RBP Update – July 2016
RBP Update – July 2016
RBP Update – July 2016
ALNAP: Evaluating Protection in Humanitarian Action
Event information here Evidence is essential for effective, ethical, and accountable humanitarian action. But how should it be used in planning humanitarian programming? ALNAP was joined by practitioners from four organizations to explore groundbreaking work, challenges they’ve faced, and practical relevance of tools for humanitarian policy and programming staff. The …
On 28 April 2016, the ICRC hosted a panel discussion at the Humanitarium with some of the leading experts involved in the update of the ICRC study “The Roots of Behaviour in War.” As part of the ICRC’s Conference Cycle on “Generating respect for the law,” the panel accompanied the …
As humanitarian actors increasingly operate in situations of internal armed conflict, the importance of negotiating with armed non-state actors (ANSAs) to ensure access has come to the forefront. Yet humanitarians on the ground and the broader international humanitarian community often fail to understand ANSAs’ perspectives and motives and, as a …
This research conducted by Mercy Corps in Nigeria explores the vulnerabilities and protective strategies among youth who were recruited into Boko Haram and those who resisted recruitment efforts. The research is important to inform a comprehensive protection analysis – one that recognizes changing patterns of recruitment and community-based mechanisms for …
Despite the stated centrality of protection in humanitarian action and a growing attention to protection activities, the evaluation of protection has received relatively little attention. ALNAP’s new pilot Guide on Evaluating Protection in Humanitarian Action: Decision-making processes, common issues and challenges seeks to fill this gap, providing insights and guidance …
Protection Outcomes: Moving from theory to practice – what will it take? On November 16-17, 2015 over 40 practitioners met in Washington, DC to discuss and examine how to better achieve protection outcomes in humanitarian action. The 2nd Practitioners’ Roundtable on Results-Based Protection, Protection Outcomes: Moving from theory to practice—what …