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The importance of childcare has long been overlooked in humanitarian responses, but the war in Ukraine offers a stark reminder of why it needs to be raised up the agenda, …
Highlight: Event: Ukraine Crisis: Implications for International Policy and Diplomacy
A panel of UVA experts discuss the global ripple effects of Russia’s attack on Ukraine with a focus on international policy, diplomacy and humanitarian implications. The moderated panel …
Highlight: Spotlight on Immigrants and Refugees: Documentary Film Series
A documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Presented by: Welcoming Greater Charlottesville Jefferson-Madison Regional Library International Rescue Committee The Separated: Children at the Border discussion will be moderated …
Highlight: HC creates early childhood development in humanitarian standards and guidance documents report
One major obstacle to providing quality integrated Early Childhood Services in Humanitarian Contexts (ECDiE for ECD in emergencies) is the limited operational guidance focused on implementing early childhood programs and …
Highlight: Event: World Film Premiere of Oh Mercy: Searching for Hope in the Promised Land
Worldwide Documentaries is proud to present Oh Mercy- Searching for Hope in the Promised land, a documentary short about the plight and challenges of the forced migrants, refugees, and …
Highlight: Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Interventions
February 9, 20219:00 AM via Webex Which psychosocial interventions are effective and why? How can we create meaningful psychosocial support in difficult contexts? Join Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, along with fellow UVA …
Highlight: Our Immigration Policy Has Done Terrible Damage to Kids
Over the past four years of the Trump administration, thousands of migrant children were separated from their parents, stuck in squalid tent camps on our southern border, and made victims …
Highlight: ‘Oh Mercy’: Short film sheds light on plight of migrants at Matamoros tent encampment
October 27, 2020 Humanitarian groups globally praised Tuesday’s preview of an upcoming short online film about the migrants living in a border tent encampment in Matamoros, Mexico. The three-minute trailer of …
Highlight: COVID, hunger are intertwined
This year, there has been a laser focus on COVID-19. So when earlier this month the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nation’s World Food Programme, people …