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The Centre for Humanitarian Action e.V. (CHA) is a Berlin based think tank advocating independent analysis, critical discussion and public communication of humanitarian action. www.chaberlin.org
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Today marks 80 years of the United Nations #UNDay - in this CHA paper Sonja Hövelmann explains one of the core tasks of the UN: #humanitarian action - the actors, their responsibilities, the funding and the challenges. [in German] www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
Only if donors, UN and INGOs are ready to set aside their immediate institutional interests, the crisis of the #humanitarian system can yet be contained -- @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in the new CHA paper on "The fading of the #HumanitarianReset": www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
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How can donor governments and fair financing models save the #HumanitarianReset? Read CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social's new paper to find out 👉https://ow.ly/6Qov50XeSSE
📣 New publications on #AI in #humanitarian action and the #HumanitarianReset, upcoming events and event recordings, blogs, podcasts and more - Read the latest CHA Newsletter & sign up if you like it: ow.ly/A91V50Xe249
Today, CHA Director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social will present his paper ‘Influencer Europe’ (ow.ly/4XS350XckNH) at #IHSA2025 on the panel ‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives. Live in Istanbul or online at 3pm (GMT+03:00): ow.ly/TWeh50XcjfL
In #Syria, do we prioritise rapid #humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of millions of people, secure the needed environment to lead sustainable #recovery, or find ways to effectively integrate both? asks Manoug Antaby (CHS) on #TheHumanitarianBlog: www.chaberlin.org/en/blog/syri...
#hiring Gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research - in #Berlin! Apply until 14 Nov for a student #internship at CHA starting January 2026 ✍️ ow.ly/Vvyb50XaqMT
Are you a young German journalist? Apply now for the Aktion Deutschland Hilft #journalism #award: Win a travel grant, gain deeper insight into the practice of #humanitarian action during a research trip and develop innovative journalistic work 👉https://ow.ly/Kr8G50X9Lof @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social
It is always in our state's interest to alleviate people's suffering -- Christina Förster @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar on #HumanitarianDiplomacy last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/UnLT50X5sbw
Humanitarian Diplomacy can shine the more stakeholders coordinate their leverage - Amsel Bilal Saleem @rescue.org at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar on #HumanitarianDiplomacy last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/UnLT50X5sbw
We can't limit ourselves to dialogue, if it is not working - Max Freundlieb, @diakoniekh.bsky.social at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar on #HumanitarianDiplomacy yesterday. Watch the recording now: ow.ly/UnLT50X5sbw
Governments like Germany have made #HumanitarianDiplomacy a top priority - but can diplomatic engagement really improve #HumanitarianAccess? Discuss this with Amsel Bilal Saleem @rescue.org and Max Freundlieb @diakoniekh.bsky.social this Wednesday 2pm: ow.ly/T4Ea50X3zHO @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social
Dr Sema Karaosmanoğlu, director of Hayata Destek / Support2Life is the 1st guest in our new #CHAtroom series on #ContestedAid. @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social talks with her about the #HumanitarianReset and the opportunities and limitations of a truly locally led #humanitarian system: ow.ly/avAP50X04hg
To what extent has #humanitarian #diplomacy shown concrete progress in improving humanitarian #access? Discuss this in our next #OutoftheBox lunch meeting on 1 October with experts from @rescue.org and @diakoniekh.bsky.social: www.chaberlin.org/en/event/out...
Scaling #humanitarian #innovation means navigating tough trade-offs. #AI amplifies long-standing ethical dilemmas, making them impossible to ignore. Andrea Düchting and Darina Pellowska examined how 7 cases managed it: ow.ly/tu4o50WYHeQ
Today CHA members welcomed Secretary General of @nrc-global.bsky.social, @sg-nrc.bsky.social, for a discussion on upholding #humanitarian #principles, the #humanitarianreset, #Gaza, and extending collaboration & joining forces in times of crisis. Thanks Jan for the insightful talk!
What drives successful scaling of #humanitarian #innovation? Hint: It’s not the technology. It’s how actors balance reinforcing dynamics, trade-offs & qualifiers through ethical positioning. Read more in the new CHA paper: www.chaberlin.org/en/?post_typ.... #HumanitarianAI
#AnticipatoryAction makes #humanitarian response much more efficient - Stefanie Lux, @roteskreuz.bsky.social at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar last week - watch the recording : ow.ly/JGf950WVCnS
Can #AnticipatoryAction help address the #humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis? - "Its transformative potential is limited by lack of operational funding", emphasised Iida-Maria Tammi in a CHA #outofthebox webinar on the topic. Watch the recording: www.chaberlin.org/en/event/out...
“Empirical reality used to be the moral footing for #humanitarian action. This changes with #AnticipatoryAction" - Tanja Hendriks (KU Leuven) at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar this week - watch the recording now: www.chaberlin.org/en/event/out...