Highlights
International Rescue Committee President David Miliband discusses humanitarian action today and how to find hope in our current moment of crisis.
Read for Action: The Humanitarian Book Club is a social media initiative co-created by the Humanitarian Collaborative and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that joins you to a global community reading powerful novels about those affected by climate, conflict & humanitarian crises.
Althea Pickering (Col '17, Batten '18) found her purpose and passion while at the Batten School. Pickering is currently a logistics officer for the United Nations World Food Programme.
Join us on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30-7:30 pm over Zoom to hear from alumni at our Humanitarian Aid & International Development Career Panel.
Listen now to Beyond Aid, a new podcast hosted by UVA Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf and Jacob Kurtzer from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, TuneIn, and Google.
On a recent podcast episode of UVA Speaks, Kirsten Gelsdorf, professor of practice of public policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, talks about humanitarian crises today and shares that 1 in 29 people in the world needs assistance.
The UVA Humanitarian Collaborative and Global Policy Center have been closely following the humanitarian crisis that is arising as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The Center's professors and key partners have issued statements and been interviewed at length about the growing crisis.
In an op-ed for The New Humanitarian, Professor Lucy Bassett and co-author Mari Ullmann outline how the war in Ukraine has affected women and children. Millions of Ukrainian refugee women now find themselves as single heads of households.
This year, the HC launched a new Global Fellows Program in collaboration with the UN. Two Fellows have contributed to meaningful research on humanitarian policy.
Humanitarian Collaborative Professors Lucy Bassett, Kirsten Gelsdorg, and David Leblang are hosting film discusions during the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Spotlight on Immigrants and Refugees: Documentary Film Series. Please read this post for more details.
The Humanitarian Collaborative analyzed existing humanitarian standards to assess the extent to which early childhood interventions and the needs of infants, young children, and caregivers are included.
The much anticipated premiere of Oh Mercy will take place virtually on Zoom on Thursday, February, 25th, 2021 from 5pm to 6pm EST. The event will be hosted by Refugee Services of Texas.
Which psychosocial interventions are effective and why? How can we create meaningful psychosocial support in difficult contexts? Join Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, along with fellow UVA and international experts, academics, and policymakers as they explore these questions.
In an op-ed for Scientific American, Batten's Lucy Bassett and co-author Hirokazu Yoshikawa outline immediate steps the Biden-Harris administration should take to begin addressing the trauma inflicted upon children through inhumane immigration policies.
Humanitarian groups globally praised Tuesday’s preview of an upcoming short online film about the migrants living in a border tent encampment in Matamoros, Mexico.
This year, there has been a laser focus on COVID-19. So when earlier this month the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nation’s World Food Programme, people asked (as our students have been doing): What is the connection between food security and a global pandemic?
With election day less than a month away, we must not forget the ongoing immigration crisis. Join us on October 27th for a virtual event highlighting the inhumane policies in place at the US-Mexico border.
May is mental health awareness month, and for many of us these days, it’s rare that an hour goes by without someone sending us an article or a list of tips on how to address our anxiety, build our children’s resilience, or focus on wellness during this difficult time.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately one in six people in the Charlottesville/Albemarle region faced food insecurity, unable to consistently access and afford healthy food. Local leaders say the pandemic, which has led to a sharp increase in unemployment claims across the commonwealth and the country, is exacerbating existing problems, especially where systemic issues already existed.
Given current health recommendations based on the rise of COVID-19, people around the world are being careful to wash their hands, practice social distancing, and use personal protective equipment when it’s available. But for millions of people living in conflict and disaster contexts, taking measures like these can be next to impossible, and Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf emphasized how important it is to understand their situation.
Batten's David Leblang joins Robert Bruner from The Miller Center and David Smith from UVA's McIntire School of Commerce to discuss the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as possible policy responses.