hdpi Forum
ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES
A forum series with global thought leaders to stimulate thinking and action.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Africa in the Era of Global Crisis
Dr Gorden Moyo
Humanitarian Ethics
for a New Era of Climate Emergency
Hugo Slim
Senior Research Fellow
University of Oxford
Ending Sexual Violence Against Children in a Generation: What will It Take?
Dr. Kathleen Cravero
Strategic Advisor; Distinguished Lecturer, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.
Global Helpline
Review of data on sexual exploitation of children
Thomas Mueller
The Sanguine Mirage-The False Comfort of the Humanitarian Imperative
A study of the application of humanitarian principles
Martin Barber and Mark Bowden
Chatham House
Operationalizing "localization" and "protection"
Mark Linning
Senior Protection Advisor
Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)
Poly-crises and the impact on children; developing a research agenda
Bo Victor Nylund
Compassion unleashed-witness to the metamorphosis of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
James Brasher
Travels with former president Jimmy Carter
James Brasher
Title: Navigating new layers of uncertainty
Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP.
Pedro Conceição
Climate Change: threats - response
Matthew Brubacher
Reflections on Critical Issues in the Middle East
Adele Khodr
Regional Director
UNICEF, Middle East and North Africa
Hunger and Child Poverty
Yolande Wright
Mental health and wellbeing: need for a paradigm shift
Dr. Moitreyee Sinhatitle
Executive Director and co-founder of citiesRISE
Identity and Statelessness
DR Victor Karunan
"Disruption in support for the UN in a polarized world?"
Megan Gilgan
Deputy Director of the Public Partnerships Division
UNICEF
Practical applications of the 8KQ - an ethical framework for decision making
William Hawk, Peter Mulrean, Fred Spielberg
Dr. Natalia Linos
Planning from the future for the future: organizational perspectives
Dr Randolph Kent
Visiting professor at King's College
Reorienting Humanitarian Assistance: refugee self reliance
Dale Buscher
Vice President for Programs, Women’s Refugee Commission
Behavior, and the Concept of Choice
Dr. Amaya Gillespie
UNICEF MENARO
The Need for More Courageous Advocacy for Human Rights
Yoriko Yasukawa
Emergency Services (EMOPS)
Lana Weikat
Deputy Director UNICEF
Casualty recording in conflict - achievements, prospects, and pitfalls
Hamit Dardagan
John Sloboda
Iraq Body Count, Every Casualty Worldwide
Jianluca Buono
Chief of Field Operations and Emergencies
UNICEF, Yemen
Reflections on Global Goals and the SDGs; Considerations for the Next Step
Dr. Jan Vandemoortele,
Independent Researcher and Consultant
co-architect of the MDG’s; with ongoing work on the SDGs
Migration
Michele Klein Solomon
Food Security and Nutrition
DR Bruce Curry
Pioneering Researcher
The Evolution of NGO's
Mark Bowden
BYKIDS
Holly Carter
Founder and Executive Director
President and CEO, Cure Violence Global
Dr. Gary Slutkin, MD.
Philip Goldman
Founder and President of
Maestral International
Dr. Catherine Bertini
Mental well-being across countries, and implications
Tara Thiagarajan, Ph.D
Neuroscientist, Founder and Chief Scientist of Sapien Labs
Regional President & Managing Director,
David Evangelista
Europe Eurasia, Special Olympics
Misinformation - Fake News
Philip Howard
Rule of law and democracy
Cecile Aptel, OHCHR
Thoughts on the dynamics of peacebuilding
John Paul Lederach
Challenging inhumanity in turbulent times
Norah Niland and Antonio Donini
Robert Jenkins, Education and Associate Director,
Programme Division, UNICEF HQ
Program Development and Resource Mobalization: Lessons learned
Jim Brasher
Current threats to children
Cornelius Williams, UNICEF
More Responsive Humanitarian Action
Nick Van Praag
Founder and Director of Ground Truth
Complexity Theory: Adressing Complex Humanitarian Problems
Prof Eve Mitleton-Kelly
Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding
DR Elena Butti
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Impact and trauma of migration
Saulo Padilla
Responding to violence in Honduras
Mark Connoly, UNICEF Representative Honduras
Improving the lives and livelihoods of youth
Rob Burnet, Chief Executive, Shujaaz, INC.
Multilateralism: take nothing for granted but don't give up
Amb. Peter Mulrean
Julie Rosicky, Executive Director of International Social Service
Human rights at a crossroad
audio file
Iain Levine
- Prof. Eve Mitleton-Kelly Complexity Theory: Addressing Complex Humanitarian Problems
- Philip Howard, Mis-Information, Fake News
- DR Elena Butti, Postdoctoral fellow, Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Julie Rosicky, Executive Director of International Social Service (ISS) USA Observations and lessons in helping to reunite children with families in Central America
- Norah Niland and Antonio Donini, Challenging Inhumanity in turbulent Times
- John Paul Lederach, Thoughts on the Dynamics of Peacebuilding
- Robert Jenkins, Chief Education and Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF HQ
- Iain Levine, Human Rights at a Crossroad
- Jim Brasher, Program Development and Resource Mobilization, Lessons Learned
- Angela Raven-Roberts
- Cornelius Williams, UNICEF
- Edouard Belloncle, Disinformation, Response and Reflections: a Libyan Case Study
- Richard Morgan, Plan International
- Dennis McNamara, Humanitarian Dialogue Center
- Robin Biellick, vaccine specialist
- Stephen Allen, OFDA/USAID
- Carl Stauffer, Center for Justice and Peace, EMU
- Lori Hieber Girardet, UNDRR
- Hani Mansourian, Alliance for Child Protection
- Peter Morris, formerly with OFDA
- Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown KCMG
- Hugo Slim – Oxford University
- Peter McDermott & Justin Rogers – Martin James Foundation
- Molly Bingham – Orb Media
- Carlo Scaramella - WFP
- Luis Mendez, Stratman Consultants
- Brigette De Lay – Oak Foundation
- Jagan Chapagain – IFRC
- Karen Landgren – Security Council Report
- David Nabarro – WHO/4SD
- Tom McDermott – xUNICEFers
- Krishna Belrose - HDPI
- Everett Ressler – HDPI
- Fred Spielberg – UNICEF Colombia