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SUMMARY:Members’ Afterwork Drinks
DESCRIPTION:Online version of our regular Member’s Drinks.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/members-afterwork-drinks-2/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200413T000000
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SUMMARY:Online Course – Inclusive Local Economic Development
DESCRIPTION:This six-week\, practice-oriented\, and expert-led online course will explore strategies and tools for local authorities to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth. It will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to assess their local economic environment and – in an inclusive manner – design an effective local economic development strategy. \nE-learning methodology \nUnlike most e-courses\, this hands-on\, interactive course will apply problem–based and collaborative learning methods. Participants will have plenty of space to interact with both each other and with the instructor and will work together to solve practical assignments. \n  \nPractical Information \nThe course takes an asynchronous approach\, meaning that participants do not need to log in at set times – which can be difficult due to time differences – but can complete the coursework at times convenient to them. Weekly submission of assignments. \n\nThis course will take place online from 13 April to 22 May 2020.\nThe deadline to apply is 10 April.\nThe course fee is € 600.\nSpace is limited to 25 participants. Applications are accepted on a first-come\, first-served basis.\nThe course is designed for development workers\, local and regional officials\, and ministry-level professionals.\nProfessionals who complete the course will receive an accredited certificate of achievement.\n\n  \nLearning Objectives \nThis course will help you: \nAssess the economic and political context for regional development;\nIdentify challenges and opportunities for strengthening the local economy and job creation together with stakeholders at the local\, regional and national level;\nDevelop approaches to strategic and inclusive local economic planning;\nBecome acquainted with practical tools for supporting the local economy.\nAfter this course\, you will receive a professional certificate of completion from The Hague Academy for Local Governance.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/online-course-inclusive-local-economic-development/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200417T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200417T163000
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice SDG 16+
DESCRIPTION:Following an incredibly successful launch of the COP16\, we are running our second session of Community of Practice 16+. \nWe are happy to announce that the second COP16 meeting is taking place on Friday April 17th between 15:00-16:30. The theme of the session is how can we deliver value as peace and justice workers during this pandemic? \nPlease register here.\nAll of our lives have shifted in response to the coronavirus. This is reflected in this session. First\, the meeting will take place on Zoom. After your registration\, you will be shared a link sometime next week that directs you to the platform Zoom. Along with it\, you will receive some helpful guidance on how to engage and use the tool to interact with fellow members. \nAs per your feedback\, more time is allocated to going in-depth into these discussions. You choose the topic you wish to dedicate your time to. There are four sub-groups that are facilitated by fellow members who volunteered at the end of Session 1: \n–       Perceptions of Justice: How can justice in The Hague be felt locally and globally? How can The Hague serve as a springboard for developing SDG16 best practices? \n–       Drivers of Justice in the context of Sustainable Cities: How can decision-making in other SDG’s (i.e. SDG11) ensure just and inclusive outcomes for citizens? \n–       What is Peace and Justice? What do citizens need? How can we increase citizen engagement with SDG16? \n–       Tools to support Peace and Justice workers. During this pandemic\, what are good adaptive tools and strategies that can support the continuation of the results for SDG16? \n  \nYou were not there last time? You can find out more about the kick-off and the themes that were developed on this page. \nDo you wish to share this invitation with someone else? Feel free! You can invite other peace and justice workers to join this and future sessions. \nPeace-builders\, data analysts\, researchers\, political decision-makers\, people on the front-line\, and many other ´hats´ are invited to join COP16. In order to bring about more justice\, more peace and more inclusive societies we should take up time and space in which to exchange\, to find opportunities\, and ultimately sustain or grow your impact. \n  \n[av_button label=’REGISTER’ icon_select=’no’ icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ size=’small’ position=’center’ label_display=” title_attr=” color=’theme-color’ custom_bg=’#444444′ custom_font=’#ffffff’ link=’manually\,https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VsZ7R-i1i0CqNzmf-rk1isxfs7ywMOJCouAyM5VULN1UNEI5RkJJOVRaNVVXRUVOSDU4UkhVMUJPNy4u’ link_target=’_blank’ id=” custom_class=” av_uid=” admin_preview_bg=”]
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/community-of-practice-sdg-16-2/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200417T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200417T173000
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SUMMARY:Covid-19 and the support of remote and vulnerable populations
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is organized by KUNO with first-hand experiences on (medical) support of remote and vulnerable groups. \nThey have invited three speakers\, that all work with remote and/or vulnerable groups in the Covid-19 crisis. They will give us an overview of existing practices and afterwards be available for questions from the audience. \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Holly Ritchie\, ISS\, Erasmus University: informing Somali refugee women in ‘Little Mogadishu’\, Nairobi (Kenya).\nDr. Pratap Kumar\, CEO Health-E-Net\, practical digital tools for Tele-medical support of remote and marginalized regions (the Coronavirus screening tool & webservice for tele-consultations).\nMariken Gaanderse\, Upinion\, the COVID-19 Monitor for refugee populations.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/covid-19-and-the-support-of-remote-and-vulnerable-populations/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200421T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200421T123000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103133Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Journey: Pitch day!
DESCRIPTION:After already two successful online meetings\, the LinkingPins will meet again on April 21. This time\, the created Joint Action Groups will pitch their ideas to the participants and contributors to reach the next step in this Digital Journey. \nWhat happened so far?\nThe Digital Journey started on March 24 with the Design Day\, the Kick-off session. During this session\, all the participants\, the so-called Linking Pin’s\, were introduced. Together\, we created a mapping of the digital ecosystem. What do we already have and where are the organisations most proud of? those were the main questions. After this inventory\, we looked at the different ambitions of the more than 30 various participating organisations\, such as Oxfam\, ICCO and Amref. An analysis was made with the collected information and shared with the group. After that\, for all the Linking Pin’s\, the next step was to focus on Joint Action Group Ideas. \nOn April 7\, part two of the Design Day took place. Again\, over 50 participants\, among which also the program manager ‘digital for development’ of Foreign Affairs\, joined the digital meeting place to discover together which Joint Action Groups could continue the Digital Journey in their new formation. Around 10 ideas were sent in beforehand\, and during the session itself even more ideas came up. Some examples: ‘How can we become truly data-driven?’\, ‘Responsible data ecosystem for disaster management’ or ‘How can we best communicate with our partners online?’. With all these ideas\, the Joint Action Groups were created\, and their needs and next steps are specified.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/digital-journey-pitch-day/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200422T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200422T173000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Focal Point Café: hosted by UNICEF Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:ZOOM in on Public-Private Partnerships & Humanitarian Business Models!\nDCHI & UNICEF Netherlands\, will be hosting the second edition of our Focal Point Café Online on Wednesday the 22nd of April\nThe challenges that the (developing) world is facing are big and complex. The humanitarian sector cannot tackle them alone. Working together with business\, knowledge institutes and the government is crucial. But how do you go about designing a partnership that is valuable for all organisations involved? What are the successful business models behind this? \nWe happily invite you to the second edition of the DCHI Focal point café\, hosted by UNICEF. A virtual get-together of innovators from NGO’s\, business\, government\, knowledge institutes and other walks of life. Be inspired by great examples and great failures of public-private partnerships. Learn more about the principles and techniques behind them. \nIn preparation for this event we invite you to bring along an example of a public-private partnership that has inspired you recently or in the past. \nDo note in order to participate in this virtual event you need to download Zoom to your device This link opens in a new tab \nThe Program:\nVirtual doors will open from 3.45pm\, join us early so we can start sharp at 4pm. \n4pm: Mathilde Miedema (Program Director at TNO) and Roelinde Bakker (Business developer Healthy Living)\, will share inspiring stories about TNO’s ‘Innovation for Development’ and reveal some of their latest insights into successful business modelling for public-private partnerships. \n4.30pm Together with Fronteer\, we will zoom in on the challenges for successful partnerships and showcase a couple of best practices. In interactive breakout sessions\, you’ll be formulating ingredients for collaboration and designing a recipe for your own successful public-private partnership. \n5.15pm Final remarks & drinks at our digital breakout bar (BYO drinks). \nWe look forward to seeing you then!  \nAre you curious to know what we got up to in our previous Focal Point Café\, on collaborative innovation and co-hosted with The Municipality of the Hague? Read on here This link opens in a new tab \nDCHI will be hosting regular Focal Point Café meetings in 2020. Here we will highlight humanitarian innovation cases and relevant themes\, as well as exploring best practices and lessons learnt from various organisations. This will be done in a casual ‘café-like’ setting to encourage our coalition to network and collaborate.\nEach meeting will be lead by one of our focal points\, from our 6 board member organisations: Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, Ministry of Defence\, The Netherlands Red Cross\, CARE Netherlands\, UNICEF and The City of The Hague.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/virtual-focal-point-cafe-hosted-by-unicef-netherlands/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200428T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200428T173000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103130Z
CREATED:20200416T120640Z
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SUMMARY:How to Finance Justice for All
DESCRIPTION:On April 28th HiiL is dipping their toe in new waters. Their team of writers have been busy finalising the SDG16 trend report on How to Finance Justice for All. The results of investigating the money flows of justice is an understanding of how a new approach replaces resource competition with resource sharing\, and identifies the investible game changers out there.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/how-to-finance-justice-for-all/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200503T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200503T173000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103135Z
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SUMMARY:How can we make our voices heard in the time of the Covid-19 crisis?
DESCRIPTION:On World Press Freedom Day we ask… \nHow can we debunk the rumours and support communities with access to facts?\nWhat can big tech do to counter the ‘infodemic’ on social media?\nWhat are the prospects for global solidarity as the pandemic highlights the divisions? \nMedia\, big tech and citizens can play vital roles in countering the spread of misinformation in our new world of lockdown and social distancing. At the same time\, Covid-19 has amplified global inequality\, and is heightening the threat to freely reported and reliable information\, according to the 2020 World Press Freedom Index. \nOn 3 May we celebrate press freedom and access to information\, and discuss the challenges facing all independent media. Join HagueTalks on Zoom for this special online event on World Press Freedom Day\, where we will discuss what the pandemic means for all of us and the future of freedom of expression. \nOur international line-up of expert speakers and panellists bring fresh and urgently topical perspectives to the subject of global press freedom. And this online edition of HagueTalks offers extra opportunities for you to join the conversation with your questions. \nTHE SPEAKERS \n\nMarietje Schaake – President of the Cyber Peace Institute. Marietje heads the Cyber Peace Institute\, which promotes safe and stable cyberspace. The institute is currently working to counter coronavirus misinformation and combat the ‘infodemic’ exacerbating the pandemic. Marietje is International Policy Director at the Stanford University Cyber Policy Center\, and was previously a Member of the European Parliament for the Dutch Democrats 66 party. More This link opens in a new tab …\nMira Milosevic – Executive Director of the Global Forum for Media Development. Mira describes herself as a journalist at heart\, but she now heads the Global Forum for Media Development\, which works to strengthen journalism that informs citizens and strengthen democracies. The organisation is now working to support the journalist community in dealing with the pandemic. Mira previously authored the World Press Trends reports\, the leading source of data and analysis on the global press. More This link opens in a new tab …\nSoni Khanal – Program and Learning Manager\, Accountability Lab Nepal. In her role at Accountability Lab Nepal\, Soni works to promotes responsible government and accountable institutions. Internationally\, Accountability Lab is currently focusing on debunking coronavirus rumours and validating information. Having grown up in urban Kathmandu with strong rural roots\, Soni campaigns for equal access to basic services in Nepal. More This link opens in a new tab …\nAya Chebbi – African Union Special Envoy on Youth. Aya became the African Union’s first ever Youth Envoy after several years as a social movement activist across the continent. She rose to global fame as a voice for democracy and blogger during the Tunisian Revolution. Aya is the founder of Afrika Youth Movement\, which promotes peace\, equality and social justice across the continent. In 2019 she was named as one of the 100 most influential young Africans. More This link opens in a new tab …\n\nModerator Michele Ernsting – Director of Programme Development and Global Networks at RNW Media. Michele uses media to support free speech in areas where this is limited due to censorship or social pressure. Her team co-creates media platforms for people to engage on subjects such as sexual health\, accountability and citizen’s rights. Michele was previously a radio journalist and producer of multi-award-winning documentaries. \nEvent is co-organised by The Hague Project Peace and Justice This link opens in a new tab  and RNW media This link opens in a new tab.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/how-can-we-make-our-voices-heard-in-the-time-of-the-covid-19-crisis/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200515T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200515T160000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103207Z
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SUMMARY:KUNO Covid Café: the Covid-crisis in the Global South
DESCRIPTION:The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the world in unprecedented ways and it is influencing our daily lives. It will most definitely also change our work in the humanitarian sector. This needs to be discussed: with humanitarian professionals\, with policymakers\, academics\, and certainly also with a broader audience: citizens that are firmly interested this topic\, but who may also have worries. This is why KUNO in cooperation with partners\, is introducing the KUNO Covid Café. Every week we organize an online café\, to discuss the changing world with inspiring speakers and a wide audience.\n\nThe first series of Covid-Cafe’s will be a joint Oxfam Novib – KUNO effort. We are happy to start with our first episode Friday\, 15 May 2020\, at 15:00 CET. In the kick-off episode of this series we will look at the consequences of the Covid-crisis in the Global South.The speakers in this episode are: \nHassiba Hadj-Sahraoui\, MSF Amsterdam\, on the impact of Covid 19 on the MSF operations in the Mediterranean Sea and in the detention centers for migrants\, asylum seekers and refugees in Libya.\nHelen Keizer-Nwoha\, Executive Director of Women’s International Peace Centre\, will give us a feminist perspective on the Covid crisis in Sub-Sahara Africa.\nSamah Hadid\, Oxfam in Yemen\, on the preexisting humanitarian situation and the Covid crisis in Yemen\nSpeaker on the Latin American perspective to be confirmed  \nThe KUNO Covid Café will be a low-key webinar\, which you can enjoy\, with a cup of tea or coffee\, at the end of your work day. It is also a great opportunity to stay in touch on relevant developments within our sector\, and to discuss with the guest speakers via the chat in the webinar. You can of course also e-mail any questions you may have beforehand\, we will then check if we can incorporate them into the webinar. Register for this webinar on the left of this website.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/kuno-covid-cafe-the-covid-crisis-in-the-global-south/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200518T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200518T200000
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SUMMARY:Asser’s Counter-Terrorism Brief on: A ‘Forever and Anywhere War’? [Webinar]
DESCRIPTION:T.M.C Asser Institute is hosting its first live webinar featuring experts who will provide you with a legal perspective on current affairs. In the session Counterterrorism – a ‘forever and anywhere war?’ Asser’s counter-terrorism researchers Dr Rumyana van Ark and Ms Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi will explore the ever-growing overlaps between times and spaces of war and peace in the context of counter-terrorism. \nOne of the questions they will discuss is whether law facilitates such overlaps. Other issues to be addressed include how current counter-terrorism and national security practices at home and abroad tend to revolve around the objective of anticipating threats and identifying dangerous individuals before hostile or criminal acts have taken place. \nA ‘forever and anywhere war’?\nMs Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi will explore how the United States (for years supported by the UK) and France are involved in a forever ‘war’ against terrorist networks making the temporal and geographical scopes of these wars increasingly indefinite. How do states exploit the grey zones in international law principles to legitimise such ‘forever and anywhere wars’? Ms Mignot-Mahdavi will dive into jus ad bellum\, the core international criteria that are to be consulted before engaging in war to determine if entering into war is permissible\, and the jus in bello\, the rules of international humanitarian law that govern the way in which warfare is conducted. \nA logic of exclusion\nDr Rumyana van Ark will investigate the impact of a ‘forever and anywhere war’ and in particular the blurring of temporality lines within domestic counter-terrorism practices. Dr van Ark will focus on select aspects of UK’s current counter-terrorism practices with particular emphasis on ones that have entrenched the ‘othering’ of certain individuals and amplified enmity towards their communities. What is particularly problematic is the imposition of these measures in the pre-criminal rather than the criminal spaces. According to Dr van Ark these intrusive security practices\, administrative measures and/or criminal sanctions further embed the overlaps between times and spaces of war and peace in the context of counter-terrorism. \nThis counter-terrorism brief is part of the Asser research strand Human Dignity and Human Security in International and European Law which adopts as its normative framework a human rights approach to contemporary global challenges\, inter alia in the fields of counter-terrorism\, especially with regard to the topic of foreign (terrorist) fighters\, international and transnational crimes\, new technologies and artificial intelligence\, and historical memory.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/assers-counter-terrorism-brief-on-a-forever-and-anywhere-war-webinar/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200519T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200519T170000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103210Z
CREATED:20200513T065939Z
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SUMMARY:KUNO Covid Café: how Covid changes the world
DESCRIPTION:The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the world in unprecedented ways and it is influencing our daily lives. It will most definitely also change our work in the humanitarian sector. This needs to be discussed: with humanitarian professionals\, with policymakers\, academics\, and certainly also with a broader audience: citizens that are firmly interested this topic\, but who may also have worries. This is why KUNO in cooperation with partners\, is introducing the KUNO Covid Café. Every week we organize an online café\, to discuss the changing world with inspiring speakers and a wide audience.\n\nIn the second episode of the KUNO Covid Café we are happy to host a conversation between  Michiel Servaes (CEO Oxfam Novib NL) and Tineke Ceelen (CEO St. Refugee). They will talk about how Covid changes the world and our work in the humanitarian sector. \nThis webinar will be held in Dutch.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/kuno-covid-cafe-how-covid-changes-the-world/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200519T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200519T180000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103229Z
CREATED:20200518T083620Z
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SUMMARY:Startup Tuesday: Glen Jordan (Bitprop) | ImpactCity edition
DESCRIPTION:Assumptions\, Logic and Opportunity – The Bitprop Journey \nGlen Jordan is a serial impact entrepreneur and has been involved in the creation and development of a number of successful impact businesses (and some failed ones!). \nPassionate about bridging the digital divide\, skills development and wealth creation in the developing world\, Glen believes in using his skills\, new technologies and innovative thinking and structures to create wealth and opportunity for investors and those at the bottom of the pyramid. His life is based on the principle of doing well by doing good. \nIn 2017\, Glen was asked by a Dutch asset manager – how can we create a pension for someone at the bottom of the pyramid who does not receive income from an employer? After months of research and years of experience\, Bitprop is the answer to that question.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/startup-tuesday-glen-jordan-bitprop-impactcity-edition/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T100000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103204Z
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SUMMARY:Integrated Ocean Management [Webinar]
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of a series of webinars featuring new scientific ‘Blue Papers’\, commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel). \nThe world relies on the ocean to cover increasing needs for food\, energy and transport. However\, marine ecosystems are facing serious challenges from climate change\, over-exploitation\, loss of biodiversity and pollution. Now\, more than ever\, there is a pressing need to strike the balance between production and protection and better respond to the needs of all ocean users – both present and future. \nIntegrated Ocean Management enables a shift from the business as usual approach towards the management of our marine resources – fragmented\, driven by individual sectors\, unresponsive to social and ecological priorities – to a holistic\, adaptive and multi-sectoral approach that integrates social\, economic and ecological dimensions of development. Integrated Ocean Management puts ecosystems and knowledge at the centre of every decision-making process in order to achieve the sustainable management of our ocean. By balancing various human needs and ocean uses\, Integrated Ocean Management safeguards ocean health\, supports the growth in a sustainable ocean economy and ensures the long-term prosperity of society. \nThe paper’s authors and other experts will demonstrate how Integrated Ocean Management can deliver both ocean health and ocean wealth by highlighting experiences from five diverse regions that have all adopted this approach: Norway\, the United States\, China\, the Coral Triangle and Seychelles. \nSpeakers\n\nRicardo Serrão Santos\, Minister of the Sea and Sherpa for the Prime Minister on the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy\, Portugal (Opening Remarks and Panelist)\nVidar Helgesen\, Special Representative for the Ocean and Sherpa for the Prime Minister on the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy\, Norway (Panelist)\nMinhan Dai\, Chair Professor of Marine Biogeochemistry\, Xiamen University\, China (Lead Author and Panelist)\nJan-Gunnar Winther\, Director\, Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic and Specialist Director\, Norwegian Polar Institute (Lead Author and Panelist)\nMarie Antonette Juinio-Meñez\, Professor\, Marine Science Institute\, University of the Philippines (Contributing Author and Panelist)\nAmy Trice\, Director of Ocean Planning\, Ocean Conservancy (Contributing Author and Panelist)\nCraig Hanson\, Vice President for Food\, Forests\, Water and the Ocean\, World Resources Institute (Moderator)
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/integrated-ocean-management-webinar/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T103000
DTSTAMP:20250610T102937Z
CREATED:20200211T082859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T102937Z
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SUMMARY:Community Programming Board
DESCRIPTION:In 2020 we are experimenting with a Community Programming Board to help ensure the development of (joint) activities and programming that are of value for Hub members and the broader ecosystem. If you want to join\, get in touch with Alex!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/community-programming-board-3/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T163000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103200Z
CREATED:20200511T125744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103200Z
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SUMMARY:ICAT Sustainable Development and Transformational Change Methodologies [Webinar]
DESCRIPTION:Countries are striving to meet the interrelated challenges of sustainable development and climate change. There is an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change while achieving a wide range of environmental\, social and economic objectives – from reducing poverty and creating jobs to improving air quality\, access to clean and affordable energy\, and health and well-being. This unprecedented challenge also requires that society undergoes a fundamental\, systemic shift away from carbon-intensive and unsustainable models of development. In this context\, there is an increasing need to assess the transformational impacts of policies and actions and understand whether they can catalyze a sustained paradigm shift in economic\, political\, social\, and technical systems. \nThe ICAT Sustainable Development Methodology helps policymakers and other users systematically assess multiple impacts of their policies and actions. An integrated approach can help governments achieve the objectives of both the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. \nThe ICAT Transformational Change Methodology establishes a definition of transformational change and unpacks this to provide a stepwise approach to assessing the transformational impacts of a policy or action towards targets such as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. \nJoin our webinar to learn more about two ICAT methodologies. A representative from Costa Rica will also share the country’s experience with assessing sustainable development and transformational change impacts of their climate policies and measures. \nSpeakers\n\nAna Lucía Moya Mora\, Ministry of Environment and Energy\, Costa Rica\nDavid Rich\, World Resources Institute\nHenning Wuester\, Initiative or Climate Action Transparency\nKaren Holm Olsen\, UNEP DTU Partnership
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/icat-sustainable-development-and-transformational-change-methodologies-webinar/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T170000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103144Z
CREATED:20200507T073249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103144Z
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SUMMARY:NGO Negotiation In Times of Crisis; finding agreement with donors\, partners and ourselves
DESCRIPTION:NGO Negotiation In Times of Crisis; finding agreement with donors\, partners and ourselves\n\nThe corona crisis has an impact on (i)NGOs well beyond operations in the field. Donors are re-allocating funding\, partnerships with other organisations come under strain and internal challenges arise over finances\, communication\, and health and safety issues. This FREE 45-minute interactive webinar addresses some of the key negotiation challenges faced by (i)NGOs in times of crisis and how to respond to them. Join us if you are interested to learn more about negotiation (skills) in times of crisis. The webinar is hosted by HH with experts Han Valk (Han Valk Fundraising Consultancy) & Stefan Szepesi (Negotiation & Pubic Service) who jointly organise an in-depth Online Negotiation Skills Training This link opens in a new tab starting June 17th. Webinar attendees get a 25% discount to the training.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/ngo-negotiation-in-times-of-crisis-finding-agreement-with-donors-partners-and-ourselves/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200520T190000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103244Z
CREATED:20200520T061402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103244Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy Drinks
DESCRIPTION:For as long as corona virus measures are in place\, Democracy Drinks has gone virtual. We strongly feel that simply postponing the events is no option. Firstly\, in times of crisis democracy is even more under pressure; we can’t afford to sit this out. Secondly\, now more than ever it is important that we and our communities remain connected and stay active.\n \nWhile we — and our communities! — do miss meeting each other in person\, one advantage of digital Democracy Drinks is that more people can participate\, even from countries that don’t have Democracy Drinks yet. Last month\, we were delighted that EU Commission Vice-President Vestager joined us. And we loved the Netherlands Helsinki Committee’s creative team effort!\nWe warmly invite all of you to join the next digital Democracy Drinks this Wednesday 20 May\, either as an organisation and/or in individual capacity. The format is very simple: tweet a selfie/logo/visual with the caption “[I/we/org X] toast to #EUvalues because…” (complete the sentence) and add the #DemocracyDrinks hashtag.\n \nTime: Wednesday 20 May\, any time during one hour\, starting from:\n12pm DC NYC (lunch break— you can toast with coffee\, tea or water!)\n5pm Dublin Lisbon London \n6pm Amsterdam Berlin Bratislava Brussels Budapest Copenhagen Madrid Oslo Paris Prague Rome Stockholm Valletta Vienna Warsaw\n7pm Athens Bucharest Helsinki Kyiv Riga Sofia Tallinn Vilnius
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/democracy-drinks/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200528T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200528T120000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103246Z
CREATED:20200526T122538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103246Z
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SUMMARY:North West Syria: an ongoing humanitarian disaster
DESCRIPTION:As a follow up to a roundtable organized by KUNO in March\, you are kindly invited to a KUNO-webinar for humanitarian professionals with an update on the current situation in North-West Syria. At this webinar representatives of the Syrian Networks League\, a coordination body of 140 Syrian NGOs working in Northwest Syria\, will launch a Call to Action calling on the Dutch humanitarian community and the Dutch Government.\n\nPeople living in northwest Syria continue to endure a severe humanitarian situation as their lives remain impacted by the effects of displacement\, military operations\, the protracted conflict and collapse of the Syrian Pound\, as well as the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak. The ceasefire introduced in early March has provided significant respite from airstrikes and there have been fewer artillery bombardments. At the same time\, reports of increasing incidents with improvised explosive devices and reports of clashes between non-state armed groups indicate mounting insecurity in Idleb and the Afrin and A’zaz to Jarablus areas. Some 840\,000 of the nearly 1 million people displaced in northwest Syria remain in displacement\, including some 500\,000 children and nearly 180\,000 women. \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nDr. Mohammed Zahid\, PAC Country Director and representative of the Syrian Networks League.\nMohammad Kanfash is director of Damaan\, a Dutch-Syrian humanitarian organization working in Idkib. Until 2019 Mohammad worked for the UNHCR in Syria\, Egypt and the Netherlands.\nNawras al Husein\, Lead DRA Joint Response in NW Syria (CARE NL).\nReintje van Haeringen\, CEO at CARE Netherlands. CARE is the lead on the NW Syria Joint Response of the Dutch Relief Alliance.\nMarriet Schuurman of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/north-west-syria-an-ongoing-humanitarian-disaster/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200528T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200528T193000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103216Z
CREATED:20200518T064424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103216Z
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SUMMARY:The Hague Conversations on Conflict: China and the West – avoiding a confrontation
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the next event in the series The Hague Conversations on Conflict by LINKS Europe This link opens in a new tab and The Hague Humanity Hub This link opens in a new tab\, which aims to contribute to a better understanding of conflict and help rethink approaches to conflict prevention and resolution. This event will be held in virtual mode\, but will otherwise maintain a similar format to the activities previously organised in this series. \nOn Thursday\, 28th of May\, The Hague Conversations on Conflict will turn its attention to growing tensions between China and the West on a range of issues from trade to the South China Sea\, and which have been exacerbated by polemics around the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. \nEmerging in Wuhan\, China\, at the end of last year\, the coronavirus has since spread to affect everybody on the planet in one form or another; disrupting dominant political narratives and questioning the established world order. Adding to general Western concerns related China’s failure to offer a level playing field in its economic and trade relations with the rest of the world\, Western reliance on China in tech-sectors such as 5G\, and the increasing Chinese assertiveness in global theatres\, from the South China Sea to Africa\, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Sino-U.S. tensions and brought simmering rivalries to the fore. More broadly the pandemic has triggered an unprecedented global debate about China to Beijing’s obvious discomfort. With experts forecasting that post-pandemic economic recovery will take significantly longer in the West than in China\, many suggest that the latter will use this to catalyse the West-East power shift and raise its global profile. Despite accusations of initial failures by the Chinese authorities to address the virus\, we are already seeing powerful narratives coming out of Beijing diverting attention towards Western failures to handle the pandemic following its spread. \nConversely\, some in the West have accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of corruption\, bias\, and an inability to adequately criticise repeated Chinese failures that may have led to the emergence of a number of serious viruses over recent years. Whilst we are seeing a continuation of isolationist policies in the West – embodied by U.S. President Donald Trump’s funding cut to the WHO – Beijing is using the country’s manufacturing capacity for ‘mask diplomacy’\, providing protective equipment to struggling nations and normalising the idea of Chinese global leadership. But how long can tensions between these two world powers continue to grow before turning into another cold war – with all the costs and risks that entails? What should Europe be doing in this scenario? \nWith the help of a diverse panel of experts\, this event shall discuss the implications of China’s emergence as a regional and global superpower; the growing tensions between China and the United States; and the role of Europe in this emerging scenario. \n– Registration for this event is obligatory –\n— \nThe panel for the event is the following: \nArdi Bouwers – a Sinologist and Director of the consultancy China Circle\, specialised in intercultural communication and media. She is the author of a book about communication between Chinese and Dutch people ‘Cirkels en rechte lijnen’ (2016 in Dutch). She teaches on China in the 21st century at Amsterdam University College and on intercultural communication at Xiamen University. \nJakub Janda – Executive Director of the European Values Center for Security Policy based in Prague. He specialises in response of democratic states to hostile disinformation and influence operations. He is Associate Fellow at Slovak Security Policy Institute and regular contributor for the Atlantic Council. He serves a member of Editorial Board of the expert portal AntiPropaganda.sk and as a proud member of the Active Reserves of the Czech Armed Forces. \nDr Dennis Sammut – Director of the foundation LINKS Europe\, is a foreign policy specialist focusing on European security issues\, conflict prevention and resolution\, and on EU relations with neighbouring countries to the East and the South.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/thcoc-china-and-the-west/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200529T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200529T160000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103248Z
CREATED:20200526T122751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103248Z
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SUMMARY:KUNO Covid Café: The geopolitical consequences of Covid
DESCRIPTION:The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the world in unprecedented ways and it is influencing our daily lives. It will most definitely also change our work in the humanitarian sector. This needs to be discussed: with humanitarian professionals\, with policymakers\, academics\, and certainly also with a broader audience: citizens that are firmly interested this topic\, but who may also have worries. This is why KUNO in cooperation with partners\, is introducing the KUNO Covid Café. Every week we organize an online café\, to discuss the changing world with inspiring speakers and a wide audience.\n\nThe first series of the Covid-Café will be a joint Oxfam Novib – KUNO effort. \nIn this third episode of the Café we will talk about the geopolitical consequences of the Covid crisis with the following speakers: \nPieter Feith\, former diplomat in amongst others Aceh and Kosovo and \nSally Chin\, head of Oxfam International New York. \nThe KUNO Covid-Café is a low-key webinar\, which you can enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee\, at the end of your work day. It’s a great opportunity to stay in touch on relevant developments within our sector\, and to discuss with the guest speakers via the chat in the webinar. You can also e-mail any questions you may have beforehand to kuno@kuno-platform.nl\, we will then do our best to incorporate them into the webinar.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/kuno-covid-cafe-the-geopolitical-consequences-of-covid/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200602T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200602T150000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103255Z
CREATED:20200602T104011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103255Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Securing Public Trust and Social Cohesion Amid COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:The Role of Access to Trusted and Reliable Information\nBackground \nThe COVID-19 pandemic presents heightened risks for societies with low levels of social cohesion and a lack of trust between citizens and the state. The accompanying ‘infodemic’ makes matters worse by spreading harmful information that not only undermines health responses but also tears at the social fabric. In addition\, pre-existing suspicion of health authorities and aid actors in many countries adds to the danger. These factors drastically increase the likelihood of violence\, witnessed already in surging numbers at the household level\, and widely feared and predicted to come at the community level. \nHowever\, experience responding to the Ebola epidemics in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo has shown that ensuring a constructive exchange of information and healthy collaboration between communities\, authorities\, and responders can play a crucial role in enabling an effective response and preventing violence.  \nIn this webinar\, two peacebuilding experts from Mercy Corps will discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing threats to social cohesion in fragile contexts\, and how we can make the international response more effective while preventing violent conflict. \nObjectives \nRaise awareness of the impact of COVID-19 on public trust and social cohesion in fragile contexts\nShare good practices of countering misinformation and strengthening community engagement to improve social cohesion amid an epidemic\nHear experiences and good practices from the broader SRoL community\nFormat & Speaker \nEmma Whitaker\, Peace & Conflict Advisor\, Mercy Corps \nDanjuma Dawop\, Head of Conflict Management and Social Cohesion\, Mercy Corps Iraq \nQ&A \nModerated by Megan Price\, Head of Office\, KPSRL \nRegistration \nRegistration is mandatory to attend this event.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/webinar-securing-public-trust-and-social-cohesion-amid-covid-19/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200602T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200602T180000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103238Z
CREATED:20200518T085217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103238Z
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SUMMARY:Startup Tuesday The Hague | everis Awards Nederland edition
DESCRIPTION:The increasing use of disruptive technologies as IoT\, Artificial Intelligence\, Big Data and other IT-related disciplines is changing the way we understand business. This change is part of new digital culture in which the barriers between physical and virtual worlds are becoming narrower. We´re looking for entrepreneurs that have identified new opportunities thanks to the application of these technologies to take part\, for the first time\, in the everis Awards Nederland. Are we looking in the right direction? Are you part of the change? \nTHE EVERIS FOUNDATION IS LOOKING FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE TECH PROJECT IN THE NETHERLANDS. With the winner of last year edition in Belgium and a representive of the everis foundation\, we will talk about the impact of this award and the goal of making impact that generates a positive change in society.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/startup-tuesday-the-hague-everis-awards-nederland-edition/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200603T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200603T203000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103148Z
CREATED:20200511T114147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103148Z
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SUMMARY:Challenges to Prosecuting Paramilitaries: Insights from the former Yugoslavia and Syria [SCL Lecture]
DESCRIPTION:Paramilitaries and irregular armed forces are\, and have been\, ubiquitous in conflicts world-wide: from Latin America in the 1970s and 1980s\, to the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s\, to the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Uganda in the past few decades and\, more recently\, in Iraq\, Syria and Ukraine. Many of them have perpetrated brutal attacks against civilians and participated in crimes that have been legally qualified as genocide\, crimes against humanity and war crimes. \nThese armed groups often serve as auxiliaries to regular state forces\, and various units act covertly in pursuit of political and territorial goals\, which enable states to claim plausible deniability and leaders to escape responsibility. \nA number of trials in The Hague\, at the ICTY and the ICC\, dealt with various paramilitary units\, and the IRMCT is currently retrying an important case relating to the paramilitaries in the former Yugoslavia\, prosecuting state officials for establishing\, funding and directing units that committed crimes in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. \nThis panel aims to discuss\, from an interdisciplinary perspective\, the nature and purpose of paramilitaries using examples from the former Yugoslavia and Syria\, and the legal\, investigative and evidentiary challenges in prosecuting perpetrators\, both paramilitary members and those who command and control them. \nPresentations:\nSerbian Paramilitaries: Insights from the ICTY\nDr Iva Vukušić\, Visiting Research Fellow at Department of War Studies\, King’s College London \nThe rise of Kataib al-Baath (al-Baath Legions) at Aleppo University after 2011\nAli Aljasem\, MA\, Researcher at the History Department\, Utrecht University \nEstablishing the liability of paramilitary members for atrocity crimes – problems and potentialities\nDr Matthew Gillett\, Director\, Peace and Justice Initiative and Trial Lawyer\, Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/challenges-to-prosecuting-paramilitaries-insights-from-the-former-yugoslavia-and-syria-scl-lecture/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200605T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200605T170000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103304Z
CREATED:20200602T105950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103304Z
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SUMMARY:KUNO Covid-Café: How Covid empowers local civil society organizations in the South
DESCRIPTION:The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the world in unprecedented ways and it is influencing our daily lives. It will most definitely also change our work in the humanitarian sector. This needs to be discussed: with humanitarian professionals\, with policymakers\, academics\, and certainly also with a broader audience: citizens that are firmly interested this topic\, but who may also have worries. This is why KUNO in cooperation with partners\, is introducing the KUNO Covid Café. Every week we organize an online café\, to discuss the changing world with inspiring speakers and a wide audience. \nThe first series of the Covid-Café will be a joint Oxfam Novib – KUNO effort. \nIn this fourth episode of the Café we will talk about the influence of Covid on empowering local civil society organizations with the following speakers : \nStand-up column by Prof Dr Thea Hilhorst\, professor at International Institue of Social Studies (ISS) and president of International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA). \nGloria Madong\, Executive Director\, Titi Foundation South Sudan\, and Deputy Chair\, NGO Forum South Sudan\nThis session will be co-moderated by Peter Heintze (KUNO) and Anita Kattakuzhy\, Humanitarian Policy Advisor Localization at Oxfam International. \nThe KUNO Covid-Café is a low-key webinar\, which you can enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee\, at the end of your work day. It’s a great opportunity to stay in touch on relevant developments within our sector\, and to discuss with the guest speakers via the chat in the webinar. You can also e-mail any questions you may have beforehand to kuno@kuno-platform.nl\, we will then do our best to incorporate them into the webinar.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/kuno-covid-cafe-how-covid-empowers-local-civil-society-organizations-in-the-south/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200611T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200611T150000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103316Z
CREATED:20200602T110556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103316Z
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SUMMARY:Towards Risk-Sharing - Perspectives on localization and risk management in the context of Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:The Covid19-crisis has highlighted the critical role played by national and local NGO humanitarian organisations to an unprecedented extent. At the same time Covid is posing new risks for humanitarian responders\, especially to the local actors in their critical role. Wider efforts to strengthen support to national and local actors in the response are on-going. This webinar will focus on the topic of risk management and poses the following question: How can we better share risks between local and international actors in humanitarian response to Covid19 and beyond?\n\nRecent years have brought a proliferation of risk management standards\, tools and requirements in humanitarian action to address concerns over safeguarding\, financial management and other aspects of quality and accountability. Two concepts have come to the fore. ‘Risk transfer’ refers to how donors and international humanitarian agencies expect local partners to manage risk without adequately supporting them to do so. ‘Risk sharing’ refers to the concept of shifting towards a more partnership-based approach to understanding\, managing and mitigating risk. \nCAFOD\, CORDAID\, C4C\, EISF\, DRA and KUNO invite you to a webinar sharing perspectives from national NGOs working in Syria\, Myanmar and Nigeria\, and reflections from international donors\, INGOs and UN agency representatives on ways forward. Other participants will be invited to pose questions and responses via a chatbox. \n\n\nSpeakers (preliminary)\n\n\n\nJosephine Habba\, National Coordinator Jireh Doo Foundation Nigeria and National Coordinator NINGONET\nRepresentative of Donor Organizations\nRepresentatives of local NGOs in Syria and Myanmar\nRepresentative(s) of the Steering committee for Humanitarian Response / international NGOs.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/towards-risk-sharing-perspectives-on-localization-and-risk-management-in-the-context-of-covid-19/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200611T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200611T170000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103155Z
CREATED:20200511T114628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103155Z
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SUMMARY:‘Mediated trust: a theoretical framework to address the trustworthiness of technological trust mediators’ [Research seminar]
DESCRIPTION:On 11 June\, the Asser Institute is proud to welcome Dr Balázs Bodó. During this research seminar\, he will be presenting his paper: ‘Mediated trust: a theoretical framework to address the trustworthiness of technological trust mediators’. \nTrust is what enables the cooperation of strangers in face of risks\, contingencies\, and potential harm. We are going through a global crisis of trust due to globalization and digitization. On the one hand\, digital technologies contribute to this crisis through their destabilizing and disruptive effects. On the other hand\, they offer new ways to produce trust. In either case\, digital technologies permeate and transform almost every space where trust may emerge\, is produced\, and used. This creates new\, often unknown types of risks and contingencies\, which also require trust to be overcome. \n\n\n\nWe are entering an era where trust is technologically mediated\, yet what little we know about the trustworthiness of trust mediating technologies gives us no reason to trust them.\nWe need trust technologies we can have confidence in. To achieve that goal\, we need to understand the limitations of using purely technological ways of producing trust\, and upgrade or change our existing institutional logics of trust production and distrust mitigation to incorporate technological trust mediators. \nThis talk outlines the current crisis of trust\, the challenges technological modes of trust production generate\, the nature of the institutional change\, and the policies which can produce trustworthy technological trust mediators. \n  \nAsser research seminars \nDuring the Asser Research Seminars\, external researchers are invited to present their current and upcoming research with the Asser research community. The seminars are semi-open\, as we invite a few external people who may be interested in the specific topic of the seminar. However\, we aim to keep the group’s size limited\, to stimulate interaction and high quality\, in-depth discussions. Researchers who are interested in presenting their research to the Asser research community are welcome to send an e-mail to Dr Christophe Paulussen (c.paulussen@asser.nl).
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/mediated-trust-a-theoretical-framework-to-address-the-trustworthiness-of-technological-trust-mediators-research-seminar/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200612T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200612T133000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103324Z
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SUMMARY:KUNO Covid-Café: How Covid affects migrants and refugees
DESCRIPTION:Register here: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R7L7en5GQM2yRIwazxBadg\n  \n\nThe Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the world in unprecedented ways and it is influencing our daily lives. It will most definitely also change our work in the humanitarian sector. This needs to be discussed: with humanitarian professionals\, with policymakers\, academics\, and certainly also with a broader audience: citizens that are firmly interested this topic\, but who may also have worries. This is why KUNO in cooperation with partners\, is introducing the KUNO Covid Café. Every week we organize an online café\, to discuss the changing world with inspiring speakers and a wide audience.\n\nThe first series of the Covid-Café will be a joint Oxfam Novib – KUNO effort. \nIn this fifth episode of the Café we will talk about the consequences of Covid on migrants and refugees with the following speakers: \n\n\nIain Byrne\, Head of Refugee and Migrant Rights and Deputy Programme Director (ag.)\, Global Issues Programme\, Special Advisor\, Strategic Litigation\, Amnesty International – International Secretariat on the 14 principles of protection for migrants and displacement during Covid-19\, \nand \nEvelien van Roemburg\, the Europe Migration Campaign Manager for Oxfam International on the work of Oxfam in Greece and Italy around the Covid-response. \nThe KUNO Covid-Café is a low-key webinar\, which you can enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee\, at the end of your work day. It’s a great opportunity to stay in touch on relevant developments within our sector\, and to discuss with the guest speakers via the chat in the webinar. You can also e-mail any questions you may have beforehand to kuno@kuno-platform.nl\, we will then do our best to incorporate them into the webinar.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/kuno-covid-cafe-how-covid-affects-migrants-and-refugees/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200615T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200615T200000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103157Z
CREATED:20200511T115328Z
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SUMMARY:A Decade of Review: The UN’s Ombudsperson to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee
DESCRIPTION:On 15 June\, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut\, the UN’s Ombudsperson to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT) will organise a panel discussion on the UN Ombudsperson’s Office and its review procedures\, ten years after its establishment. \n\nTargeted sanctions have come to be viewed as an indispensable tool in the fight against terrorism. Since 1999\, the UN Security Council has designated hundreds of individuals and entities\, imposing assets freezes\, travel bans and arms embargoes to hinder support for the Taliban\, Al-Qaida and ISIL (Da’esh). However\, as the number of designations has grown\, a clear need has also emerged for a robust independent review procedure\, so that those designated can seek removal of their name from the sanctions list. \nTen years ago\, the Security Council created the Office of the Ombudsperson with that purpose in mind. Since then\, individuals and entities designated on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List have had the opportunity to have their listing reviewed by an independent and impartial Ombudsperson who recommends either retention or delisting after consulting with all relevant parties\, including with the petitioner. \nThis panel will discuss\, inter alia\, how the Security Council came to the unanimous decision to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson\, the unique ‘jurisprudence’ that has emerged\, and what this means for petitioners. The discussion will also provide context on the post of Ombudsperson\, operating in the highly politicised environment of counter-terrorism policy-making. \nPanellists \n\nMr Daniel Kipfer Fasciati: Ombudsperson to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee\nJudge Kimberly Prost: Judge at the International Criminal Court and former Ombudsperson\nMs Aurélie Berthet\, International Lawyer\nDr Devika Hovell\, Associate Professor in Public International Law\, London School of Economics and Political Science
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/a-decade-of-review-the-uns-ombudsperson-to-the-isil-daesh-and-al-qaida-sanctions-committee/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200616T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200616T120000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103336Z
CREATED:20200609T130246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103336Z
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SUMMARY:Online Seminar: EU Development Policy Post 2020: norms and contestation
DESCRIPTION:The EU’s development policy is being strategically adjusting to respond to the shifting challenges of the international order. In doing so it is argued that this is undermining the EU’s core normative commitment to development. \nJointly organized by the International Institute of Social Studies and the European Association of Development Research and Training Institute (EADI)\, this seminar approaches the topic by exploring the extent to which the shift to ‘partnership’ in EU development rhetoric is a break with the past? \nThe aim of the seminar is to provide an arena for ECR/PhD students to receive feedback on their work. The cancellation (for obvious reasons) of various conferences has deprived them of this important feedback element. We invite colleagues to join and participate in the spirit of providing constructive and supportive feedback. \nPresenters\n\nThe EU’s development policy post-2020: Continuity or change?\n\nDr Johanne Døhlie Saltnes\, ARENA – Centre for European Studies \n\nPath Dependence and Contestation in EU International Cooperation: From Aid to Partnership\n\nDr Sebastian Steingass\, College of Europe (Natolin)\, Poland
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/online-seminar-eu-development-policy-post-2020-norms-and-contestation/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200616T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200616T180000
DTSTAMP:20250610T103241Z
CREATED:20200518T090333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T103241Z
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SUMMARY:StartUp Tuesday Special Edition | Enpuls challenge Final Pitch Event
DESCRIPTION:Enpuls organizes the Enpuls Challenge every year. Creative minds\, innovative techies and socially involved startups pitch their ideas for the energy transition. The future improvers can win a year of support and a nice start-up capital. Given the challenging period of the Covid-19 crisis\, we decided to organize a hybrid event that is partly online and partly offline. The “three” winners will be announced during the live event on June 16th.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/startup-tuesday-special-edition-enpuls-challenge-final-pitch-event/
LOCATION:Zuid-Holland
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