Sorcha O'Callaghan
@sorchaoc
Director @hpg_odi. Aid, protection, displacement in conflict, crisis and fragility. Still not quite sure.
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http://bit.ly/HPGUpdates2022 05-03-2009 20:06:03
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📢Launch of the Independent review of the humanitarian response to internal displacement 👉bit.ly/43gop9Q Join us: 🗓️13 March 🕐1 - 2 p.m. GVA 📌Room V, P. des Nations 📺webtv.un.org/en/schedule/20… Hear from Tom Fletcher Paula Gaviria Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov LewisSida Sorcha O'Callaghan
Conflict deaths hit a 26 year-high & 110M+ people were forcibly displaced as of June 2023. Proud to be on the JHU Humanitarian Health–The Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict & Forced #Displacement, which aims to reshape this overwhelmed #humanitarian system ⤵️ tinyurl.com/2j9brwns
📣 OUT NOW! HPN's latest Network Paper explores resistance movements that are picking up pace in #Myanmar – one of the most violent places in the world – and what this means for nation-building in active conflict. More from Adelina Kamal & Rin Fujimatsu ↓ buff.ly/3VTRYMB
Why many policies to lower migration actually increase it --- I answer this question in a The Conversation piece, drawing on #MIGNEX analysis from >13,000 interviews across Africa, Asia and the Middle East theconversation.com/why-many-polic…
Who will hold them to account? Who will hold to account the UAE, Britain's ally, which arms and supports the Rapid Support Forces - قوات الدعم السريع which reportedly carried out these killings?
A great piece by @Ed_HEREGVA on the multiple failures in the UN-led response in Ethiopia, and what this means for accountability to people affected by conflict: thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2024/0… (The New Humanitarian)
We're looking forward to attending #ECOSOC2024 next week to discuss the women at the frontline of humanitarian efforts, including first responders, mediators and community dialogue facilitators. Join our in-person side event with CARE International & Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund 👉 buff.ly/3z75OSH
Conflicts in Sudan, Gaza & Ukraine raise profound questions about global cooperation, commitment to international laws & humanitarian action. Looking forward to talking with Abby Maxman , Janti Soeripto & Julian Schopp at InterAction’s annual forum in DC on Thurs
Here, Crisis Group details the hellish ongoing showdown over El Fasher in #Sudan's North Darfur. We call for more concerted efforts to de-escalate the situation, mediate safe passage for trapped civilians, and get aid to starving Darfuris. crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…
“Humanitarian aid shouldn’t be considered political - but we’re being told to just stay in our lane and not speak up. And because of the history of the Palestine-Israel conflict humanitarians are tip-toeing around Gaza. But we should have courage.” - Sorcha O'Callaghan of HPG (now on Bluesky: hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social)