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Introducing Anticipatory Action: A Feasibility Study for Malteser International

Berlin: Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI);Malteser International (2024), 36 pp.
"Natural language processing (NLP) is a rapidly evolving field at the intersection of linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence, which is concerned with developing methods to process and generate language at scale. Modern NLP tools have the potential to support humanitarian action a ... more
"Narratives and frames have greater influence on policy change than facts and figures. They have a critical role to play in leveraging political will for transforming the humanitarian system. Humanitarian organisations have greater power to shape narratives than they are willing to admit. The consta ... more

From Digital Promise to Frontline Practice: New and Emerging Technologies in Humanitarian Action

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021), 65 pp.

Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action

Geneva: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2020), 307 pp.
"The Sphere Handbook is marking its 20th anniversary with the publication of this fourth edition. It is the result of an intense year-long mobilisation of humanitarian actors around the globe and reflects two decades of experience using the standards in front-line operations, policy development and ... more
"On 15 May 2017, as a precursor to the annual General Assembly, VOICE hosted an event entitled “Data collection and social media - innovation or challenge for humanitarian aid?”. The event brought together VOICE members, leading practitioners, and academics. The three panellists were Massimo Mar ... more
"The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action addresses the political, ethical, legal and practical issues which influence reactions to humanitarian crisis. It does so by exploring the daily dilemmas faced by a range of actors, including policy makers, aid workers, the private sector and the benef ... more

Darfur Information Needs Assessment

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2005), 30 pp.
"Information dissemination is constrained by political sensitivity, the vulnerability of public information campaigns to manipulation, the difficulties of ensuring accurate information flow and the logistical impediments of conveying information across Darfur. For these reasons, existing initiatives ... more

IRIN: Evaluation Report

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2003), 110 pp.
"Although it relies heavily on reliable information and long distance communication, the humanitarian community has never taken the lead in developing technologies that are particularly suited to its needs. Over the last decades it has greatly profited, however, from technological innovations in tel ... more
"Sharing the Front Line and the Back Hills" points to a crisis facing international institutions and the media who seek to alleviate and report human suffering throughout the world. The goals of the editor are to tell the story of thousands of individuals dedicated to helping others; and to integrat ... more