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Season 2, Episode 4 | 38min
Will Humanitarian Principles remain a Compass in Polarised Times?
The concern for an increasingly polarised world has emerged over the first five years of the Strategy period as a more significant challenge impacting the work of National Societies. This is affecting the ability of many National Societies (NS) to operate with neutrality and to maintain independence, but also catalysing new threats.
The Case for Truly Neutral Humanitarian Financing
Humanitarian funding is skewed by political bias and must recover a credible sense of neutrality to address massive humanitarian needs. To achieve this, Liana Ghukasyan calls on governments to live up to their Good Humanitarian Donorship commitments and take action to ensure aid reaches those who need it most, regardless of geopolitical interests.
Is the era of volunteer retention over?
Volunteer retention is often touted as a key metric of success for volunteer-engaging organizations. However, there is an ongoing debate across the volunteer sector about whether the focus should be on retaining volunteers or on ensuring they have a positive and fulfilling experience, regardless of the length of engagement.
Feedback from the Network on Volunteering
Volunteering is one of the most important issues impacting the wellbeing of the IFRC network and its ability to fulfil its humanitarian mission. In our consultations, ‘Volunteer engagement and support’ was cited as the second most important priority for the...
Navigating “The Day After” in Gaza for Humanitarians
As the war in Gaza enters its eighth month, the international community is grappling with the daunting task of envisioning a path forward. The humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave has reached unprecedented levels…
Humanity is what really counts
In an area dominated by discussions about devastating wars and humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality on social media, Liana Ghukasyan makes the case that it is the principle of humanity that matters most of all. During my recent travel to...
Navigating AI biases: ChatGPT, DALL-E and humanitarian workers
In a recent workshop on Generative Artificial Intelligence in the IFRC network, participants asked “how can we ensure that AI-driven humanitarian tools adhere to ethical guidelines, avoid biases, and prioritize the well-being of the communities they aim to serve?”. Picking up the bias conversation, we share a scary experiment on ChatGPT’s perception of humanitarian workers. This is an invitation to reflect on the systemic biases that Gen AI tools surface, and on how we use these tools.
The (tenuous) case for hope
People have been predicting the end of the world since the world first appeared. It is the same today, where international events and news streams are filled with predictions about the end of time.
A look ahead to 2024 in Asia Pacific
Dramatic shifts in power in Afghanistan and Myanmar in 2021 put the Asia Pacific region at the forefront of humanitarian attention.
Since then, crises in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have moved Asia Pacific from the spotlight. Still, any humanitarian involved in the region will have their work cut out in 2024. Here are some of the top issues we’ll be focusing on in IFRC.
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