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A Humanitarian Opportunity Known as the Global Refugee Crisis

The global refugee crisis is one of the most daunting challenges confronting humanity. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports more than 82 million refugees and other forcibly displaced persons (collectively categorized as FDP) have fled their homes, communities and countries. Climate change, war and other forces could explode that number to 1.2 billion people by 2050.

ResearchKimberley SimpsonSeptember 17, 2021refugee, human rights, humanitarian aid

Work–Life Intersections in Peacebuilding, Development, and Humanitarian Aid

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many office workers have experienced a blurring of boundaries between home and work. For national or expatriate workers in the fields of peacebuilding, development, and humanitarian aid, the challenges associated with navigating work-life intersections are nothing new.

Editor's Picks, ResearchMoazzma ArshadAugust 19, 2021COVID-19, pandemic, working from home, work life, humanitarian aid

Motivations to do humanitarian work with immigrants: lessons from the US-Mexico border

The temperature in the Arizona desert is over 100 degrees F, and as we walk and drive around replenishing water caches meant to help migrants on the trails, we wonder what motivates these volunteers to leave the comfort of their home and go do this kind of volunteer work. It is scorching hot, and the volunteers rarely encounter or see the migrant they intend to help. Why do they do this?