Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies - Contribution 2023-2024

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

1. Education: Promotion of training of humanitarian agents, as well as of reflection and research on humanitarian action and deliver online and localised courses in different languages
2.  Research: Provision of a research platform for researchers from various universities.
3. Humanitarian Exchange: Critical debates with peers. Reinforcement of the multilateral humanitarian system through the promotion of collaboration between humanitarian actors and the academic world
   

Additionally, with the support to GCHS the promotion of Geneva as a humanitarian hub is further strengthened. 

Risultati principali attesi:  

1. Internationally recognised high quality postgraduate courses accessible to a larger group of professionals. Deliver some of the courses in conflict-affected countries.
2. Rigorous and relevant research, e.g. Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH); Senselet: Non-Communicable Diseases in Ethiopia; or Lancet European Migration Hub. Additionally, research projects in countries of interest on key issues such as forced displacement, humanitarian innovations and various health issues. 
3. Ongoing dialogue and exchange with policy makers and humanitarian professionals to improve humanitarian interventions and policies.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

Switzerland has supported GCHS and its predecessors since their foundation in 1998. Between 2008-2020 the institution was called Centre d’étude et de recherche en Action Humanitaire (CERAH) and before that Programme interdisciplinaire en Action Humanitaire (PIAH). Over two decades, the centre established itself as an educational provider in the humanitarian sector, offering post-graduate degrees, distance learning courses, summer school, thematic short courses and several seminars.

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