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ICRC-HHI LAUNCH: Discussion Paper on Community Engagement in Armed Conflict
ICRC Humanitarium Avenue de la Paix 19, 1202 Geneva, SwitzerlandOver the last decade, important progress has been made in setting up more systematic, predictable, and evidence-based two-way communication initiatives to better engage with, and be accountable to, people affected by natural disasters. However, the implications and opportunities around engaging with people in armed conflicts and other situations violence are not as well-known or documented. […]
International Journalism Festival (Perugia, Italy)
Various venues across Perugia town centre Perugia, ItalyThe IJF is the biggest annual media event in Europe. All IJF sessions are free, without any need for registration and so far, there are 150 speakers running sessions ranging from citizen journalism to reporting on humanitarian crises. Sessions will also be live streamed. For detailed updates of speakers and sessions visit the Festival website.
ICRC Event: Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts (London UK or through livestream)
ODI 203 Blackfriars Road, London, United KingdomContributing chair: Jacobo Quintanilla @jqg - Community Engagement Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Speakers: Christina Bennett @cr_bennett - Head, Humanitarian Policy Group Rachel Hastie - Global Protection Adviser, Oxfam GB Anahi Ayala Iacucci @anahi_ayala - Senior Director for Humanitarian Programs, Internews David Loquercio @DavidLoquercio - Head of Accountability to Affected People, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Description Over the last decade, humanitarian […]
2018 ICT4D Conference (Lusaka, Zambia)
Mulungushi International Conference Center 8025 Great East Road, Lusaka, ZambiaThe 10th ICT4D Conference brings together public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community. Participants share how they’ve used innovations in technology to increase the impact of their work. Highly interactive and hands-on, the conference attracts a diverse audience of technical advisors, executives, and others who offer a range […]
CDAC Network webinar: Eliminating Barriers to Meaningful Participation in Humanitarian Response (online)
In this global webinar hosted by the Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) Network, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will present research examining the key barriers faced by agencies in collecting and using community feedback in humanitarian project design and the internal and external factors which can enable us to do this better. The Kenya […]
UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development 2018 International Conference: Voices from the Global South (Lausanne, Switzerland)
SwissTech Convention Center Lausanne,, SwitzerlandThe Tech4Dev Conference is the biennial flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by CODEV at EPFL. The Conference focuses on the potential of technology solutions to advance inclusive social and economic development in the Global South.Tech4Dev 2018 puts the challenges and the potential of the Global South in the center […]
Humanitarian Journalism Today (London, UK)
City, University of London St John Street, LondonThis event is about the journalists who report on humanitarian crises today. It launches a major new report from Martin Scott, Kate Wright and Mel Bunce, The State of Humanitarian Journalism, based on four years of research. This report shows which news outlets report on humanitarian issues, how they frame their stories, and what audiences […]