Category Humanitarian Affairs

Religious Institutions and Disasters: Scope for DRR and Long-term Recovery

Religious Institutions and Disasters: Scope for DRR and Long-term Recovery

01/02/2021, Humanitarian Affairs

Priyanka Borpujari is an award-winning journalist, former Fulbright Scholar, and currently a Rotary Peace Fellow at the International Christian University, Tokyo. Between 2018 ...

Detention in Asia and the Pacific

Detention in Asia and the Pacific

27/10/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

On 26 October 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Sanata Dharma University (SDU) and its Jesuit network in Asia addressed ...

Indonesia: Online Workshop on Management of the Dead for COVID-19 Patients

Indonesia: Online Workshop on Management of the Dead for COVID-19 Patients

09/10/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

More than 300 volunteers from across Indonesia learned how to safely manage the bodies of COVID-19 victims while respecting traditional religious practice in ...

Faith in Humanity Film

Faith in Humanity Film

17/09/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

While states have ratified key international legal conventions, people often are bound more to their religious beliefs and traditions than the abstract texts ...

Indonesia: Faith-Based Organizations Share Their Experience in Responding to COVID-19

Indonesia: Faith-Based Organizations Share Their Experience in Responding to COVID-19

02/09/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with Humanitarian Forum Indonesia (HFI), an umbrella organization for 17 Indonesian faith-based groups, and ...

India: Interfaith Dialogue on Dignified Management of the Dead during COVID-19

India: Interfaith Dialogue on Dignified Management of the Dead during COVID-19

12/08/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

The pandemic has fundamentally altered every aspect of our lives and with the toll crossing more than 700,000 globally and 45,000 in India, ...

Indonesia: Religious Leaders Reflect on Their Role during COVID-19

Indonesia: Religious Leaders Reflect on Their Role during COVID-19

23/06/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

Religious leaders in Indonesia have played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic. While adhering to the health protocols issued by the authorities, ...

The Instrumentalization of Religion in Conflict

The Instrumentalization of Religion in Conflict

16/06/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

Peacebuilders and policy-makers often accuse political elites of exploiting religion in conflicts for the purpose of achieving political objectives. In this important article, ...

The Concept of Social Service

The Concept of Social Service

11/05/2020, Humanitarian Affairs

Princess Amrit Kaur, recently voted TIME Woman of the Year 1947 for “championing an independent India”, explores the concept of social service in ...

Asia Regional Conference on Humanitarian Negotiation and Access

Asia Regional Conference on Humanitarian Negotiation and Access

10/04/2018, Humanitarian Affairs

From 8 to 9 March 2018, over 120 participants from 18 countries gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia for the Regional Conference on Humanitarian Action ...