by Ann O'Brien | February 10, 2016
This paper is important reading for anyone working in or on Somalia because it presents the Somalian famine of 2011 from the perspective of those who lived through it in their own words. The Somali voices bring critical (but often neglected) insight to the study of...
by Ann O'Brien | January 15, 2016
This policy brief presents the implications of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy for the people they strive to assist, Sweden’s own humanitarian policy and operations, and more broadly the whole humanitarian community. It provides recommendations on how a...
by Zineb Ouardaoui | December 17, 2015
One important component of analysis of food insecurity in emergencies is the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Reference Table. This table provides a graduated description of five acute food insecurity phases, along with...
by Ann O'Brien | December 15, 2015
The bulk of humanitarian action occurs in armed conflict settings and this will likely persist into the foreseeable future. Therefore, protection – keeping people safe from armed violence, abuse, discrimination, exploitation, and persecution – is as critical a...
by Roxanne Krystalli | November 23, 2015
This study provides a nuanced understanding of the transformation of violence for women, men, girls and boys in northern Karamoja at the household, community, district and the regional levels. Drivers of insecurity, as well as access to and the perceived efficacy of...
