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This blog will provide regular content on KDC areas of interest.
The aim is to target key events or issues facing humanitarian workers.
By making available analyses or policy recommendations we hope to engage
in proposing new ideas and innovative solutions.

António Guterres Makes a Climate-Change Apology to His Future Great-Great-Granddaughter

My dear great-great-granddaughter, I wish I could be with you as you open this letter in the year 2100. My mind is flooded with curiosity about your life, your hopes and dreams, and what kind of world is outside your window. But I must confess, I am fixed on one question: Will you open this […]

António Guterres: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator”

How will we answer when “Baby 8 Billion” is old enough to ask:    What did you do for our world – and for our planet — when you had the chance? 

“Ensure Human Rights are central to the management of Twitter” – Volker Türk to Elon Musk

Protect free speech across the globe. Free speech is not a free pass. There is no place for hatred that incites discrimination, hostility or violence on Twitter. Transparency is key. Protect privacy. Languages and contextual expertise are not optional.

BBC: Your Phone is now a refugee’s phone…

The film is based on research conducted by BBC Media Action, in partnership with DAHLIA, to help humanitarian agencies be aware of the communication issues of refugees in transit. It found that access to internet, mobile networks and social media are critical in helping people feel more informed and better connected.

Humanitarian in Action

Few images of the work of the Humanitarian in the field of Refugee support

The 2022 Global Humanitarian overview

Published by OCHA, the Global Humanitarian Overview is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based overview of the current state and future trends in humanitarian action. The launch events took place as part of a global plan to engage decision-makers and humanitarian actors in highlighting the key themes and urgent priorities covered in the Global Humanitarian Overview 2022.

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