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Relaunch of centre with new vision & name: Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies

We are proud to announce that from today we become the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, formally known as CERAH, the Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action. We are a joint Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Geneva, and our mission is to contribute to …

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What do humanitarians mean by “epidemic”?

The global COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the value of shared understanding for collective response, the negative impact of misinformation and the importance of locally contextualised humanitarian action. As part of the Geneva Centre’s active engagement in the response to COVID-19, the Humanitarian Encyclopedia project has prioritised analysis of certain concepts relevant to the crisis and its impact on …

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HNPW Report on CERAH session on ‘Learning and Partnering for Better Local Humanitarian Outcomes’.

During the HNPW 2020 event organised by UN OCHA, CERAH in cooperation with ACAPS and InZone conducted a session “Learning and Partnering for Better Local Humanitarian Outcomes” on the Inter-Network Day focusing on ‘localisation’. The session successfully ‘localised’ the knowledge in the room and the group discussions were fruitful. See the full report here.

Concept Paper 2020 on Humanitarian Encyclopedia – Read our latest project vision.

The need for a more collaborative response to humanitarian crises In modern humanitarian crises, a collective response that is timely, adequate and well-coordinated is imperative to be able to adapt to an ever-changing environment and complex situations. Today, collaboration between the first responders – including local actors from civil society organisations or public authorities – …

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New Director for CERAH and Humanitarian Encyclopedia project

Geneva, 5 December 2019 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and the University of Geneva welcome Professor Karl Blanchet as the new director of their joint Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH). “Humanitarian challenges are becoming increasingly complex and require more than ever the training and research skills …

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