Humanitarianism

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Friday, 17 Nov 2023

Refugees and other migrants arriving in Norway - a 'humanitarian crisis'?

How did the arrival of growing numbers of refugees and other migrants in a non-violent setting and high-income country like Norway become framed as a ‘humanitarian crisis’? Is there a humanitarian crisis if nobody dies?

Journal article

2023

The phrase ‘refugees and migrants’ undermines analysis, policy and protection

Journal Article in International Migration

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Tuesday, 8 Aug 2023

New papers and podcast on humanitarian negotiations

In the research project Red Lines and Grey Zones: Exploring the Ethics of Humanitarian Negotiation (RedLines) two papers and a new podcast episode have recently been published in collaboration with the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS).

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The Imperative of a Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza

This webinar will focus on the urgent humanitarian need for a ceasefire and the challenging operational implications of establishing a cessation of hostilities.

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 14 Sep 2023

Morocco’s Response to French Aid After the Earthquake: Reverse Humanitarian Diplomacy?

Morocco was hit hard by the earthquake in the evening of September 8th, and has been scrambling to organize rescue and first aid operations to the affected areas since – notably the hard-to-reach and most badly hit villages of the Atlas mountains. On Monday 11 September, it was announced that ...

Recorded event

Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 08:30–09:45 UTC+02

Al-Hawl Refugee Camp in Syria. April 2, 2019. . Photo: Kate Geraghty/Getty Images

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Al-Hol: Flyktning-, integrerings- eller fangeleir?

Denne panelsamtalen vil 'løfte blikket' og se nærmere på de humanitære forholdene i disse leirene og diskutere mulige løsninger for alle de internerte.

News

Friday, 17 Nov 2023

Refugees and other migrants arriving in Norway - a 'humanitarian crisis'?

Journal article

2023

The phrase ‘refugees and migrants’ undermines analysis, policy and protection

Journal Article in International Migration

PRIO Blogs

Friday, 1 Sep 2023

Ungovernable or Humanitarian Experimentation? Generative AI as an Accountability Issue

Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Kristoffer Lidén discuss the type of accountability challenges generative AI, such as Chat GPT, represents for humanitarian governance. A need to recalibrate humanitarian accountability discussions In the summer of 2023, as the UN convened to discuss generative AI, there were calls for an ethical and responsible governance framework ...

Journal article

2023

If ‘it all breaks down’: The Norwegian refugee crisis as a geography of chaos

Journal Article in Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

PRIO Blogs

Monday, 18 Sep 2023

We Could Have Prevented Thousands of Deaths in Libya

As Libya’s death toll rises due to the massive floods triggered by Hurricane Daniel, it’s normal to wonder if such a catastrophe could have been prevented. New research published this month gives a better understanding of how and why countries affected by armed conflict are more vulnerable to disaster. Over ...

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 31 Aug 2023

Six Years as Refugees and Still No Refuge

“What is happening with the Rohingya refugees? We heard so much about all the horrible things, but how are they now?” These are questions I often get when I talk to people about my research. What is the situation for the Rohingya? The situation is terrible. I have visited the ...