CERAH, Contributions 2015-2016

Humanitarian contexts are increasingly characterized by great diversity and complexity, warranting ever greater professionalization in the sector.  Furthermore, this proposal is in line with the  the Task Force Genève International (TAFOGI) report approved by the Federal Council in 2013, which lists various recommendations in order to strengthen the international Geneva, including promotion of thematic platforms and of capacity building programmes.

• Reinforcement of the multilateral humanitarian system through the promotion of collaboration between humanitarian actors and the academic world

• Promotion of training of humanitarian agents, as well as of reflection and research on humanitarian action

• Promotion of Geneva as humanitarian hub

• Professionals active in the humanitarian sector including from the global south
• Institutional humanitarian actors
• Humanitarian institutions and actors based in Geneva

Individual and institutional humanitarian actors’ capacity to bring relevant, adapted and timely response to the plight of populations affected by armed conflict, disasters or social exclusion is enhanced.

Resultados previstos:  

Internationally recognized high quality training and research focused on humanitarian organisations’ current and future challenges. Specific outputs benefiting from the core contribution are:

• Pilot project “Humanitarian Distance Learning”
• Pilot project “Encyclopaedia of Humanitarian Action”

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

Switzerland has supported the CERAH since its inception in 2008, and has beforehand supported its predecessors, the Programme interdisciplinaire en Action Humanitaire (PIAH) and the PPAH (Programme Plurifacultaire Action Humanitaire). In that time, the center has become a well-established educational provider in the humanitarian sector, offering eight post-graudate degrees and several seminars.

It is well placed within a strong net of strategic partnerships and has become an important organizer of public conferences and seminars on humanitarian issues.

CERAH (Centre d’étude et de recherche en Action Humanitaire)

Fase 13 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016   (Completed)