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New research | The future of humanitarian coordination

Our newest project combines research and exchange on humanitarian coordination providing lessons learnt and formulating suggested ways forward that address the challenges identified.

The final synthesis report will be available in December 2021.

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HEAR, HERE! - The humanitarian podcast.

A brand-new podcast episode is out!

. In Episode #2, humanitarian professional and independent consultant Manisha Thomas joins Ed to discuss the history of the clusters.

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2020 HERE Annual Report

In an effort to advocate for a stronger #protection status, improved #accountability, and principled work in #humanitarian action, our work in 2020 spotlighted gaps around Coordination & Cooperation within the sector and its #Leadership.
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IOM & Protection

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has contracted a HERE member of staff to carry out this assignment.

IOM has a key role in ensuring respect for, and the protection of, the rights of all beneficiaries, including a rights-based approach to migration.

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'What Next?' Conference - Video Summary

Using the visual summaries compiled by visual facilitator Stéphanie Heckman during various sessions, this video guides you through the key moments of HERE-Geneva's 'What Next?' conference.
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HEAR, HERE! - The humanitarian podcast.

Our brand-new podcast is out!

In Episode #1, Ed and Marzia sit down to take stock of the state of protection in humanitarian action.

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Latest blog | Vacancy: someone to shake up humanitarian coordination

Given humanitarian coordination is the USG/ERC’s mandate, whoever takes the helm at OCHA must have a vision for the future direction of travel. And it needs to be a direction that involves more than simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic...
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UNICEF as a leader

Two members of our research team have been commissioned by UNICEF as part of the team that will evaluate its role as Cluster Lead Agency (CLA) and to conduct a review of the co-leadership arrangement of the education cluster.
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The Role of Mandates | Final report

For the past three years, HERE Geneva has been researching the role that mandates – defined broadly as organisations’ goals or missions (the ‘why’) – play in how humanitarian organisations set priorities in situations of armed conflict: arguably the most complex and contested spaces in which humanitarians operate.
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IOM's Role in Protection - Phase 2

Following an external assessment of IOM's policies on protection undertaken by a HERE staff member at the end of 2020, the organisation decided to launch a project to define an institutional approach to Protection (DIAP).
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'What Next?' Conference - Video Summary

Using the visual summaries compiled by visual facilitator Stéphanie Heckman during various sessions, this video guides you through the key moments of HERE-Geneva's 'What Next?' conference.
Watch

UNICEF as a leader

Two members of our research team have been commissioned by UNICEF as part of the team that will evaluate its role as Cluster Lead Agency (CLA) and to conduct a review of the co-leadership arrangement of the education cluster.
Learn more

The Role of Mandates | Final report

For the past three years, HERE Geneva has been researching the role that mandates – defined broadly as organisations’ goals or missions (the ‘why’) – play in how humanitarian organisations set priorities in situations of armed conflict: arguably the most complex and contested spaces in which humanitarians operate.
Learn more

HERE Publications

We carry out applied, mixed-methods research and analysis, engage in dialogue with operational humanitarian actors, and feed the humanitarian community with independent reports, policy papers, and studies. Browse through our library!

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