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Fitness apps can put humanitarian and military workers, others at risk
Using popular fitness apps that track users’ locations on an online map can put humanitarian workers, military workers, and others at risk, Nathaniel Raymond, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Signal Program on Human Security and Technology, said…
Gift Establishes Lavine Family Professorship of Humanitarian Studies
“Improving the quality and effectiveness of humanitarian work is a major focus of our philanthropic efforts, because having well-trained professionals on the ground canmean the difference betweenhelping people when they need it most and making an unfolding crisis even…
Expanding services for Syrian refugees
Once emergencies have passed, social enterprise can help fill the funding gap in refugee service delivery between donor-funded humanitarian agencies and host countries.
Restoring access to clean water a priority for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is facing an unfolding public health disaster. Stephanie Kayden offers some insights on the public health and medical challenges facing the island.
A public health disaster in Puerto Rico
We speak to an expert on disaster response to learn about the public health and medical challenges ahead in Puerto Rico.
Examining the public health consequences of war in Syria
A Lancet commission is examining the war in Syria through the lens of public health.
Albina du Boisrouvray receives France’s highest honor
Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, founder of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health & Human Rights, located at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently was awarded the honor of Officier de la Légion d’honneur, France’s highest…
Attacks against aid workers add complexity to disaster response training
At annual disaster simulation, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative stresses personal safety May 9, 2017 – Amidst unprecedented levels of violence against civilians and humanitarian aid workers in conflict settings around the world, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is taking a…
An emergency within an emergency
In this week's podcast we bring you two stories of disturbing human rights abuses: one developing in real-time, and another that's been lingering for centuries.
Mental health and humanitarian law highlighted on World Health Day
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative posted a blog on mental health and international humanitarian law in observance of World Health Day, April 7, 2017. This year the World Health Organization (WHO) used the day to highlight global mental health…