HSC news updates
The latest happenings at The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre. For upcoming events, head to our events page.
16 April 2025
Participate in this survey on Knowledge & Training Needs, Humanitarian & Crisis Governance in the Netherlands. This is a survey put together by The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre and KUNO Platform.
19 February 2025
“The observatories offer unique, local perspectives that can help improve the accountability and effectiveness of humanitarian aid.” Hear from Dr Kaira Zoe Cañete about the Humanitarian Observatories in an interview with KUNO.
30 January 2025
The HSC podcast ‘The Good Humanitarian’ has been released! Join us as we delve into the dilemmas and questions faced within humanitarian studies.
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30 September 2024
Thank you for attending our annual one-day conference ‘Humanitarian Studies: Today and Tomorrow’
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9 November 2024
The HSC-led consortium has been awarded €6.9 million for a project aimed at climate resilience in Africa
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10 November 2023
Statement on Gaza from the IHSA conference roundtable at North South University, Dhaka
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2025 News
Accountability for International Crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Listen to the Justice Update with asymmetrical haircuts and Thea Hilhorst
Looking back at Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories: A conversation with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese | Rewatch Francesca Albanese’s talk
2024 News
Hyeonggeun Ji receives the Best Poster Award at the SENSE Symposium in Amsterdam about climate-related displacement in Bangladesh for the Humanitarian Governance Project | View the poster
The Humanitarian Observatory for Central and Eastern Europe (based in Poland) shares the report ‘Narratives and the Ukraine Response: Implications for humanitarian action and principles’ | Read it here
Thea Hilhorst talks about how the Giro555 campaign to raise money for civilians affected by war in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel has sparked discussions | Listen to the podcast [in Dutch]
Professor Maja Janmyr walked us through the ‘Carboard Camp: Stories of Sudanese Refugees in Lebanon’ | View the graphic novel online
‘Humanitarianism in the Shadow of Politics: Navigating Aid Under Pressure’ Humanitarian Congress Berlin panel with Thea Hilhorst | Watch the recording from 1:40:00
The report on the 15th Hague Roundtable on Climate and Security has been published | Download the report
The Hum-Gov Project: How a team of ISS academics are shaping the future of humanitarian research | Read the article
‘Colombia: Neglected or normalised crises?’ presentation by Gabriela Villacis Izquierdo | Watch the recap from minute 31
2023 News
‘Humanitarian Studies is about dignity and it is about humanity’ | Read the DevISSues feature article from the launch of the Centre
‘Rethinking our Roles as Disaster Scholars for Advancing Justice’ presentation by Kaira Zoe Cañete | Rewatch the CERN webinar 1:10:56
Disaster Recovery through Women’s Eyes | Read the KUNO interview about the new book by Kaira Zoe Cañete