Language in Protective Humanitarian Action: Practical lessons from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Northeast Nigeria
Speakers explore the importance of language in humanitarian contexts.
Speakers explore the importance of language in humanitarian contexts.
Leading humanitarian, development, and global health organizations are calling on Members of Congress to protect the International Affairs budget in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) despite the Administration’s proposed 24 percent cuts.
Many people see “localization” as a key to providing quality humanitarian assistance in the face of decreased funding and increased…
This briefing paper compiles the recommendations from the 2019 reports of the research program NGOs and Risk – Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships, undertaken by InterAction with Humanitarian Outcomes. The recommendations derive from research at the global level and field case studies in South Sudan and northeast Nigeria.
Localization isn’t a new concept for the global humanitarian community. After many years of debate and conversation, dozens of humanitarian…
Two years following the Myanmar military’s overthrowal of the democratically-elected ruling party on February 1, 2021, thousands of people have…
The consortium elevates NGO voices to promote critical needs to the highest level of stakeholder.
For humanitarian organizations, the presence of risk in the operating environment can force difficult trade-offs between the needs of people…
For humanitarian organizations, the presence of risk in the operating environment can force difficult trade-offs between the needs of people they are trying to serve and the need to mitigate potential harm to their personnel, resources, and reputation.