HUMANITARIAN CRISES
Humanitarian crises are on the rise globally. With the looming threats of climate change, conflict, economic shocks, and pandemics, the prospects for the future are worrying.
Feinstein researchers are conducting pioneering research and offering unique educational opportunities that explore how the world can transform its approach to humanitarian crises to the meet the growing needs of the coming decades. Our mission is to protect and strengthen the lives, livelihoods, and dignity of people affected by or at risk of hunger or humanitarian crises.
HUMANITARIAN CRISES PUBLICATIONS
This report systematically examines Taliban laws, policies, and practices against CEDAW’s first 16 Articles.
Waterborne disease anticipatory action (AA) plans focus entirely on reducing health impacts and rely heavily on surveillance systems. Globally, government agencies have developed elaborate surveillance and control measures to combat…
Predictive modelling, surveillance and risk mapping, early warning systems, and anticipatory action (AA) such as pre-positioned resources are all important means for preventing vector-borne diseases. The vector-borne diseases identified as…
The human health impact of storms and flooding occur during and after these weather events and include risks of injury or death as well as waterborne disease. The most common…
Extreme heat is one of the fastest-growing hazards globally. Anticipatory action (AA) is one way to reduce the negative health impacts of heatwaves alongside other adaptive strategies to reduce the…
This report provides a global review of anticipatory action frameworks and offers a typology of approaches to AA for different national contexts and health outcomes.
HUMANITARIAN CRISES PROJECTS
This research study investigates the ways in which pastoralists in cross-border areas in the Moyale and Mandera Clusters of East Africa engage in anticipatory action.
The PATHWAYS project focuses on how children and youth cope with climate stressors in Ethiopia.
The Youth in Syria project aims to assess the situation of youth in Afrin, Syria, who have been affected by protracted conflict, political instability, and the devastating earthquake in 2023.
The Cities of Youth project seeks to understand how climate change influences patterns of youth migration to secondary cities in Uganda.
The CORD consortium works to protect health and build resilience in climate-related disasters. We collect and analyze data on the health effects of climate-related disasters, illuminating how vulnerable populations are affected around the world.
The goal of this project is to incorporate research into practice in the WASH humanitarian response sector.
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A Comprehensive Analysis of the Taliban and CEDAW Obligations in Afghanistan (2021–2025)
Afghanistan committed to eliminating discrimination against women and girls by ratifying CEDAW in 2003 without reservations, creating binding international legal obligations that persist under current Taliban governance.
Yet evidence of widespread and consistent restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights continues to mount. Documenting these violations is essential for accountability and policy action.
This webinar launches the Feinstein International Center’s report measuring Taliban governance against CEDAW’s Articles.
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