1/12/22 - 2/12/22

Introduction to the Core Humanitarian Standards

30/11/22

Maarten van Aalst about the COP27 - climate change and humanitarian action #3

24/11/22

Lessons from 20 years Dutch involvement in Afghanistan

- On invitation only -

23/11/22

Humanitarian and migration challenges - with Themrise Khan

- On invitation only -

8/11/22

From emergency response to recovery - a learning session

Moving from emergency response to recovery is a challenge...

3/11/22

A fundamental change - climate change and humanitarian action #2

Webinar - The new reality of climate change requires the humanitarian...

21/10/22

The war in Ukraine & (new) humanitarian dilemmas

- On invitation only -

13/10/22

Greening the sector - climate change and humanitarian action #1

Webinar - Green and sustainable action is not yet standard in...

12/9/22

Major Trends in Global Migration: In Conversation with Leo Lucassen

In the coming decades, supporting refugees, internally displaced people...

31/8/22 - 1/9/22

KUNO Summer Course 2022

Have you recently started working in the humanitarian field...

24/6/22

The Political Challenge of Migration: In Conversation with Tineke Strik

In the coming decades, supporting refugees, internally displaced people...

24/5/22

Scenarios for the future: the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security

Humanitarian and development organizations feel an urgent need to...

20/4/22

The War in Ukraine & Challenges for the Humanitarian Sector

Dialogue - The conflict in Ukraine came as a shock to...

19/4/22

Refugee Rights Violations in Europe: In Conversation with Thomas Spijkerboer

Dialogue - In the coming decades, supporting refugees, internally displaced people...

12/4/22

The Trouble with Aid - Movie afternoon

5/4/22

Diversity and Inclusion Road Trip - #5

Report - This is our search for good practices, courageous steps,...

31/3/22

KUNO's coffee moment with Judith Sargentini

Debate

29/3/22

B-READY

Learn more about innovative anticipatory humanitarian action, based on...

22/3/22

Introduction to the Sphere Standards

The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the...

15/3/22

Update on Ukraine

Update

22/2/22

Curious about the (humanitarian) situation in Afghanistan?

Ask Benoit de Gryse your pressing questions - fresh...

17/2/22

KUNO's coffee moment

Discuss with us!

11/2/22

Introduction to humanitarian communication

Training, Workshop - Towards better communication on international development.

3/2/22

KUNO's coffee moment

Dialogue

20/1/22

The situation in the Sahel and the implication on humanitarian aid

The humanitarian situation in the Sahel is deteriorating quickly...

20/1/22

Diversity & Inclusion Road Trip - #4 Partners in the Global South

This is our search for good practices, courageous steps,...

14/12/21

Knowledge and understanding about migration and development

Can we make a joint action-agenda?

13/10/21

The decolonisation of aid #5: the role of the donor

Dialogue - In a series of dialogues, this conversation will be...

6/10/21

Diversity & Inclusion Road Trip - #3 Management

Dialogue - This is our search for good practices, courageous steps,...

29/9/21

The decolonisation of aid #4: a conversation from a moral/ethical perspective

Dialogue - In a series of dialogues, this conversation will be...

16/9/21

How Covid-19 (further) politicized Humanitarian Aid

Dialogue - On the 16th of September, the Free University of...

16/9/21

Expert briefing Humanitarian Action in Afghanistan

Expert meeting - After roughly 20 years of American military presence in...

9/9/21

How Europe’s (anti-)migration policies are fuelling a humanitarian crisis

Webinar

20/7/21

Consultation on the NL Energy Compact Initiative

Dialogue - CARE Netherlands and Oxfam Novib, as (potential) signatories of...

14/7/21 - 15/7/21

KUNO Summer Course 2021

Course - Have you recently started working in the humanitarian field...

1/7/21

Diversity & Inclusion Road Trip - #2 Diversity

Dialogue - This is our search for good practices, courageous steps,...

29/6/21

Debriefing of the Grand Bargain Annual Meeting 2021

Dialogue

23/6/21

The decolonisation of aid #3: a conversation from a humanitarian perspective

Dialogue - In a series of dialogues, this conversation will be...

10/6/21

Diversity & Inclusion Road Trip - #1 Inclusiveness

Dialogue - This is our search for good practices, courageous steps,...

2/6/21

The decolonisation of aid #2: a conversation from a development cooperation perspective

Dialogue - In a series of dialogues, this conversation will be...

12/5/21

The decolonisation of aid #1: a conversation from a historical perspective

Dialogue - In a series of dialogues, this conversation will be...

11/5/21

Using the Sphere Standards in Urban Settings

Training - Applying humanitarian standards in urban settings has been a...

13/4/21

Learning from the Beirut port explosion response

Webinar - Save the Children International & KUNO presented this session...

30/3/21

The State of Open Humanitarian Data

Workshop - On Tuesday 30 March, KUNO will organize a workshop...

18/3/21

Localisation for local DRA partners

Dialogue - Initiated by the DRA Localisation Working Group, Thursday 18...

16/3/21

The United Nations for humanitarians

Training - Tuesday 16 March KUNO presented a training on the...

18/2/21

Stop Filming Us - Discussion with director Joris Postema

Film screening - Documentary maker Joris Postema explores how people in Goma...

11/2/21

Inclusiveness and diversity in humanitarian NGOs

Dialogue - In July KUNO organized a small meeting to reflect...

3/12/20

KUNO Covid-Café: A crisis in a crisis: The unfolding of a humanitarian catastrophe in Libya

Webinar - KUNO presents a new series of Covid-Cafés on specific...

26/11/20

KUNO Covid-Café: How about COVID-19 in ... Zimbabwe

Webinar - KUNO presents a new series of Covid-Café’s on specific...

26/11/20

Introduction to the renewed Sphere Standards

Workshop - The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the...

18/11/20

Security and conflict mitigation in EU migration 'hotspots' in Greece

Workshop - Long established and newer aid groups operating in a...

12/11/20

KUNO Covid-Café: A double crisis in Colombia

Webinar - KUNO presents a new series of Covid-Café’s on specific...

5/11/20

Introduction to the renewed Sphere Standards

Workshop - The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the...

3/11/20

KUNO Covid-Café: How about COVID-19 in ... Afghanistan

Webinar - KUNO presents a new series of Covid-Café’s on specific...

27/10/20

Innovative and Empowering Partnerships: A dialogue between NGOs and donors on the future of the Grand Bargain

Webinar - The current COVID crisis shows (again) the relevance of...

15/10/20

Analysing the spread of COVID-19 in refugee camps - an innovative tool

Webinar - While people across the globe are trying to withstand...

13/10/20 - 14/10/20

Online Conference - When Disaster meets Conflict: Lessons on Disaster Governance and Humanitarian Action

Webinar - When disasters happen in a conflict-setting, responses involve many...

17/9/20

Working Session on shrinking humanitarian space

Expert meeting - Humanitarian action has to deal with a humanitarian space...

13/7/20

The perspective of Local Actors on the Grand Bargain - Annual Meeting

Webinar - On 25 June 2020 the signatories of the Grand...

8/7/20 - 9/7/20

KUNO Summer Course 2020

Course - Have you recently started working in the humanitarian field...

7/7/20

Ronde Tafel Gesprek: Racisme in de humanitaire hulp

Expert meeting - Sinds de moord op George Floyd wordt de discussie...

3/7/20

Debriefing of the Grand Bargain Annual Meeting

Expert meeting - On 25 and 26 June 2020 the signatories of...

12/6/20

KUNO Covid-Café: How Covid affects migrants and refugees

Webinar - The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the...

11/6/20

Towards Risk-Sharing - Perspectives on localization and risk management in the context of Covid-19

Webinar - The Covid19-crisis has highlighted the critical role played by...

10/6/20

Multi-lateral and local civil society perspectives on 'peace' in the triple nexus: Singing from the same song sheet?

Webinar - Co-hosted by the KUNO Platform, ACT Alliance EU and...

5/6/20

KUNO Covid-Café: How Covid empowers local civil society organizations in the South

Webinar - The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the...

29/5/20

KUNO Covid Café: The geopolitical consequences of Covid

Webinar - The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the...

28/5/20

North West Syria: an ongoing humanitarian disaster

Expert meeting, Webinar - As a follow up to a roundtable organized by...

19/5/20

KUNO Covid Café: how Covid changes the world

Webinar - The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the...

15/5/20

KUNO Covid Café: the Covid-crisis in the Global South

Webinar - The Covid-19 crisis is posing a challenge to the...

17/4/20

Webinar: Covid 19 and the support of remote and vulnerable populations

Webinar - On 17 April we organized a webinar on the...

2/4/20

Expert Meeting on the ongoing shrinking humanitarian space

Expert meeting - Humanitarian Action is suffering from an ongoing shrinking humanitarian...

31/3/20

Expert meeting on how EU and Dutch migration policies lead to new humanitarian crises
f.i. in Greece and the Caribbean

Expert meeting - Due to the Covid-19 outbreak this meeting was held...

26/3/20

// CANCELED //
Humanitarian Aid and the echoes of a colonial past

Debate - *** Due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the measures...

19/3/20

Round Table on Idlib - Syria

Expert meeting - North West Syria: “a horrifying new level”

15/1/20 - 16/1/20

CHS Training

Workshop - Humanity, Impartiality, Independence and Neutrality, four key principles to...

12/12/19

The Nexus from a Refugee Programming Perspective

Expert meeting - In refugee settings humanitarian aid is often delivered for...

9/12/19

Master Class: Working with Detained Populations in Greece & Libya

Expert meeting - Humanitarian aid workers and NGOs working with the detained...

3/12/19

Local Leadership and the Case of the Climate Crisis in Somalia

Expert meeting - Four leaders of national NGOs from Somalia visited the...

1/11/19

Yemen: expert meeting with CSO's

Expert meeting - Over four years of conflict and lawlessness in Yemen...

23/9/19

Venezuelan refugee crisis at Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire

Expert meeting - The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Venezuela has caused more...

17/7/19 - 18/7/19

KUNO Summer Course 2019

Course - Have you recently started working in the humanitarian field...

2/7/19

Changing dynamics: Southern leadership in humanitarian response

Debate, Expert meeting, Update - How can the international humanitarian sector stimulate and support...

28/6/19

'Linking Thinking' - Reflections on the Nexus

Debate, Workshop - For over three decades, the international aid community has...

12/6/19

CEO meeting Dutch Relief Alliance

Expert meeting - In June, Heba Aly kicked off a CEO meeting...

21/5/19 - 22/5/19

How to shift to locally led action? A joint KUNO and ReflACTION event

Workshop - What does it take to shift international crisis response...

16/4/19

'Niemand wil ze hebben' - een lezing met Linda Polman

Lezing - 'Tachtig jaar Europees vluchtelingenbeleid en nog steeds wil niemand...

8/4/19

Localization: will the Sulawesi response be a game-changer?

Debate - The humanitarian sector has promised to put local organizations...

21/3/19 - 22/3/19

Workshop: Two-day Introduction to the Core Humanitarian Standard

Workshop - Humanity, Impartiality, Independence and Neutrality, four key principles to...

21/3/19

Roundtable: Vulnerability versus Resilience

The concept of vulnerability has been a key concept...

6/2/19

Fuel to the Flames: What if Humanitarian Aid Prolongs Conflict?

Debate - The first and foremost goal of humanitarian aid is...

28/1/19

Master Class: Humanitarian Ethics in Daily Practice

Expert meeting - Humanitarian aid must be provided according to specific standards...

20/12/18

Pitfalls and possibilities

Debate, Report - What are the biggest pitfalls in the humanitarian system,...

22/11/18

How can smart use of data help solve humanitarian problems?

Debate - DCHI and KUNO joined forces for November’s Third Thursday...

21/11/18

The potential of an International ombuds for humanitarian and development aid

Debate - There is a strong need for an International Ombuds...

23/10/18

Migration: Idealism vs. Pragmatism

Debate - According to John Dalhuisen, former director of Amnesty International,...

27/9/18

The Future of iNGOs in 2030

Debate - INVITATION ONLY

Michael Maietta, Thea Hilhorst and KUNO offer...

29/8/18

Key Humanitarian Concepts in Historical Perspective - The relevance of study and writing of humanitarian history

Expert meeting - This summer The Hague was the setting for the...

27/8/18

What do Practitioners Really Need from Academics?

Expert meeting - This summer The Hague was the setting for the...

12/7/18

The Grand Bargain & Humanitarian Challenges and Chances

Debate - Update on the Global Humanitarian Assistance
Update on GB Annual...

5/7/18 - 6/7/18

KUNO Summer Course

Course, Report - Have you recently started working in the humanitarian field...

24/5/18

Cash working session

Workshop - A workshop on impact assessment of Cash Based Transfer...

18/4/18

Crossing Boundaries! Operating between professional emergency response and citizens helping each other

Report - On 18 April 2018, KUNO and Relief Base /...

10/4/18

Update on war torn Yemen: inside information from local NGOs

Expert meeting - Three years of conflict and lawlessness in Yemen did...

20/3/18

Knowing Food Crises

Debate - How do humanitarian professionals and journalists deal with uncertainties...

20/3/18

A lonesome voice from Myanmar

Debate - It is one of the biggest crises of this...

22/2/18

Another Goma in the Making? Taking stock of the Humanitarian Response to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Expert meeting - In January 2018, a team of HERE-Geneva, including Director...

22/2/18

The Return of Famine?

Expert meeting - A debate on famines, starvation as a crime and...

20/2/18

De Deal: Preview for humanitarian professionals

Debate - The documentary film De Deal is an inside story...

15/2/18

Café Humanitair: Red Alert on Congo!

Debate - Level 3 Emergency! The highest emergency level used by...

12/10/17

Voices from the field

Debate - Humanitarian aid is increasingly carried out by local organisations....

3/10/17

Dutch Relief Aliance workshop on Grand Bargain commitments

Debate

28/9/17

The global humanitarian assistance report 2017

Debate

31/8/17

Expertmeeting on Cash Transfer Programming

Debate

7/7/17

The Humanitarian Academic Agenda: an inventory

Debate

27/6/17

One year after the World Humanitarian Summit

Debate - What progress have Dutch NGOs made on the Grand...

14/6/17

Café Humanitaire: Strategies born out of the necessity to survive

Debate - What are people’s strategies to survive after conflict and...

18/5/17

The emergency gap in armed conflict

Debate