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  1. Directorate-general ECHO of the European Commission is one of the largest humanitarian ... implemented by its NGO partners. This article studies how ECHO’s system for assessing such...

    Authors: Stijn van Voorst, Sandra L. Resodihardjo and Andrea Schneiker
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:20
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. With the closure of the border with then-Macedonia in early 2016, it was foreseeable that Greece would become the “last station” for a large number of refugees. Flanked by the agreement between Turkey and the ...

    Authors: Cordula Dittmer and Daniel F. Lorenz
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:11
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. This paper questions the pertinence of the humanitarian aid localization agenda in Latin America, at least in the narrow sense embraced by the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit. Localized support has been the sta...

    Authors: Simone Lucatello and Oscar A. Gómez
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:12
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. This article addresses the question of the Muslim umma (the universal community of Muslims) which arises within the context of the ongoing debates about the status of refugees and their rights around the world, e...

    Authors: Hossameldeen Mohammed and Ray Jureidini
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:17
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. This article attempts to reveal how and why international rescue and relief operations had difficulties, following the 2011 East Japan earthquake, in being smoothly received in a country like Japan with well-p...

    Authors: Yoshi Kodama
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. In the debate on how to improve efficiencies in the humanitarian sector and better meet people’s needs, the argument for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADMs) systems has...

    Authors: Giulio Coppi, Rebeca Moreno Jimenez and Sofia Kyriazi
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:19
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. The paper conducts a case study on the international urban search and rescue (USAR) response to the Beirut explosions in August 2020. The incident is worth analysing because it was the first of the internation...

    Authors: Yosuke Okita, Steve Glassey and Rajib Shaw
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:8
    Content type: Report Published on:

  16. This paper explores and illustrates the diverse manifestations of the phenomenon of the ‘humanitarian alibi’, drawing upon historical and contemporary cases of violent conflict in order to identify substitutio...

    Authors: Matthew Bywater
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:22
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Yemen has been facing political, economic and social challenges since 1990. The fragility of Yemen’s situation has led to a widespread conflict in 2015, resulting in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Am...

    Authors: Sameh Al-Awlaqi, Fekri Dureab and Marzena Tambor
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:9
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) attempts constantly to motivate its audience through social media to adopt humanitarian attitudes and behaviors. Owing to its multicultural audience, the res...

    Authors: Omid Alizadeh Afrouzi
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. In 2017, the long-festering discriminatory treatment to the Rohingyas in Myanmar, both in law and practice, resulted in the largest cross-border humanitarian crisis in Asia. During the 2016‑2017 Rohingya refug...

    Authors: Michelle J. Lee
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:20
    Content type: Report Published on:

  20. The population in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been terrorized by widespread sexual violence for decades. Local armed groups, including the government army, continue to systematically rap...

    Authors: Kjeld van Wieringen
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2020 5:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. The expanding use of IT has brought an increase in productivity to the world of business, industry and commerce. However, this is not mirrored by an equivalent growth in the use of IT by aid agencies in post-d...

    Authors: Noorullah Kuchai, Paul Shepherd, Juliana Calabria-Holley, Alexander Copping, Aude Matard and David Coley
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2020 5:1
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  24. The principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) have evoked considerable debate in the practice of humanitarian support, particularly in terms of emerging tensions with sovereign (national) law. Drawing...

    Authors: Erwin Biersteker, Julie Ferguson, Peter Groenewegen and Kees Boersma
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:14
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Humanitarian policymaking is a form of ‘networked governance,’ involving many different stakeholders working in parallel to influence each other and to shape policy agendas. This article uses social network an...

    Authors: Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Jay Balagna, Cyd Stacy Nam, Maya Casagrande and Olivia Wilkinson
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:22
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. In all domains of society, from health to the economy, security, and human rights, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are amplified for women and girls simply due to the issues associated with gender-based v...

    Authors: Léa Felten
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2023 8:9
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Due to the nature of their work and operating environments, humanitarian aid workers experience higher rates of psychological distress, burnout and mental health conditions than other emergency service worker ...

    Authors: Garry J. Stevens, Asra Sharma and Kelsey Skeoch
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:16
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. The ongoing civil war in Syria created the world’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. As exile continues for many Syrians, this study aimed to explore what refugees perceive as their major needs and pl...

    Authors: Mitra Naseh, Natalia Liviero, Maryam Rafieifar, Zahra Abtahi and Miriam Potocky
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2020 5:14
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. This interpretative phenomenological analysis explores aid workers’ understanding of identity and belonging through the transition from working in humanitarian aid to returning home. Semi-structured interviews...

    Authors: Emilia Marie Wersig and Kevin Wilson-Smith
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2021 6:5
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Increasing global conflicts and risk to humanitarian aid workers have necessitated innovative approaches to deliver humanitarian assistance. Remotely managed operations aim to continue the provision of service...

    Authors: Simran Chaudhri, Kristina Cordes and Nathan Miller
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2019 4:9
    Content type: Research Article Published on:

  33. Understanding the nature and scope of existing social capital is essential to building the resilience of people living in vulnerable urban settings. This paper explores the question of how aid organisations ca...

    Authors: Desire Mpanje, Pat Gibbons, Ronan McDermott, Dalmas Ochieng’ Omia and Charles Owuor Olungah
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Humanitarian aid (HA) is needed in Yemen to cope with the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. However, current practices of distributing aid in the form of food have not had the desired effect; conflict ha...

    Authors: Moosa Elayah, Qais Gaber and Matilda Fenttiman
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:11
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. While research and innovation collaborations between NGOs and academic organisations can create considerable synergies with positive effects for the humanitarian sector, the inter-sectoral nature of such colla...

    Authors: Ronan McDermott, Pat Gibbons, Desire Mpanje, Sinéad McGrath, Anne Markey, Pablo Cortés Ferrandez, Dini Haryati and Nur Azizah
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2019 4:18
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  36. For many humanitarian agencies, acceptance—gaining the trust and protection of local communities—is the preferred security management tool for reasons of perception, ease of access and cost (both real and oppo...

    Authors: Andrew J. Cunningham
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2017 2:4
    Content type: Report Published on:

  37. The United Nations and major humanitarian organizations have made policy commitments to promote gender equality and empower women and girls. This study assesses the extent to which humanitarian responses have ...

    Authors: Geeta Rao Gupta, Caren Grown, Sara Fewer, Reena Gupta and Sia Nowrojee
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2023 8:5
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Across the globe, people’s reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns highlighted, and continued to stress, the relevance of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in responding ...

    Authors: Ellen Goodwin and Kathryn Kraft
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:21
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Psychological trauma is a silent epidemic which presents as a global public health issue, often in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therap...

    Authors: Derek Farrell, Matthew D. Kiernan, Ad de Jongh, Paul William Miller, Peter Bumke, Salah Ahmad, Lorraine Knibbs, Cordula Mattheß, Paul Keenan and Helga Mattheß
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2020 5:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of organisational future orientation and interaction quality on inter-organisational communication, and the mediating role of inter-organisational group m...

    Authors: Henry Mutebi, Mose Muhwezi, Joseph M. Ntayi and John C. Munene
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2022 7:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. In a humanitarian response, leaders are often tasked with making large numbers of decisions, many of which have significant consequences, in situations of urgency and uncertainty. These conditions have an impa...

    Authors: Paul Knox Clarke and Leah Campbell
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2020 5:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Humanitarian crises are unpredictable and complex environments, in which access to basic services and infrastructures is not adequately available. Computing in a humanitarian crisis environment is different fr...

    Authors: Aladdin Shamoug, Stephen Cranefield and Grant Dick
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2023 8:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Disasters have long been a scourge for humanity. With the advances in technology (in terms of computing, communications, and the ability to process, and analyze big data), our ability to respond to disasters i...

    Authors: Junaid Qadir, Anwaar Ali, Raihan ur Rasool, Andrej Zwitter, Arjuna Sathiaseelan and Jon Crowcroft
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2016 1:12
    Content type: REPORT Published on:

  45. In this article I set out to critically explore how campaigning for the rights of “children on the move” impacts on paternalism in humanitarianism. My aim was to trace the development of the notion of childre...

    Authors: Kyle Vella
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2016 1:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has undergone a considerable transformation in the recent decades: from being driven by a pre-dominantly Swiss body of employees, it has become an organizati...

    Authors: Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, Patricia Egli and Yvette Sánchez
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2019 4:13
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. There remains a critical gap in understanding challenges faced by humanitarian workers who may be key in providing assistance during complex emergencies. This study examines self-reported views by humanitarian...

    Authors: Jess Bonnan-White and Ameena Issa
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2016 1:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. In the last few decades, an exponential increase in the number of disasters, and their complexity has been reported, which ultimately put much pressure on relief organizations. These organizations cannot usual...

    Authors: Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Atif and Sebastian Kummer
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2019 4:20
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Situations of humanitarian crisis are often caused by armed conflicts. Given the prevalence of non-international armed conflicts today, ways of ameliorating these situations are at the forefront of concerns. T...

    Authors: Lottie Lane
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2016 1:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Despite Canada’s efforts to position itself as a global health leader, important medicines, including multiple drugs found on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, are not available domestically. Of the f...

    Authors: Adam R. Houston and Jason W. Nickerson
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2019 4:2
    Content type: Commentary Published on:
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