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Identification of Current Priorities for Research in Humanitarian Action: Proceedings of the First Annual UN OCHA Policy and Research Conference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2012

Mark P. Foran ,
Paul G. Greenough ,
Andrew Thow ,
Daniel Gilman ,
Andreas Schütz ,
Rahul Chandran  and
Allegra Baiocchi
Mark P. Foran*
Affiliation:
NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center—Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, New York USA Harvard School of Public Health—Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
Paul G. Greenough
Affiliation:
Harvard School of Public Health—Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital—Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts USA
Andrew Thow
Affiliation:
United Nations—Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York, New York USA
Daniel Gilman
Affiliation:
United Nations—Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York, New York USA
Andreas Schütz
Affiliation:
United Nations—Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York, New York USA
Rahul Chandran
Affiliation:
United Nations—Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York, New York USA
Allegra Baiocchi
Affiliation:
United Nations—Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York, New York USA
*
Correspondence: Mark Foran, MD, MPH NYU School of Medicine 462 First Avenue, OBV-A349A New York, NY 10016 USA E-mail mark.foran@nyumc.org
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Abstract

On December 12-13, 2011, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) hosted a humanitarian policy and research conference on the theme of “Risk, Adaptation and Innovation in Humanitarian Action.” The four sessions of the conference covered humanitarian action in a changing world, adaptation and innovation in humanitarian action, humanitarian action in protracted and violent conflict, and effective humanitarian action. This special report contains summaries of presentations in each session and the conclusions resulting from the discussions throughout. Through a process of open discussion, debate, and a closing survey, the conference participants identified four top priorities in humanitarian research for the coming years: evidence-driven humanitarian decision-making; accountability and transparency; risk and agility; and partnership. In addition to plans for a 2nd Annual Research and Policy conference in December of 2012, specific outcomes of the conference include a series of regional workshops in 2012 and 2013, launching with Asia, Africa and the Middle East; creation of Policy Working Groups (PWG) for each research priority identified; and a new flagship OCHA publication, to be launched in late 2012 or early 2013, which will share the progress made on the research priorities identified.

Foran MP, Greenough PG, Thow A, Gilman D, Schütz A, Chandran R, Baiocchi A. Identification of current priorities for research in humanitarian action: proceedings of the First Annual UN OCHA Policy and Research Conference. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(3):1-7.

Keywords

accountabilityconflictdisasterhumanitarianresearch
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 260 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2012

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