Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (JHA) Updates

Abstract: International volunteerism is growing amongst healthcare workers. Although there are ethical principles governing medical volunteering, errors do occur and may in fact be increased in this...

ABSTRACT: Over 800 million people in 70 countries are classified as “food insecure.” Much humanitarian emphasis focuses on the negative physical consequences of food insecurity, neglecting its...

ABSTRACT: With the end of the Cold War, both the concept and practice of humanitarian action have significantly changed. The emergence of the so-called ‘complex humanitarian crises’ made it clear...

Abstract Any discussion about an increase in inter-agency working particularly within the wider humanitarian aid and security sectors raise questions about the need for more collaboration. One key...

Abstract: This research paper explores the challenges of applying current legal protection frameworks, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, to the changing...

Abstract Providing aid to people in crisis is never enough—it must meet their most urgent needs and be grounded in sound science. Aid agencies have a responsibility to determine the effectiveness of...

ABSTRACT The paper explores the security incidents affecting medical humanitarian work in Yemen and the ways MSF as well as other health practitioners try to securitize their staff, facilities,...

In 2013, a climate of insecurity persists in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), despite the presence of the United Nations’ (UN) largest peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO.[i] DRC’s...

INTRODUCTION With the international intervention in Mali in 2013, humanitarians once again face the challenge of finding an independent space in which to provide assistance. Here, political,...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the past decade the humanitarian system has had to respond to natural disasters and complex emergencies of increasing severity. In 2005, as an attempt to increase coordination...

INTRODUCTION Humanitarian aid represents a commitment to support vulnerable host populations that have experienced a sudden emergency, requiring ongoing assistance to maintain or improve their...

Introduction In May 2012, a Pakistani doctor was sentenced by his government for carrying on a fake vaccination campaign that helped the US government identify and kill Osama bin Laden. A few weeks...

Introduction Long-term provision of aid to people in need of assistance has been associated with fear of creating a dependency syndrome. The primary concerns are that beneficiaries will lose the...

Published April 24, 2012 By Andy Catley and Adrian Cullis A simple economic model was used to compare the aid costs of two approaches to supporting pastoralist households during drought in Ethiopia...

By Giulio Di Blasi Introduction Following the demise of the Washington Consensus, which was insisting on the need of freeing markets in order to achieve sustainable growth, politics and the state...

By Huma Haider Introduction Forced migration and displacement is a profound injustice. It undermines human dignity and security and eliminates choice about where and how people want to live. An...

By the JHA Editors and Noamschimmel Published April 4th, 2010 Keywords: asylum, genocide, human rights, justice, refugees, restorative, Rwanda "If I were not stopped short by poverty, I would travel...

By Ritendra Tamang and Ramjee Parajulee Introduction Population displacement resulting from armed conflict is not a new phenomenon. However, human displacement became a global crisis in the 20th...

By Alvaro Mellado Dominguez This article is the product of my personal reflection and research after working in a malnutrition crisis in Ethiopia in 2008. I came back to the university directly from...

By Alvaro Mellado Dominguez This article is the product of my personal reflection and research after working in a malnutrition crisis in Ethiopia in 2008. I came back to the university directly from...