Humanitarian Observatories are organized spaces where participants, representing multiple actors, discuss a variety of topics in relation to humanitarian governance. Actors can include, for example, national aid providers, civil society actors, research institutions, independent researchers, academics, think tanks and government representatives. There are currently 6 active Observatories globally.
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Blogs & Podcasts
Hilhorst, D. and Haque, T.M. (2023). International Humanitarian Studies Association conference roundtable and North South University statement on Gaza: “As scholars and practitioners of Humanitarian Studies, we strongly condemn acts of widescale and indiscriminate violence against civilian populations”.
Ansell, T. (2023). Israel’s blocking of humanitarian assistance breaches international humanitarian law.
Hilhorst, D. (2023). Israel’s blocking of humanitarian assistance breaches international humanitarian law.
Trivedi, K., Bhatt, M., Pathak, V., Chakrabarti, P. and Chaudhary, K.S. (2023). A humanitarian observatory for discussing heatwaves in South Asia was recently launched — here’s how it wants to improve responses to heatwaves.
Caso, N. and Mena, R. (2023). Could we have prevented the disaster in Libya?
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