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SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid with Christopher Lockyear\, Former Secretary General of Doctors Without Borders
DESCRIPTION:The Future of Humanitarian Aid Webinar Series by the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) presents the first webinar of the May 2026 series. Please join the IIHA in welcoming Christopher Lockyear for a presentation on the future of humanitarian aid\, including challenges\, opportunities\, and potential solutions. \nAbout Christopher Lockyear:\nFor 8 years as Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)\, Christopher Lockyear coordinated the organization’s global efforts to provide impartial medical assistance to people affected by conflict\, epidemics\, and natural disasters. \nAbout the webinar:\nSince 2025\, the humanitarian sector has faced a volatile reality shaped by political upheaval and shifting donor policies. The dismantling of USAID signaled a retreat toward national interests\, accompanied by a disregard for international humanitarian law and a crumbling of multilateralism. Despite these systemic failures\, conflict-driven needs continue to surge globally. Join Christopher Lockyear\, MSF secretary general from 2018 to 2026\, as he reflects on his experience coordinating impartial medical aid during these crises and shares his vision for the future of relief. \nAbout the IIHA:\nThe Institute acts as a bridge between the University and humanitarian practice\, hosts lectures and symposia on a regular basis\, and is the U.S. partner for NOHA\, a consortium of 12 European universities offering humanitarian education. The IIHA at 2546 Belmont Avenue\, Bronx\, New York at Fordham University also hosts career events\, guest speaker events\, and gallery exhibitions. In addition to our humanitarian studies undergraduate and graduate degrees\, international diploma\, diplomatic training\, and short humanitarian training courses\, the IIHA publishes on a wide range of humanitarian topics such as A Skein of Thought. Our staff and faculty come to us with years of U.N. experience and in-the-field humanitarian aid work.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-with-christopher-lockyear-former-secretary-general-doctors-without-borders-geneva/
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SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid with Sudhanshu S. Singh\, Founder and CEO of Humanitarian Aid International (HAI)
DESCRIPTION:This online event will explore the future of humanitarian aid amid political change\, rising global crises\, and shifting donor priorities. Sudhanshu S. Singh will discuss how re-localization and decolonization can reshape humanitarian work and create new opportunities for more locally led responses. To wrap-up the webinar\, we will open the floor for questions. All are welcome!
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-with-sudhanshu-s-singh-founder-and-ceo-of-humanitarian-aid-international-hai/
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SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid with Juan Chaves-Gonzalez\, UN-OCHA
DESCRIPTION:Since 2025\, the humanitarian community has been grappling with new challenges due to political change\, shifting global priorities and donor policies and evolving humanitarian crises. At the same time\, humanitarian needs have only increased primarily driven by conflicts. As advisor on the Future to the Emergency Relief Coordinator\, Juan Chaves-Gonzalez moderates the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Listening Channel\, a place to imagine what humanitarian action should look like by 2035\, and will share some of the trends emerging from these conversations. \nAbout the speaker\nJuan Chaves-Gonzalez is a political scientist with over 20 years of experience in conflict prevention\, peace-building\, development\, and humanitarian action. He is the lead advisor for crisis risk financing at the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and adviser on the Future to the Emergency Relief Coordinator. At OCHA’s Climate and Innovation Section—established in 2026 to strengthen anticipatory action\, climate\, and crisis risk financing—Juan develops financing solutions to make humanitarian response more efficient and adaptive. He has previously supported humanitarian pooled funds\, localization efforts\, and initiatives linking public health and crisis response. Earlier in his career\, he worked on peacebuilding and recovery in Colombia\, his home country. He writes on humanitarian ethics\, innovation\, climate\, and humanitarian finance \nAll are welcome! Learn more at fordham.edu/iiha. Questions? Email iihaoutreach@fordham.edu. \n 
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-with-juan-chaves-gonzalez-un-ocha/
LOCATION:Online\, United States
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