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  • Arie Kievit/Cordaid

    Griekenland 10 september 2015 Vele vluchtelingen willen de grens over steken naar Macedonie. De politie van Macedonie laat ze passeren maar dat gaat gepaard met veel schreeuwen en soms slaan. foto: ARIE KIEVIT

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  • ZOA

KUNO: Platform for Humanitarian Knowledge Exchange in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is one of the biggest humanitarian players in the world, and the Dutch humanitarian field is broad and diverse. Varied expertise is available from academics, policymakers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and others. Cross-sectoral exchange of knowledge, however, is modest, and translating existing knowledge into new actions and policies remains a challenge. KUNO facilitates knowledge sharing and reflection. In this way, KUNO helps the Dutch humanitarian sector to innovate and jointly meet challenges of the future. | MORE

Themes

Migration

Global migration is expected to rapidly grow in the coming years. Migration continues to be a highly sensitive political issue. What exactly is the impact of this global trend on humanitarian action?

Climate

Climate hazards are increasing in many parts of the globe. Climate change is a key driver for migration, demanding immediate attention from humanitarian organisations and practitioners.

The Way We Work

With new challenges, new technologies and a changing context, humanitarian practitioners need to adapt and rethink their added value and their working processes. How can humanitarian NGOs adjust to remain reliable allies for people in need?
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Updates

  1. An organisation based on the values of the people in India - Sudhanshu Singh shares his story

    16-Apr-24 | Article A senior-level professional with over 36 years of experience in development, humanitarian response, disaster risk reductions and advocacy. Sudhanshu worked in India, Afghanistan, Kirghizstan and Switzerland. He returned to India and started his own organisation in 2016: HAI: Humanitarian Aid International; a humanitarian organisation based on the values of the people in India.

  2. "700,000 people are living in camps close to the border of Sudan, they have nothing"

    2-Apr-24 | Article Kees Ton has just returned from eastern Chad where he visited relief projects on behalf of Stichting Vluchteling. Since April 2023, around 700,000 people from the Sudanese region of Darfur have fled from violence and sought protection in Chad, where huge refugee camps have been set up around 50 kilometers from the border. The United Nations states that in Sudan, around 18 million people are on the verge of famine.

  3. Working for a year near the Ukrainian frontlines

    18-Mar-24 | Article Ton Huijzer was working as country representative for Stichting Vluchteling (SV) in Ukraine until last month. He lived there for over a year and just arrived back in the Netherlands. He was part of the team in Odesa, not very far from the Ukrainian frontlines and shared an impressive diary with KUNO over the months that he was working there. Now he reflects and looks back on his time.

Learnings

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Professionals

  1. Hielke Zantema

    ZOA
    Deputy Director of Disaster Response

  2. Irene Manzella

    University of Twente / Center for Disaster Resilience
    Head of the Centre for Disaster Resilience (CDR) and Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering for Natural Hazards Risk Management

  3. Ton Huijzer

    Independent consultant

  4. Dorothea Hilhorst

    Institute of Social Studies
    Special Chair Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction

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