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Girls are the key to progress and development

Girls are the key to progress and development

On this International Day of the Girl, let’s not forget the millions of girls coming of age who are living in crisis.

Oct 11

Much Ado about Summits: What do the recent refugee summits actually mean for refugees?

Much Ado about Summits: What do the recent refugee summits actually mean for refugees?

2016 will go down as an historic year in global humanitarian affairs. One in which not one, but three major summits were held in response…

KatePhillipsBarrasso

Sep 30

What a stoplight taught us about using evidence

What a stoplight taught us about using evidence

As a kid, I loved playing a game called ‘red light’. All that was needed was an open space (of at least 20ft) and three or more willing…

Sep 23

For better and for worse, refugee resettlement is finally part of the global debate. What next?

For better and for worse, refugee resettlement is finally part of the global debate. What next?

For those who’ve worked on refugee resettlement for many years — including hundreds of IRC staff in 29 cities around the United States …

Sep 23

Creating a Million Jobs in Displacement Contexts…Challenge Accepted!

Creating a Million Jobs in Displacement Contexts…Challenge Accepted!

Since the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011, more than 6.5 million people have been uprooted from their lives, families, homes and places…

Sep 21

The Humanitarian Commitment Scorecard

The Humanitarian Commitment Scorecard

The year 2016 has seen human suffering at record levels, with more than 65 million people forcibly displaced from their homes by conflicts…

Madeleine Gleave

Sep 19

Marshaling Digital Cash for Humanitarian Challenges: Uniting Private, Public and Nonprofit

Marshaling Digital Cash for Humanitarian Challenges: Uniting Private, Public and Nonprofit

More people than ever before are impacted by humanitarian crises — some 89 million people were affected by natural hazards and 65 million…

Sep 6

Client voices in the humanitarian data stream

Client voices in the humanitarian data stream

Listening and Responding for #BetterAid

Alyoscia D'Onofrio

Sep 2

Working in the city: why aid agencies must help urban refugees find work

Working in the city: why aid agencies must help urban refugees find work

In a dense neighborhood of greater Beirut, displaced Syrians meet every Tuesday at 7:30pm in a small concrete church tucked between dimly…

Aug 24

The power of questions: screening for gender-based violence in humanitarian settings

The power of questions: screening for gender-based violence in humanitarian settings

Imagine a health center that is open, stocked with vaccines and fully staffed, in a region where measles is known to be endemic. But only…

sanni.bundgaard

Aug 15

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