Róisín Read in Melbourne
by Dr Róisín Read I recently had the privilege of going to Melbourne to share some of the research from HCRI’s projects on humanitarian data (funded through the Impact Acceleration Account) and the larger ESRC-funded project on peacekeeping data in Darfur. In addition...
Whither Peace?
by Dan Smith @dansmith2020Today is the UN International Day of Peace and it comes at a time when many people seem to feel peace is taking a horrible worldwide kicking. Is it so bad?In the SIPRI Yearbook 2016, my introductory chapter reviews 2015 and tries to draw up a...
Young People in Humanitarianism – engaging our local communities
by Jessica R. Hawkins @hawkinsjessicaRAside from our research visit to East Africa, the 2015-16 Masters cohort had an active second semester. In particular, the HCR students of my Humanitarian Case Studies module organised the inaugural Young People in Humanitarianism...
Major Emergencies: why we need to manage Good Samaritans
by Duncan ShawGlobal disasters are on the rise, and with 24-hour news and social media, so are the numbers who hear about them and want to help. From recent events in Paris, to last year’s severe flooding in the UK, volunteers played a part in rescue efforts. But...
Gihembe Refugee Camp, Rwanda
by Roger Mac GintyA predictable side debate of the dreadful attacks on Brussels relates to the relative newsworthiness of mass atrocities. The debate is most visible on Facebook and Twitter where some people choose to overlay their portrait with the Belgian flag (and...
Gihembe Refugee Camp, Rwanda
by Rose Pescod, MSc International Disaster Management Predominantly it had been the media, in particular images published by the media, that had informed me of the terrible conditions endured in refugee camps globally. So it was with some trepidation that I made the...
From Yorkshire to Uganda: Exploring flooding responses and the possibilities of partnership learning
by Thea Soltau, HCRI MA Humanitarianism and Conflict ResponseI live in the Calder Valley. Last semester at HCRI it would have taken me a little while to explain where I live to most students. On the 26th December 2015 as the severe flooding made headline news I only...
Of Citizenship, Constitutions and Equitable Health Care in Kenya: The Plight of North Eastern Kenya
By Ahmed Idris @ugasowOn 6th January 2015, a sad story from Northern Kenya caught the attention of Kenyans and kept tongues wagging. A man is alleged to have stabbed his wife, Fatuma Ibrahim, several times leaving a knife stuck in her skull. The story is summarized in...
On our ability to forget
by Dr. Tammam Aloudat (Deputy Medical Director, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Switzerland) The past weeks have seen Madaya, a town in Syria, reach the news headlines for a few brief days, and then fall into oblivion again. This is because the town has been subjected to a...
Preparing for our research visit to Rwanda and Uganda
by Jessica Hawkins Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies @HawkinsJessicaRTaking students on fieldwork can present a minefield of ethical and practical challenges (see Roger Mac Ginty’s blog on this). This is multiplied ten-fold when your research sites are areas which have...
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