10/06/2025
Webinar on our new “AI-Enhanced Negotiation in Health Emergencies”short course
Register now for our free webinar to discover the "AI-Enhanced Negotiation in Health Emergencies" short course, taking place in person in Amman...
26/05/2025
19 June Event: Shifting the Stigma: Prevention and Protection for Victims and Survivors of Sexual Violence
Co-organised with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this event will explore strategies to reduce the stigma faced by victims and...
20/05/2025
11 June: Attacks on Healthcare: From the Syrian civil war to Gaza and Khartoum
To discuss the topic, we invited as a keynote speaker Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Lord Rector, University of Glasgow...
23/10/2024
Débat avec Patricia Danzi sur la coopération internationale – 1er novembre 2024
Le 1er novembre 2024, de 12h15 à 13h45, le Club suisse de la presse et...
3/06/2024
Launch of our Annual Report 2023
2023 was a special year for our Centre as we celebrated our 25th anniversary. Take...
28/05/2024
Launch of The Lancet Regional Health-Europe Series: ‘Addressing migration and health inequity in Europe’
Event description The Lancet Migration European Regional Hub hosted a lunchtime session on the launch...
14/05/2024
The health and wellbeing consequences of restrictive European migration policies
On May 13th 2024, the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies co-hosted a webinar with Médecins...
10/05/2024
Launch of the CHH-Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict and Forced Displacement
The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health (CHH)–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement...
13/11/2023
Addressing the aid experience: 25 years of Humanitarian Studies
Founded in 1998, the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies has witnessed the profound contextual and...
8/09/2023
Assises de l’humanitaire
À l’occasion du 25ème anniversaire du Centre d’études humanitaires Genève, les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève,...
25/05/2023
Join our webinar on 2nd June 2023: Responding to Noncommunicable Diseases in the Ukraine war
Event’s details: Moderator: Adrianna Murphy, Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical...
17/05/2023
Reimagining the Future of Global Health Initiatives: What are the incentives for change?
On 23 May 2023, join us for an interactive discussion about the future of global health initiatives at the WHA Side-event. We look forward to see you in Campus Biotech, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Genève.
19/01/2023
Book Launch: Systems Thinking for Global Health
Join us for this launch to find out more about how systems thinking can contribute...
1/12/2022
Let’s talk about Mental Health: Conversation 1: Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings – where are we today?
The Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies is very pleased to announce a new collaboration with...
31/05/2022
Online launch of the Handbook of Refugee Health
A recording of this event is available here. A free online version of the handbook...
19/05/2022
University Refugee Forum: Re-connect! Lifelong Learning
Friday, 17 June 2022 Uni4Refugees, is organising the University Refugee Forum 2022 on Friday, 17...
22/03/2022
Webinar: The War in Ukraine and the Complex Health Emergencies Facing People on the Move
This webinar, held on Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 3 – 4.30 PM CET, was organised...
21/01/2022
SYSTAC webinar: Systems approaches to strengthening health system resilience: Key concepts and lessons from COVID-19.
On 10 February 2022, we held a webinar: Systems approaches to strengthening health system resilience:...
2/12/2021
Book Launch – Perilous Medicine: The struggle to protect health care from the violence of war
On Friday, 9 December at 5 PM CET, join us for the ONLINE launch of...
16/11/2021
Symposium: The Role of Data in the Humanitarian Sector
On 24 November 2021, the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies is proud to host a...
11/11/2021
ICRC Analysis & Evidence Week 2021
From 29 November to 3 December 2021, the Analysis and Evidence team at our partner...
3/11/2021
Climate Change, Migration, and Health Research in the European Region– a call to action
Policy Brief Lancet Migration European Regional Hub November 9, 2021 Background Lancet Migration is a...
13/09/2021
Lancet Migration European Regional Hub: accelerating research for climate change-related migration health
Our director, Prof. Karl Blanchet, will moderate the panel “Lancet Migration European Regional Hub: Accelerating...
21/06/2021
Webinar: June 29: Mapping innovations in humanitarian sexual and reproductive health
ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR In this session, you’ll hear directly from those innovating to improve...
14/06/2021
CCHN World Summit on Frontline Humanitarian Negotiation
28 June – 3 July 2021 | Livestreamed from Caux, Switzerland Negotiating in complex, evolving...
11/05/2021
Webinar series: Addressing Power and Decoloniality in Humanitarian Aid
A series of three seminars hosted by the Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Studies and Harvard...
15/04/2021
Humanitarian Encyclopedia virtual workshop at HNPW
Our Humanitarian Encyclopedia team is organizing a workshop on Tuesday, 20 April (10.00 – 11.30 CEST) as part of the Humanitarian...
29/03/2021
Online workshop: Humanitarian Encyclopedia at WSIS Forum 2021
Our Humanitarian Encyclopedia team is organizing a workshop on Tuesday, 6 April (12.00 – 13.00 CET) as part of...
18/03/2021
Webinar series: Do we need more innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Crises?
What does innovation mean in the context of humanitarian sexual and reproductive health (SRH)? What...
15/03/2021
Open Geneva Festival – Workshop Humanitarian Encyclopedia
Our Humanitarian Encyclopedia team is organizing a workshop on 24 March as part of the...
11/03/2021
Workshop: Local perspectives on key humanitarian concepts in Mexico – Central America
As part of the “Seminario Internacional: La accion humanitarian México – Centroamérica” on 18 March...
19/01/2021
Online Panel: COVID-19, delivering SRHR in Crises Settings
on Thursday, 28 January, our Director, Prof. Karl Blanchet, and other panelists joined the online...
19/01/2021
Launch of The Lancet Series on Women’s and Children Health in Conflict Settings
On Monday 25 January 2020, a new The Lancet Series on Women’s and Children Health...
12/11/2020
Prof. Blanchet Inaugural Lecture at the University of Geneva
On 3 December 2020, our Director, Professor Karl Blanchet, gave his inaugural lecture as Ordinary...
9/11/2020
Video conference: 75 pour ONU75 – Repenser les réponses humanitaires
On Tuesday, 10 November at 9-10.15am EST/3-4.15pm CET, join the video conference (in French) “Repenser...
2/11/2020
Geneva Health Forum 2020
The 8th edition of the Geneva Health Forum (GHF) will take place online from 16-18...
8/10/2020
Relaunched COVID-19 webinar series
The READY Initiative, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Centre for Humanitarian Health at...
14/09/2020
Web Conference: Healthy People on a Healthy Planet
On 25 September, 2020 (13:30 – 15.00) our director Prof. Karl Blanchet will join a...
29/06/2020
Virtual WSIS+15 Forum
Join the virtual stand we are co-hosting with the University of Geneva (UNIGE) at the...
19/06/2020
HNPW report on our session on “Learning and partnering for better local humanitarian outcomes”.
During the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2020 organised by UN OCHA, the Geneva...
2/06/2020
Book launch: The Uncounted: Politics of Data in Global Health
Join us on Thursday, 11 June 2020 4-5pm CEST for the launch of “The Uncounted” the new...
2/06/2020
Webinar series: COVID-19 & Humanitarian Settings – Experience and Knowledge Sharing
The READY Initiative, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Centre for Humanitarian Health at...