, Humanitarian and Social Protection Consultant, join Maria Kett, Professor of Humanitarianism and Social Inclusion, and Tigmanshu Bhatnagar, Lecturer in Global Disability Innovation, from University College London. Hosted by Brent Phillips, Producer of the Humanitarian AI Today podcast.   As we delve into Zineb, Zita, and Thomas' perspectives on AI applications in humanitarian contexts, they highlight challenges faced when implementing and testing these tools, and their insights shed light on the complexities of gathering evidence to assess AI's impact on humanitarian action.   Maria and Tigmanshu then summarize recent key research findings, providing our listeners with a deeper understanding of the broader implications of their work, supported by UKHIH and Elrha. To close, the panelists share key takeaways on evaluating evidence from AI use cases, discussing lessons learned and offering actionable recommendations for improving evidence-building and enhancing the rollout of AI applications in the humanitarian sector.   For more information on this episode and the rest of UKHIH and Elrha's six-part panel discussion series, subscribe to their new AI newsletter here: http://ukhih.org/newsletter.

Meet Jan Egeland. He's a giant in the world of humanitarian affairs, having held top positions across renowned humanitarian and human rights organizations over the past two decades. The former Norwegian foreign minister served as the UN's humanitarian chief before becoming the secretary general of the respected Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Egeland was also on the ground providing relief during the Syrian Civil War and, before that, Israel's 2006 war on Lebanon. He even coordinated relief in the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.And, yet, this is how he describes what's happening in Gaza: “There are so many horror scenes on our watch, but Gaza is, in a way, just this indiscriminate warfare on quite a different level.” As humanitarian groups have worked tirelessly to get aid into the area, Egeland also noted how Israel has enacted a “starvation policy” against the people of Gaza. “Of the few trucks that make it into Gaza, which is besieged, the majority is being looted, plundered, because there is no police there,” he tells Mehdi. “The police was bombed to pieces by Israel, and Israel is giving us aid routes that are unsafe.” Engeland asks, “How come these gangs can roam freely, loot everything, and be part of a war economy that is enriching some in Gaza, but really meaning that the vast majority are at starvation?” He was also “not surprised” when the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Secretary of Defense Yoav Gallant last week.“The ICC was not a court created to take African war criminals,” Egeland tells Mehdi. “It was created to take international and potential war criminals. And I'm glad they have now indicted people on both sides because there have been war crimes on both sides in this horrific war.”Watch the full interview above to hear what Egeland, who just returned from Sudan, says about the humanitarian crisis there, and what may be in store for Gaza under a second Trump presidency. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zeteo.com/subscribe

Alipokuwa na umri wa miaka 10 mnamo mwaka 2015, Fatima na familia yake walilazimika kutoroka nyumbani kwao Konduga, ili kuepuka mashambulizi kutoka kwa makundi yenye silaha. Konduga iko kilomita 25 kusini mashariki mwa mji wa Maiduguri, kaskazini mashariki mwa Nigeria.Familia ya Fatima haikuwa na namna ya kumuandikisha katika shule yoyote rasmi. Alitumia muda wake mwingi kuuza chakula.Shukrani kwa usaidizi wa mfuko wa kimatifa wa elimu haiwezi kusubiri yaani Education Cannot Wait (ECW) na wadau wake wa kimkakati, Fatima sasa amesajiliwa katika mpango mesto unaolenga kuwapa elimu wasichana walio nje ya shule.Msichana huyu ni mmoja wa walengwa 250 wa programu ya miezi mitano ya kusoma, kuandika na kuhesabu, ambayo imemwezesha kusoma kwa lugha ya Kihausa na hata kuandika jina lake kama anavyoeleza."Niliingia katika shule ya ufundi baada ya kusikia kuihusu wakati nilipokuwa nimeenda kuuza chakua. Mara moja nilihifadhi kile nilichoenda kuuza kisha nikajiandikisha jina langu. Wale ambao tulikuwa hatuendi shule tulitambuliwa na kuchaguliwa. Tulifundishwa jinsi ya kusoma na kuandika. Kabla hapo nilikuwa siwezi hata kuandika jina langu.”Sehemu ya pili ya programu hii mseto ilihusisha kipengele cha ufundi ambapo wasichana wanaoishi katika mazingira hatarishi hupata mafunzo ya ufundi kwa muda wa miezi mitatu. Mpango unaotekelezwa na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Watoto, UNICEF, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) na Save the Children."Pia, sasa ninajua namba, na ninaweza kupima watu  ninaposhona." Anasema Fatima ambaye katika kipengengele cha ufundi yeye amechagua ushoni wa nguo.Mpango huu tayari umewanufaisha wasichana balehe 600 tangu kuanzishwa kwake, na kuwapa vifaa vya kuanzia na ujuzi wa kujitegemea. Fatima naye ana matumaini.“Nataka kujifunza stadi hii ili niwahishimishe wazazi wangu na wawe na furaha. Nikimaliza kujifunza nataka kuwa mtu wa kuwashonea ndugu zangu nguo.”Kama ambavyo Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Antonio Guterres anatoa wito kwa nchi zote kuwekeza katika elimu na kufanya juhudi za kila namna kulinda elimu na maeneo ya kusomea, kulinda wanafunzi na walimu,  Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Yasmine Sherif, anaeleza namna ambavyo mfuko wa kimatifa wa elimu haiwezi kusubiri umejizatiti kuendelea kuiunga mkono elimu kote duniani wakati huo akitoa wito kwa kila anayeweza kuwaongezea nguvu afanye hivyo."Kuna ustahimilivu na watoto hawa wamepitia kiwewe na mambo mengi. Ni lazima tuwepo kwa ajili yao, na tunaweza kuona matokeo. Tunatazamia kuufanya tena mpango huu mwaka katika mwaka huu, tunatarajia kufanya hivyo kwa takribani dola milioni 15, kama sio zaidi. Ikiwa nyinyi nyote mtakuja na kutusaidia kuongeza."

It has been six months since the Hamas attacks of October 7th. As the death toll in the region continues to rise, and increasingly vocal international calls for a ceasefire, what hope is there that an end to hostilities might be negotiated? Joining Anton to discuss is Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Middle East Correspondent & Ahmed Bayram, Middle East Media Adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Hani Dweik is a Palestinian Jordanian development affairs expert with expertise in communication and advocacy within the humanitarian and development sector. He has lived and worked in various countries and regions across the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Africa. Hani has authored numerous Op-Eds covering socio-political topics related to current and historical affairs in the MENA region, including issues pertaining to women, minorities, and democracy. He has collaborated with renowned organizations such as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and most recently, the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dorian is a founder of the Umbono group of companies and holds the position of executive chairman. He is a Civil Engineer with a professional engineering certification (Pr.Eng) and boasts 30 years of experience in natural resources. His extensive background spans activities ranging from investment management, turnaround strategies, investment banking, capital raising, corporate restructurings, BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) transactions, mergers and acquisitions, to disposals for both major and junior mining companies.

The Taliban have banned women from working for aid agencies. This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, host Imogen Foulkes asks humanitarians what this means for Afghanistan's future.“How can women be able to receive healthcare when there are no women doctors?” asks Adam Combs of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).Afghan women and girls are banned from secondary school and university too.“If there is no woman attending school, and then university, who will be tomorrow's doctors, tomorrow's midwives, nurses?” asks Filipe Ribeiro of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).28 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid, 6 million are close to famine. Why is the focus on restricting what women do?“These are acts committed for the purpose of establishing dominance and systematic oppression by men over women in all aspects of public life as well as private life,” says Pooja Patel of the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR).Please try out our French Podcast: the Dangerous MillionsGet in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review.

Aid groups are warning of a dire situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban's banning of female NGO workers. Many major international aid groups have suspended their operations, including the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). We spoke to the NRC's Afghanistan director, Neil Turner, who said that organisations like his need female employees in order to access the women they serve. He called on the Taliban to live up to their promises, and warned that if the ban is not reversed the effects will be devastating, with millions losing access to food, safe drinking water and vital protection services. "This is a red line for us. We will not resume [our operations] without our female employees," he told us in Perspective.

[This show is produced in Somali only; English caption of the show context is down below] Todobaadkaan #TubtaNabadda, waxaan la hadalnay howlwadeenada arrimaha samafalka Cabdinasir Cali, sarkaal sare oo ka tirsan xarunta Cilmibaarista iyo horumarinta iyo Ilyaas Sheekh Axmed sarkaal sare oo ka tirsan hay'adda Norway u qaabilsan qaxootiga ee NRC. Cabdinasir Cali oo aan wareysiga koowaad la yeelanay, ayaa isagoo ku sugan Luuq gobolka Gedo nalaga wadaagay waaya-aragnimadiisa waxa uu sheegay in wixii ugu wanaagsan ee ay qabteen uu tusaale uga soo qaadan karo aasaaska goobo waxbarasho oo ay ka faa'iideysteen dadka danyarta ah iyo barakacayaasha gudaha. Waxaan sidoo kale wareysanay Ilyaas Sheekh Axmed, oo ka howlgala Galgaduud, kaas oo noo sharxaya taageerada howlwadeenada arrimaaha bini'aadanimada ay u baahan yihiin si loo samatabixiyo nolosha dad badan iyo in la ilaaliyo sharafka dadka dhibaatada haysato. Sanad kasta 19ka August, xuska qarax ka dhacay Ciraaq oo ay ku guuriyoodeen 22 qof oo how-wadeeno samafal ahaa sanadkii 2003, ayay Qaramada Midoobey ugu magac dartay Maalinta Caalaiga ah ee samafalka. Howlwadeenada Samafalka waa in aan la bartilmaameedsan, Waxa ay samatabixiyaan nolosha dad badan. Barnaamijka waxaa daadihinaya Cali Guutaale iyo Fatxi Max'ed. Nala wadaag aragtidaada adigoo wacaya idaacadda aad ugu jeceshahay inta lagu guda jiro wakhtiyadaan. Barnaamijka waxaa daadihinaayo Cali Guutaale iyo Fadxi Max'ed. Nala wadaag aragtidaada adigoo wacaya idaacadda aad ugu jeceshahay wakhtiyadaan. Radio Mogadishu (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Kulmiye KNN (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Baidoa (1.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) SBC Radio (1.20 p.m., 7.30 p.m.) Radio Garowe (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Cadaado (1.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Risala (2.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) Radio Dalsan (2.30 p.m., 8.30 p.m.) Radio Hiranweyn (1.15 p.m., 8.15 p.m.) Radio Galgadud (2.30 p.m., 9.00 p.m.) Radio Kismaayo (2.30 p.m., 7.00 p.m.) Dhageyso Podcastiga barnaamijkaan iyo kuwii ka horeeyeyba. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/tubta-nabaada-path-to-peace/id1373615264 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/tubta-nabaada-path-to-peace TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/Tubta-Nabaada-Path-to-Peace-p1120872/ --------------------- Si aad wax badan uga wararka iyo warbixinada Howlgalka Kaalmaynta QM ee Soomaaliya ee Soomaaliya: Website: https://unsom.unmissions.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNSomalia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNSOMALIA Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unsom/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/unsom-somalia/... Vimeo: https://www.vimeo.com/unsom ------------------------------ This week on #TubtaNabadda, we speak to humanitarian workers Abdinasir Ali, a senior officer at the Centre for Research and Integrated Development (CERID), and Ilyas Sheikh Ahmed, an officer at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The first guest, Abdinasir Ali, speaking to us from Luk in Gedeo, shares his humanitarian experience and talks about the most gratifying moment in his career when he and his colleagues established education centres for internally displaced children. We also interview Ilyas Sheikh Ahmed, working in Galgadud, who explains what support humanitarian workers need to save lives, bring hope and protect the dignity of people in distress. Each year on 19 August, on the anniversary of the bombing in Iraq that killed 22 humanitarian workers in 2003, the United Nations observes World Humanitarian Day. Humanitarian workers should not be a target, they save lives and bring hope when disasters strike. One person or one organisation cannot achieve much, but just like #ItTakesAVillage to raise a child, there are teams working all over Somalia, helping hundreds of people every day. The programme is presented in Somali by Ali Gutale and Fathi Mohamed. Share your views by calling in your favourite radio station during the show today:

Jean de Dieu Mabiswa Selemani, administrateur ad intérim, du territoire de Fizi (Sud-Kivu), confirme la nouvelle de l'enlèvement ce lundi des agents de Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), organisation humanitaire non gouvernementale spécialisée dans la protection  des droits des personnes touchées par les déplacements.

Kitala Mupenge Fabrice was born in 1991 in a village called Kakulu, Democratic Republic of Congo, a war-torn area. He studied business administration in primary and secondary school., but fled his country due to insecurity and the fear of being persecuted. He reached Kakuma in 2012, continued his studies through Geneva University in Human Rights Law, and led a team of law students in Kakuma for two years. Kitala worked with several national and international organizations in Kakuma refugee camp such as UNHCR, and International Organization for Migration (IOM) as an interpreter, for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) promoting hygiene, Ata-Nayeche Radio as a reporting journalist, and many other organizations. In 2015, Kitala established several organizations with fellow Kakuma residents, and then in 2017, he decided to establish There is Hope Africa (THA), a community-based organization to empower his fellow refugees through technology and vocational training skills. THA is currently offering hairdressing training for young women and other vocational skills training. Kitala has always been an advocate for social justice. His principal of life is the Ubuntu system or the golden rule that is "do unto others what you would like them to do to you". Twitter: @EMupenge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EMupenge Fundraiser: https://www.airfunding.net/s/ecae140e-b4e5-45ac-bc53-36c199661d97 THA Presentation: https://spark.adobe.com/page/7IcH4WxUHA39Z

Ebengo Honoré Alfani is the founder of African Initiative for Human Development( AIHD2) He earned a Bachelor's degree in International Relations at the University of Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a Certificate in Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprise with MIT's online program). Education is very important to Honore, so he has also achieved a certificate in Applied Human Rights with Inzone from the University of Geneva and a certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising Essential with Acumen Academy (Online Program) Since fleeing his home in DRC and arriving in Kakuma in 2012, he has volunteered as a leader in several community-based organizations including, co-founder of the French speakers Kakuma Association and served as the General Secretary (2013-2018), Co-Founder of Kakuma Ventures, and Director of Communication (2017-2019), Senior Interpreter at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (2016-2019), Protection Monitor at Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) (2015-2016), Hygiene Promoter (NRC/Wash department)(2015-2016) He has applied and is a candidate for the Master's program at Windle Trust International. Fundraising campaigns: COVID19 Wellness: https://www.airfunding.net/s/2678633d-0530-4372-b659-88d0a4e36139 AIHD2 Construction: https://spark.adobe.com/page/saJVZs7gox0ML Twitter: @AfricanInitiat3 @AlfaniEbengo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIHD2 https://www.facebook.com/EbengoHonoreHondfgoa

Rachel Sider is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). She is based in Jordan and is a member of the NRC’s Syria Country Management and Crisis Management team. The post 569: How to Break Into Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy With Rachel Sider, Norwegian Refugee Council [Espresso Shots] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

In conflict and post-conflict contexts, access to assistance and protection is constantly contested, particularly for vulnerable populations such as the internally displaced. With the additional challenge of COVID19, this access is even more complicated, challenging the ability of humanitarian actors and creating second effects for those fleeing. In this episode of the podcast, a follow-up conversation from a recent Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and ICRC webinar, we are joined by NRC’s Central and West Africa Regional Director Maureen Magee and ICRC’s Global Advisor on Internal Displacement Angela Cotroneo. We discuss the interplay between COVID19 and armed conflicts and the resulting double crisis, how humanitarian organizations are adapting to ensure they can continue to reach IDPs and durable solutions going forward. Hosted by Austin Shangraw.

Rachel Sider is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). She is based in Jordan and is a member of the NRC’s Syria Country Management and Crisis Management team. In recent years, Rachel has become an experienced strategic advocacy and policy professional focusing on human rights, humanitarian assistance and displacement in the Middle East. The post 479: How to Get Buy In From Your Colleagues With Rachel Sider, Norwegian Refugee Council [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Rachel Sider is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). She is based in Jordan and is a member of the NRC’s Syria Country Management and Crisis Management team. In recent years, Rachel has become an experienced strategic advocacy and policy professional focusing on human rights, humanitarian assistance and displacement in the Middle East. The post 477: How to Write a Newsworthy Advocacy Report With Rachel Sider, Norwegian Refugee Council [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Rachel Sider is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). She is based in Jordan and is a member of the NRC’s Syria Country Management and Crisis Management team. In recent years, Rachel has become an experienced strategic advocacy and policy professional focusing on human rights, humanitarian assistance and displacement in the Middle East. The post 475: How to Build an Advocacy Coalition With Rachel Sider, Norwegian Refugee Council [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

To mark World Refugee Day on June 20th, Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard chats with Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). They talk about Pluralsight One’s partnership with the NRC and the important role of technology skills in helping the 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world. Please visit NRC.no and consider becoming a friend of the NRC.

Rachel Sider is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). She is based in Jordan and is a member of the NRC’s Syria Country Management and Crisis Management team. The post 473: What a Humanitarian Policy & Advocacy Advisor Does With Rachel Sider, Norwegian Refugee Council [Main T4C Episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Humanitarian protection is often the most needed in the very conflict zones where access is also the most restricted. Whether in areas controlled by armed groups or government forces, in situations when civilians have their basic rights and physical safety threatened, humanitarians carrying out protection work and advocacy are likely to face actors trying to restrict their access and ability to operate, or simply keep them out. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to sudden changes in how protection actors can access populations of concern, with additional restrictions on how they are able to operate in the short and medium term. What can we learn from the experience of protection actors operating in hard-to-reach areas that we can apply to the new challenges of the current operational environment?On 22 April, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), PHAP, and the Global Protection Cluster (GPC) organized the first of a series of webinars on access and humanitarian protection. The event provided an overview of the key terms, concepts, interlinkages, and dilemmas of protection and access in armed conflict, disaster, and health emergencies. What are the main protection concerns particular to hard-to-reach areas? What challenges do protection actors face in terms of access? Are maintaining access and protection priorities at cross purposes or can they help reinforce each other? This introduction was followed by a discussion with protection experts, exploring the ways in which existing lessons from protection programming in hard-to-reach areas can be applied to protection operations in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.Read more about the event and acces related resources at https://phap.org/22apr2020

Humanitarian protection is often the most needed in the very conflict zones where access is also the most restricted. Whether in areas controlled by armed groups or government forces, in situations when civilians have their basic rights and physical safety threatened, humanitarians carrying out protection work and advocacy are likely to face actors trying to restrict their access and ability to operate, or simply keep them out. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to sudden changes in how protection actors can access populations of concern, with additional restrictions on how they are able to operate in the short and medium term. What can we learn from the experience of protection actors operating in hard-to-reach areas that we can apply to the new challenges of the current operational environment?On 22 April, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), PHAP, and the Global Protection Cluster (GPC) organized the first of a series of webinars on access and humanitarian protection. The event provided an overview of the key terms, concepts, interlinkages, and dilemmas of protection and access in armed conflict, disaster, and health emergencies. What are the main protection concerns particular to hard-to-reach areas? What challenges do protection actors face in terms of access? Are maintaining access and protection priorities at cross purposes or can they help reinforce each other? This introduction was followed by a discussion with protection experts, exploring the ways in which existing lessons from protection programming in hard-to-reach areas can be applied to protection operations in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.Read more about the event and acces related resources at https://phap.org/22apr2020

In dieser Folge spricht Sarah Brockmeier mit Mareike Transfeld und Per Byman. Sie diskutieren die unterschiedlichen Konfliktlinien im Jemen und die Frage, welche Ansatzpunkte es für Deutschland gibt, zu einem Ende des Krieges beizutragen. Sie erklären auch, was eigentlich der Unterschied zwischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitärer Hilfe ist. Mareike Transfeld leitet ein EU-Projekt zum Sicherheitssektor am Yemen Polling Center und ist Associate Fellow am Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient. An der Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies promoviert sie zur jemenitischen Staatlichkeit. Zuvor war sie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) in Berlin. Per Byman ist Managing Director des Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Deutschland, einer humanitären Hilfsorganisation für Flüchtlinge, wo er seit 2013 in unterschiedlichen Rollen tätig ist. Zuvor arbeitete er unter anderem bei der Caritas und als Humanitarian Director in der schwedischen Behörde für internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit SIDA. Zusammenfassung der Folge auf dem PeaceLab-Blog: https://peacelab.blog/2019/11/s2e5-jemen-welche-ansatzpunkte-fuer-deutschland-in-der-groessten-humanitaeren-katastrophe-weltweit Weiterführende Links: • Mareike Transfeld & Marie-Christine Heinze: Understanding Peace Requirements in Yemen. Needs and Roles for Civil Society, Women, Youth, the Media and the Private Sector, CARPO Report 06 (März 2019). http://carpo-bonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/carpo_policy_report_06_2019.pdf • Muriel Asseburg, Wolfram Lacher & Mareike Transfeld: Mission Impossible? UN-Vermittlung in Libyen, Syrien und dem Jemen. SWP-Studie 2018/S 12 (Juli 2018). https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/mission-impossible-un-vermittlung-in-libyen-syrien-und-dem-jemen/ • (Zu Jemens Transformationsprozess) Mareike Transfeld: Yemen: GCC Roadmap to Nowhere. Elite Bargaining and Political Infighting Block a Meaningful Transition. SWP Comment 2014/C 20 (May 2014). https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/yemens-transformation-process/ • Yemen Fact Sheet vom NRC: https://www.nrc.no/resources/fact-sheets/nrc-yemen--fact-sheet/ • Nasser Abdulkareem: New fuel crisis deepens suffering for hungry Yemenis (Oktober 2019). https://www.nrc.no/news/2019/october/new-fuel-crisis-deepens-suffering-for-hungry-yemenis/ • Mareike Transfeld auf Twitter: @projectyemen • Per Byman auf Twitter: @perbyman

Episode 3 of the What’s Best for Children’s Nationality Podcast explores the situation in Lebanon, where childhood statelessness exists in a setting of forced migration and is linked with obstacles to the registration of births among children of refugees from Syria – leaving them without proof of their ties to their country of origin and at a risk of ending up without a nationality. Martin Clutterbuck from the Norwegian Refugee Council in this podcast talks about how legal counselling and assistance are employed to counter this. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion has partnered with UNICEF to produce this six-part podcast series, ‘What’s Best for Children’s Nationality’. The series aims to build knowledge around childhood statelessness and the right of every child to a nationality by exploring good practices in the field with examples, challenges and successes from real-life settings. You can share your questions and reflections on the issues raised using the hashtags #NationalityForChildren and/or #ForInclusiveSocieties and find us through our twitter handle @institute_si. You can also send an email to info@institutesi.org. This episode was created in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in the Middle East, a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. With thanks to Martin Clutterbuck from NRC and to Maalini Ramalo from Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas in Malaysia (DHRRA Malaysia). Our special thanks also goes to Kholod and to Racha El Daoi and Mike Bruce from NRC for making those recordings. Narrator and partner in production is Andy Clark from Podcast4u. Music comes from Blue Dot Sessions and Podington Bear under Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution License. Support the show (https://www.geef.nl/en/donate?charity=8695&type=e)

For February's Black History Month we are featuring 4 amazing African-American women. This week's guest is Anna Msowoya Keys, a humanitarian entrepreneur and community organizer. She began her career as an advocate for women and children in African conflict areas, first through Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and then with International Refugee Committee (IRC), that took her to Burundi, Rwanda, Mozambique and Malawi. She witnessed the heart-wrenching turmoil and crisis during the genocide in Rwanda.  She eventually dated her best friend and colleague at IRC, John Keys, who later became her beloved husband. After Anna and John married, Anna left her African homeland and moved to the United States - something she had not imagined she would ever do. Anna opened the unique shop Chibekeni, in her new community of Nyack, NY, which showcased beautiful handmade works from African artisans. The shop helped Anna bridge her African roots with her new American home. Chibekini allowed Anna to raise funds for her home country Malawi, as the AIDS epidemic wiped out a whole generation of young parents, leaving thousands of children orphaned. Four of Anna's sisters died of AIDS, compelling Anna and John to take financial responsibility for the education of 10 of her nieces and nephews. Anna shares the story of attending her fourth sister's funeral, where many children she didn't know arrived. She discovered that these children were orphans and showed up because they were starving and they knew there would be food at a funeral. That inspired the beginning of Maloto, a non-profit, community based organization that started out feeding a meal to 20 children once a week, and now feeds 350 children a warm, nutritious meal 3 times a week. Maloto has expanded to include after-school programs, an early childhood class, a primary school and an international secondary academy. Having just celebrated its 10 year anniversary, Maloto's mission is to feed, educate and empower the children and women of Malawi.    Anna expresses her deep gratitude for the support of her Nyack community, as well as people like the NBC broadcaster Tom Brokaw and his wife Meredith Brokaw, who have served on her board of directors and devoted time, resources and love to support Anna's vision. Links: www.maloto.org Kwithu CBO Mzuzu International Academy Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International Rescue Committee (IRC) NBC Today Show Feature: Maloto's Kwithu Kitchen in Malawi NYTimes Magazine “Portraits of Reconciliation: Rwanda 20 Years Later”

In this episode you will meet Becky Bakr Abdulla, Media Coordinator in Iraq at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Listening to this episode will really give you an understanding of the importance of communications and what it means to be working in a conflict situation for an international organization such as the NRC. Becky Bakr Abdulla, a 27-year old from Oslo, Norway, is in the beginning of her career with the Norwegian Refugee Council, the NRC. In a short while she has gone from graduating university, via an internship, to being sent right into a field role as a Media Coordinator, where she’s dealing directly with the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. Becky is also a child of refugee parents from Kurdistan, which is located in the northern part of Iraq, where she is currently based. – Obviously that sort of background has always given me an interest in more than just in a region border. I’ve always had an interest in travelling, in learning more about other cultures and other nationalities. So when it was time for me to study and decide on something to study, I started off in Rome, in Italy, and I did some courses there in philosophy. And then, I did some courses in sociology before I decided that media communication sounded very interesting. So that’s my background. It’s within media and communication, and it’s given me a nice platform for the work I’m doing now with NRC, where I’m the Media Coordinator. And I’m also based abroad. So I find myself in a very satisfying position, Becky says. Working with the humanitarian crisis in Iraq Becky is stationed in Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan region in the northern part of Iraq where the majority of the population are Kurds. With 3.4 million people currently displaced inside their own country and, in addition, the Kurdistan region of Iraq have taken in approximately 250,000 Syrians. This means that Iraq is in an ongoing crisis currently now, escalating into becoming a humanitarian crisis on a very big level. – We see that there’s a lot of attention on Syria, rightly so, but Iraq is definitely forgotten when it comes to the human stories, the human testimonies, the human suffering that we so desperately need more to focus on. And that’s also been extremely rewarding and something I’m very proud of myself and my team down here is that we’ve now managed with Fallujah to show the rest of the world through BBC, through Al Jazeera, through CNN, through New York Times, through dozens of different media outlets, that these are the people of Iraq, these are the civilian and innocent women, children, elderly that are taking the biggest fall for what’s going on here. And that’s been extremely rewarding, Becky says. With her job also comes a lot of traveling. So for the last month, she has been based in Baghdad, covering the Fallujah crisis and response. But she also travel to other parts of the country, to a city called Kirkuk and also to Dohuk, which is a city in the northern part of Kurdistan where most of the Syrian refugees are currently located. According to Becky the Iraq crisis is a forgotten crisis in the sense that Iraq is all over the news almost on a daily basis, but the focus tends to be with the military and the political narrative. Read the whole article about Becky here: https://unjobfinder.org/podcasts/making-the-world-know-what-is-going-on---becky-bakr-abdulla-at-the-nrc

On 8 October 2015, PHAP hosted an online briefing and discussion on the forthcoming study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on principled humanitarian action in situations of armed conflict.The Norwegian Refugee Council, with the support of OFDA/USAID and Handicap International, have recently commissioned a research paper on “Principles and Pragmatism in Conflict Settings: Field Perspectives” (forthcoming November 2015).This study has involved a close examination of the relevance and implementation of principles from the perspectives of different actors in Colombia, Syria/Turkey, South Sudan, and Nepal. The case studies have explored challenges faced in the field, perceptions of principles and their application, the role of the private sector in principled humanitarian response, and the influence of states on principled action.The research consultants, having just returned from the field, presented the initial findings from these countries, identify cross-cutting issues, and spur a targeted discussion and reflections from both the audience and panelists through the live polls, chat and Q&A. The objective of the webinar was to gather perspectives on questions including if humanitarian action is possible without humanitarian principles, if the humanitarian aid environment has become more or less politicized over the last ten years, if commercial entities can be principled and if any actions need to be taken to strengthen the more consistent application of principles.Read more at https://phap.org/OEV-8oct2015

On 8 October 2015, PHAP hosted an online briefing and discussion on the forthcoming study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on principled humanitarian action in situations of armed conflict.The Norwegian Refugee Council, with the support of OFDA/USAID and Handicap International, have recently commissioned a research paper on “Principles and Pragmatism in Conflict Settings: Field Perspectives” (forthcoming November 2015).This study has involved a close examination of the relevance and implementation of principles from the perspectives of different actors in Colombia, Syria/Turkey, South Sudan, and Nepal. The case studies have explored challenges faced in the field, perceptions of principles and their application, the role of the private sector in principled humanitarian response, and the influence of states on principled action.The research consultants, having just returned from the field, presented the initial findings from these countries, identify cross-cutting issues, and spur a targeted discussion and reflections from both the audience and panelists through the live polls, chat and Q&A. The objective of the webinar was to gather perspectives on questions including if humanitarian action is possible without humanitarian principles, if the humanitarian aid environment has become more or less politicized over the last ten years, if commercial entities can be principled and if any actions need to be taken to strengthen the more consistent application of principles.Read more at https://phap.org/OEV-8oct2015

On 8 January 2015, PHAP hosted a special online consultation event on the principle of neutrality in humanitarian action as part of the World Humanitarian Summit consultations. Over 200 participants joined us for a high level discussion with constant interaction from the audience, which contributed with important questions and comments.The principle of neutrality, included for example in the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and in UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182, is concerned with not taking sides in hostilities and not engaging at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious, or ideological nature. Such neutral action is generally considered as a crucial means for humanitarian organizations to be able to pursue their humanitarian work in an impartial manner – on the basis of need.The event was introduced with a special briefing by Dustin Lewis, Senior Researcher at the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC), on the principle of neutrality and its development as a principle for humanitarian action. It was then followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Angharad Laing, Executive Director of PHAP, which focused on current debates in the larger humanitarian community related to the principle of neutrality and their implications, with Carsten Völz, Humanitarian Director of Oxfam International; Ingrid Macdonald, Director, Geneva and Humanitarian Policy at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC); Jérémie Labbé, Head of Project Principles Guiding Humanitarian Action at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); and Kamel Mohanna, founder of the Lebanese NGO Amel.Read more at https://phap.org/WHS-8Jan2015

On 17 September 2014, PHAP hosted an online event discussing the new IASC Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) from an NGO perspective. As part of the Transformative Agenda, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) revised its Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) – a replacement for the previous Consolidated Appeals Processes (CAPs) – so that it could be more useful for HCTs, NGOs and other responders in-country. This webinar provided a briefing on the process of devising this new HPC, what this process was trying to achieve, and what NGOs should expect from this revised approach. The event featured Joel Charny, Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice at InterAction, and Gareth Price Jones, Humanitarian Affairs Representative from Oxfam International, and is organized together with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).Spurred by the large-scale crises in Haiti and Pakistan in 2010, the Humanitarian Programme Cycle was created to guide humanitarian coordination, leadership and accountability in crises and conflicts. It seeks to do this by clearly defining the complementary roles and responsibilities of different organizations involved in humanitarian response. The HPC is a collective, consultative process that hopes to enable all those involved in humanitarian response to see their role in relation to others and position their work according to agreed upon objectives. Specifically, the HPC hopes to create a single strategic process between all international and national actors involved in response, including clusters, sectors, humanitarian agencies, national authorities, national civic society organizations and, above all, affected people.The NGO community has been active in influencing this process through representatives from InterAction, Oxfam International, and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). These representatives have been trying to simplify the HPC process in order to make the ultimate product relevant, useful and effective for NGOs and maximize the HPC’s impact across the world.Read more at https://phap.org/17Sep2014

On 8 January 2015, PHAP hosted a special online consultation event on the principle of neutrality in humanitarian action as part of the World Humanitarian Summit consultations. Over 200 participants joined us for a high level discussion with constant interaction from the audience, which contributed with important questions and comments.The principle of neutrality, included for example in the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and in UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182, is concerned with not taking sides in hostilities and not engaging at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious, or ideological nature. Such neutral action is generally considered as a crucial means for humanitarian organizations to be able to pursue their humanitarian work in an impartial manner – on the basis of need.The event was introduced with a special briefing by Dustin Lewis, Senior Researcher at the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC), on the principle of neutrality and its development as a principle for humanitarian action. It was then followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Angharad Laing, Executive Director of PHAP, which focused on current debates in the larger humanitarian community related to the principle of neutrality and their implications, with Carsten Völz, Humanitarian Director of Oxfam International; Ingrid Macdonald, Director, Geneva and Humanitarian Policy at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC); Jérémie Labbé, Head of Project Principles Guiding Humanitarian Action at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); and Kamel Mohanna, founder of the Lebanese NGO Amel.Read more at https://phap.org/WHS-8Jan2015

On 17 September 2014, PHAP hosted an online event discussing the new IASC Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) from an NGO perspective. As part of the Transformative Agenda, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) revised its Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) – a replacement for the previous Consolidated Appeals Processes (CAPs) – so that it could be more useful for HCTs, NGOs and other responders in-country. This webinar provided a briefing on the process of devising this new HPC, what this process was trying to achieve, and what NGOs should expect from this revised approach. The event featured Joel Charny, Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice at InterAction, and Gareth Price Jones, Humanitarian Affairs Representative from Oxfam International, and is organized together with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).Spurred by the large-scale crises in Haiti and Pakistan in 2010, the Humanitarian Programme Cycle was created to guide humanitarian coordination, leadership and accountability in crises and conflicts. It seeks to do this by clearly defining the complementary roles and responsibilities of different organizations involved in humanitarian response. The HPC is a collective, consultative process that hopes to enable all those involved in humanitarian response to see their role in relation to others and position their work according to agreed upon objectives. Specifically, the HPC hopes to create a single strategic process between all international and national actors involved in response, including clusters, sectors, humanitarian agencies, national authorities, national civic society organizations and, above all, affected people.The NGO community has been active in influencing this process through representatives from InterAction, Oxfam International, and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). These representatives have been trying to simplify the HPC process in order to make the ultimate product relevant, useful and effective for NGOs and maximize the HPC’s impact across the world.Read more at https://phap.org/17Sep2014

With the launch of “One Humanity: Shared Responsibility”, the Report of the Secretary-General for the World Humanitarian Summit, the Summit process is entering the final stretch of preparation for Istanbul.On 18 February 2016, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and PHAP organized an online event to discuss the report and its impact on the future of humanitarian action. This was an opportunity to interact with a panel of NGO representatives on some key questions, such as: - Does the report address key concerns raised by NGOs in recent years? - Does the report adequately cover the most pressing matters for improving humanitarian action for today and tomorrow? - How well does the report include recommendations from the regional consultations and the synthesis report? - How well does the "Agenda for Humanity" fulfil your vision of meaningful impact on the lives of affected people?Speakers: - Anne Héry, Director of Advocacy and Institutional Relations, Handicap International Federation - Virginie Lefèvre, Program and Partnerships Coordinator, Amel Association International - Brooke Lauten, Humanitarian Policy and Protection Advisor, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Ahmad Faizal Perdaus, President, MERCY Malaysia - Gareth Price-Jones, Senior Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, CARE InternationalFor further info, visit https://phap.org/WHS-18Feb2016

With the launch of “One Humanity: Shared Responsibility”, the Report of the Secretary-General for the World Humanitarian Summit, the Summit process is entering the final stretch of preparation for Istanbul.On 18 February 2016, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and PHAP organized an online event to discuss the report and its impact on the future of humanitarian action. This was an opportunity to interact with a panel of NGO representatives on some key questions, such as: - Does the report address key concerns raised by NGOs in recent years? - Does the report adequately cover the most pressing matters for improving humanitarian action for today and tomorrow? - How well does the report include recommendations from the regional consultations and the synthesis report? - How well does the "Agenda for Humanity" fulfil your vision of meaningful impact on the lives of affected people?Speakers: - Anne Héry, Director of Advocacy and Institutional Relations, Handicap International Federation - Virginie Lefèvre, Program and Partnerships Coordinator, Amel Association International - Brooke Lauten, Humanitarian Policy and Protection Advisor, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Ahmad Faizal Perdaus, President, MERCY Malaysia - Gareth Price-Jones, Senior Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, CARE InternationalFor further info, visit https://phap.org/WHS-18Feb2016