• Unicef

  • Anthony Kwan/MSF

    Christine Akoth is a Kenyan midwife, and she leads the maternity services in MSF primary health centres in Jamtoli and Hakimpara, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The Rohingya women prefer to give birth in their homes. Traditional practices in the community, lack of trust in healthcare providers, combined with exclusion from healthcare in Myanmar contribute to deliveries at home. MSF health promotion teams work with traditional birth attendants, and community and religious leaders to encourage expectant mothers to give birth in health facilities where they can be assisted by medical professionals. MSF in Cox’s Bazar assists deliveries, and provides antenatal and postnatal care, family planning services, menstrual regulation (Bangladesh term for safe abortion care), mental health care, and medical and psychosocial support for survivors of sexual violence.

  • 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

  • Oxfam

  • 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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Events

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Updates

  1. The genocide of the Banyamulenge

    15-Mar-23 There is a silent genocide going on against the Banyamulenge people in Eastern Congo. Delphin Rukumbuzi Ntanyoma, a researcher at KUNO member ISS is not only conducting thorough research into the abuses, he is personally heavily involved himself. We had the unique opportunity of asking him some questions about the situation there, and insights on how the humanitarian sector can and should response.

  2. Trial in Greece shows growing criminalization of aid

    19-Jan-23 | Article The trial last week has been called ‘the largest case of criminalization of solidarity in Europe’. We should start to feel worried.

  3. It is an unacceptable thought that my three children would grow up without a father

    18-Jan-23 | Article Hielke Zantema, disaster response officer at ZOA, is currently in Ukraine implementing a new project. He tells about it in this interesting interview.

Professionals

  1. Wouter Oomen

    Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication
    Co-Director, PhD candidate and lecturer in Media studies

  2. Hielke Zantema

    ZOA
    Disaster Response Officer

  3. Emiel Martens

    Expertise Centre Humanitarian Communication
    Co-Director, Assistant Professor in Postcolonial Media Studies

  4. Marianne van Elst-Sijtsma

    Humanitarian worker, communication advisor

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