Event location: Cambridge, MA, USA.

Runs: From 19th Jul 2016 to 21st Jul 2016

Event time: 08:00 to 17:00

Event contact: Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, ihlseminar@hpcr.ccsend.com

Humanitarian organizations, international agencies and governments that serve populations affected by crises find themselves increasingly in urban settings. Agencies face new challenges, and some potential advantages, in these complex urban environments and are only just learning how to approach them. These new challenges take many forms: complicated physical layouts, poorly prepared institutions and infrastructure, a mixed target population of refugees and underserved locals. Furthermore, coordination of NGOs, communities as well as local authorities calls for urgent education and training in urban crises.

For more information visit http://hhi.harvard.edu/content/urban-humanitarian-emergencies-course