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The Harvard Humanitarian is a monthly e-newsletter compiled by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) to publicize news, publications, and events in the Harvard community related to advancing responses to humanitarian crises of war and disaster. Please help us make this a robust resource by contributing your Harvard community news items via email.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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HHI Holds Humanitarian Action Summit
On March
26-28, over 150 leaders from the humanitarian community convened for the 2009
Humanitarian Action Summit in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. This three-day Summit brought together
participants from a range of international and non-governmental organizations, academic
and health institutions with the aim to foster an exchange of expertise around
emerging issues in the humanitarian health sector. Participants heard from distinguished guest
speakers, including Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of the Lancet, and Sir John Holmes,
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief
Coordination with the United Nations. The
2009 Summit
represented a unique opportunity for scholars and practitioners to broaden their
current humanitarian perspective by engaging in dialogue with one another, crossing organizational boundaries to identify shared actionable language.
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
thanks everyone who helped make this Summit possible. You can read an article about the Summit in the Harvard University Gazette: "Experts get down to business at 2009 Humanitarian Action Summit."
PRI's "The World" Interviews Dr. Julia VanRooyan
In an interview with PRI on January 30, 2009, Dr. VanRooyan discussed HHI's work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Panzi Hospital project. You can listen to the interview by clicking here: "Interview with Dr. Julia VanRooyen, a surgeon with the Harvard Humanitarian Project."
Meier Creates Brief History of Crisis MappingHHI Fellow Patrick Meier has created a history of crisis mapping that highlights the progress of crisis mapping technology and current research by HHI. His research is published on his blog and can be viewed here: "A Brief History of Crisis Mapping".
Young Women In India Three Times as Likely to Die in Fires than MenResearch by Prachi Sanghavi, an HHI-affiliated research assistant working on HHI's Partition of India project, has concluded that women in India die from fires at significantly higher rates than men. These deaths primarily result from kitchen accidents, self-immolation and
different forms of domestic violence. Sanghavi's research was recently published in The Lancet, and press coverage on his findings can be found in The New York Times and on the BBC.
Flood Response Demands Greater Commitment to Building National and Local Capacities
At
the Wilton Park Conference entitled "Responding to Flooding: Improving
the Preparation and Response", HHI fellow Mihir Bhatt shared his
research on the future of flood response. Among his many findings,
Bhatt concluded that the humanitarian system continues to struggle to
achieve equity
in flood relief distribution, still excluding women,
tribes, dalits, and casual labourers. He suggested that international
actors and universities form a joint working
group that demonstrates commitment to building local and national
capacity to address flood risk and respond to future emergencies. Speaking to Some of the World's Most Privileged People About the Reality of the Some of the World's Least
Dr. Michael VanRooyan and Dr. Julia VanRooyan gave a speech at theNewport Beach Central Library on March 18, 2009 to educate attendees about gender based violence in Central Africa. "Attacking the Epidemic of Gender-Based Violence in Central Africa."
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UPCOMING EVENTS at HARVARD
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listed here are subject to change without notice. Please contact the
event host for more information.
Destination Freedom: A Learning Approach to Ending Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
Tuesday, April
7, 2009, 4-9 pm
Artists for Humanity
Epicenter
100 West Second St., Boston
(2 blocks from the Broadway
T-stop off the Red Line)
A symposium
aimed at increasing student engagement and academic advocacy on the
subject of human trafficking/modern day slavery. 35+ booths will be
presented by collaborators including student groups, NGOs, academic
units, researchers, and advocacy organizations that work within the
field. Each booth will define the different ways which students can
become involved with booth collaborator activities. The agenda
will have three full tracks of activities spanning subjects applicable
to the topic that will be geared to all levels of experience and knowledge.
Organized by Students for
Students - Partner Organizations:
- Tufts PANGEA - Modern-day
Slavery/ Human Trafficking Committee, a newly formed group that aims
to self-educate and to involve students in our efforts to raise awareness
of this central societal issue
- Harvard College
Free The Slaves: Alligned with the national organization Free The Slaves,
this organization seeks to bring together all those within the Harvard
community and beyond by strengthening their commitment to eradicate
modern-day slavery through the distribution of information and fundraising
- Minga: A youth-run
non- profit organization dedicated to ending the global sex trade in
children
- Human Trafficking
Students: An emerging cross-school research and advocacy collaborative
based in Boston
Students of all kinds are encouraged
to attend (high school, undergrad, grad, post-grad, those interested
in engaging with the subject). Food will be available at the event.
Donations will be requested at the door.
For more information please
email destinationfreedom09@gmail.com or call Eric Goodwin at 508-397-3923.
More information is available at www.destinationfreedom.webs.com
Carr Center 2008-2009 Wednesday Speaker Series: Universal Declaration of Human Rights Articles
In Honor of the 60th Anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Carr Center's Wednesday Speaker Series for 2008-2009 will focus on its 30 Articles.
Wednesdays from 12:00-1:30PM
Carr Center
conference room
Rubenstein Building - 219
Brown bag lunch
Wednesday, April 1
will focus on UDHR Article 26, the right to education.
Cathy Albisa, Executive Director, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
will lead the discussion.
Wednesday, April 8
will cover UDHR Article 28, the right to a social and international order
that supports these rights, and will be led by Beth Simmons, Director of Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
Wednesday, April 15's discussion will be led by Stephen Marks, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, and will cover UDHR Article 27, the right freely to participate in the cultural life.
Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: An Unforeseen Public Health Priority
April 14, 2009, 4:15-5:45PM
Harvard School of Public Health
Building 3 (Kresge) G1
Please join Dean Julio Frenk and Dr. Jennifer Leaning for the first in a series of Participatory
Panels on Public Health Priorities. Reception immediately following the
lecture.
For more information, please contact
Audrey Harmon (617-432-4397)
aharmon@hsph.harvard.edu.
This event is open to
Harvard/LMA students, faculty, and affiliates only.
Global Food Crisis
April 14, 2009, 6-7:30PM
Boston Public Library
Mezzanine Conference Room
Global prices for food staples have risen dramatically, resulting in
protests and unrest around the world. What factors are driving prices
up, and can they be tamed? What will the political fallout be for
governments that fail to act, and what role can global institutions
play? Join in a discussion with Dr. Aysen Tanyeri-Abur, Distinguished Visiting Professor and Head Advisor in International Affairs, Northeastern University.
For more information, contact: World Boston's Ilya Lozovsky: Program Coordinator
at wb@worldboston.org.
Optimizing Rural Health Care Workers in Developing Countries
April 16, 2009 at 12:30PM
Harvard School of Public Health
FXB Building, G12
Mark Zimmerman, M.D., Director of the Nick Simons Institute
(NSI), will speak on optimizing rural health care workers in developing
countries. This lecture is sponsored by the FXB Center for Health and the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital and is open to the Harvard and Longwood area
communities.
HSPH Center for Public Health Preparedness Speaker Series: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Leaning
April 20, 2009,
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
Kresge Building, Room G2
This
lecture series, now in its fourth year running, aims to provide insight
into current preparedness issues for an audience comprised of HSPH
students, faculty, staff, and public health practice partners. Jennifer Leaning, M.D., SMH, will speak on Monday, April 20.
Jennifer Leaning, M.D., SMH
Professor of the Practice of International Health,Department of Global Health and Population,Harvard School of Public Health
Co-Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Inter-University Initiative on Humanitarian Studies and Field Practice
A light lunch will be provided.
For more information, please contact:
Giulia Del Guercio Green
telephone: 617-496-0714
email: gdelguer@hsph.harvard.edu
Equality in Difference: Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre, Lebanon
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 6PM
Barker Center, Room 133
12 Quincy Street
Join the Culural Agents Initiative and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative for a lecture by Professor Hashim Sarkis, Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism in Muslim Societies. An introduction will be given by Jennifer Leaning, Co-Director of HHI, and the discussion will be lead by Doris Sommer, Director of the Cultural Agents Initiative.
Sponsored by The Humanities Center at Harvard.
Seating is Limited. Open to the Public.
Health and Human Rights in Gaza
April 23, 2009, 12:30-2PM
Harvard School of Public Health
Kresge G2 (Kresge)
Global Chat on Palestinian Health. The event is limited to students and facutly of HSPH.
For more information, please contact: Carmel Salhi csalhi@hsph.harvard.edu.
Property Rights for the Poor: Intellectual and Strategic Challenges
April 26 and 27, 2009
Conference Chairs:
- Lucie White, Louis A. Horvitz Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
- Jacqueline Bhabha, Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School and Director, University Committee on Human Rights Studies
- Emil Wyss, Deputy Consul of Switzerland
See Harvard Committe on Human Rights website for more details.
Learning from the Rwandan Genocide, Remembering Alison Des Forges: Perspectives on Her Life and Work
May 1, 2009
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Please save the date. Details forthcoming. Check the Radcliffe Events page for more information as the date approaches.
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About The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
HHI fosters interdisciplinary collaboration at Harvard University in order to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian strategies for relief, protection, and prevention; instill human rights principles and practices in these strategies; and educate and train the next generation of humanitarian leaders. In 2005, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative was established as a University-wide interfaculty academic and research center, supported by the Office of the Provost and the Harvard School of Public Health with the participation of faculty from Harvard schools and affiliated hospitals. For more information, visit www.hhi.harvard.edu.
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