Prior to joining UNICEF, Ivana led a USAID/OFDA-funded humanitarian program and was the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Coordinator with the International Rescue Committee in Pakistan and Iraq. In our discussion, Ivana will share how UNICEF is scaling up the protection of women and children from sexual exploitation and abuse…
The presentation will discuss how research and humanitarian agencies can support identifying opportunities and challenges utilizing Forecast-based financing to support anticipatory humanitarian action in the context of disaster displacement, sharing key recommendations from an issue brief and a recent publication.
A clinically successful vaccine must also be socially acceptable and readily accessible if it is going to make an actual difference in people’s lives and aid effective epidemic management. Despite its valuable biotechnological achievements, Operation Warp Speed exhibited a key social blind spot believing that, “If we build it,…
Climate change has emerged as the defining issue of the twenty-first century, a root cause of social and economic upheavals that will affect multiple generations. In order to meet the 1.5°C global warming target set by the Paris Agreement and minimize the impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions should reach…
