Samantha Melis

When #Disasters meet #Conflict / PhD Researcher @DisCoRD_ISS/ In #Burundi #Nepal #SierraLeone #Haiti and the rest of the world/ Insta: golden_ophelia

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

Who is ‘the local’ in localization? Does it look the same from below than from above? Find out here in our Multi-Local reply! https://t.co/MbWvzuZljT #humanitarian #localisation #disasterresponse #grandbargain Thanks to @hilhorst_thea @Kees_Boersma @EmmanuelRaju7 @CogitatioPaG

[Politics and Governance @CogitatioPaG]

Take a look at this new issue about the effects of disaster governance. Edited by Dorothea Hilhorst (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Kees Boersma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), and Emmanuel Raju (University of Copenhagen).
https://t.co/AbtynpXytt
#politics #disaster #governance

[CHS Alliance @CHS_Alliance]

📢Webinar announcement: #Complaint Mechanisms in the context of #COVID - Oct 21 13:00 CEST

Join us & @Sam_Melis @DisCoRD_ISS to discuss recent research into understanding barriers & drivers to strong #Accountability systems in #fragile contexts: https://t.co/ep77OA1NQB

[Thea Hilhorst @hilhorst_thea]

For today’s #WorldHumanitarianDay, we praise #RealLifeHeroes working on #disasterriskreduction in #conflict settings. They are on the frontline in creating #safer and more #resilient communities. More info on #whendisastermeetsconflict: https://t.co/NsgpgvFpqC

[Thea Hilhorst @hilhorst_thea]

Humanitarian studies must face racism and step up efforts for equal collaborations and ethical participatory research. See my blog and join the webinar https://t.co/qZRhtyMcpg Thursday 20 August 10-11CET Power structures, Localisation and Humanitarian studies

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

What happens when a #disaster unfolds in a post-conflict setting where #statebuilding is on the balance with a massive #humanitarian response? Check it out! #openaccess 'Post‐conflict disaster governance in Nepal: One‐door policy, multiple‐window practice' https://t.co/v9mZdcmf8h

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

Check out this article with @hilhorst_thea on intra-state challenges in #disaster response governance after the 2017 landslide in Sierra Leone. It highlights important lessons for the #humanitarian #localisation agenda that is premised on a uniform state. https://t.co/wclknQQh71

[ISS, The Hague @issnl]

Not registered yet for the new MOOC on Humanitarian Aid yet? Do it today as tomorrow this free E-course will officially start. It is all about #disaster risk reduction and #humanitarianaid in #conflict settings. https://t.co/Yhscnz0Px7 @hilhorst_thea @rodmenaf @IHSA_studies

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

@aclarkginsberg Thanks for retweeting! I’m actually working on an article to unpack this complexity in more detail. I’m hoping to update more after March and continue the conversation on this important topic :)

[ISS, The Hague @issnl]

PhD researcher @Sam_Melis has analyzed the response to the mudslide and floods in Sierra Leone. Policy brief #8 in the When disaster meets conflict project.
https://t.co/kqeTkWanjN

[Thea Hilhorst @hilhorst_thea]

Visit our new website with many research briefs on disaster governance, response and DRR in cases where disaster coincides with conflict. https://t.co/qWMhxNgQMQ #GP2019Geneva #TheResilienceDividend #SendaiFramework @issnl @erasmusuni

[Thea Hilhorst @hilhorst_thea]

New research brief about the coordination challenges during the earthquakes response in post-conflict Nepal where humanitarians had to navigate one-door and blanket targeting approach of government. https://t.co/qWMhxNgQMQ #SendaiFramework #GP2019Geneva #TheResilienceDividend

[Lizz Harrison @LizzHarrison2]

Interesting @irinnews webinar on #localisation coming up on Fri 22 Mar - register online: https://t.co/7gePIT8tN7 #LocalAid

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

“We need to talk about racism — in the development sector.” by Alex Jones https://t.co/8pBW8zmsLV

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

#Haiti Nr 1

[CARE International @CAREGlobal]

JUST LAUNCHED: The 10 most under-reported crises of 2018.

Millions are facing their darkest hours outside of the media spotlight. We are telling their story. https://t.co/0WjJgBMTCz

#SufferingInSilence #ForgottenCrisis

[Radboudumc @radboudumc]

Het vaccin tegen tuberculose versterkt ook de afweer tegen malaria. Dat ontdekten onderzoekers van het Radboudumc. De resultaten verschenen vandaag in Nature Communications. https://t.co/s4zdbOnfTC

[Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective @OriginsOSU]

Five heavily armed former-American military members have been arrested in Haiti, and called "terrorists" by Haiti's Prime Minister. The long history of US involvement in #Haiti has often been more of a burden than a blessing, as we discuss here: https://t.co/ilhGHOPGOE

[Samantha Melis @Sam_Melis]

My blog on #localisation in #humanitarianaid and #disasterresponse. Questioning ‘the local’, introducing the #multilocal and including a focus on #powerrelations, to open up a more nuanced and critical discussion of what it means in practice.

[Bliss @ISS_Blog]

After the 2016 #WorldHumanitarianSummit, the donor community committed to direct more resources and responsibilities to local actors in humanitarian #disasters. However, it is not always clear who “the local” is. @issnl… https://t.co/vXl71VsBNW

[Open Gouv Haiti @OpenGouvHT]

[ #Infographie ] La crise bat son plein. Le Président @moisejovenel se retrouve, face à ses option, ses responsabilités, et au temps...
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Téléchargez la version imprimable ici:
https://t.co/JETMbjAr7P

[RT @RT_com]

Protests in Haiti, protests in #Venezuela, but for Trump & Co. only the latter needs ‘democracy’
https://t.co/4cLgVFei8G