We can work differently – and here’s how
Region: Global
With “Working differently to end need” established as one of the five core areas of the Agenda for Humanity, innovation will be...
Latest posts on the Transformation through innovation theme
Benefits and Implications of Digital Cash-based Programming
Region: Global
As world leaders from the public and private sectors prepare to convene in Istanbul for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, I am...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the refugee crisis
Region: Middle East and North Africa
“I ordered some parts to build a new device for Ahmad, and I programmed it by myself,” he beamed. Asem, a 21-year-old...
Monitoring food security data through mobile technology
Region: West and Central Africa
In rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa’s second largest country with vast fertile lands and thousands of lakes,...
New Global Alliance for Urban Crises announced, putting cities on the humanitarian map
Region: Global
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien announced yesterday that a new Global Alliance for Urban Crises will be launched...
Celebrating International Volunteer Day – a blog by WHS Online Volunteers
Region: Global
In the wake of the International Volunteer Day (IVD), celebrated worldwide on December 5th, the volunteers of the World Humanitarian Summit came...
Satellite Community signs Charter in Support of Humanitarian Operations
Region: Global
Satellite Community signs Crisis Connectivity Charter in Support of Humanitarian Operations For too many years there has been a misguided distrust between...
World Toilet Day: How the Humanitarian Innovation Fund is Tackling Global WASH Challenges?
Region: Global
Imagine it is dark outside, you need to use the toilet, and your choices are: 1 Going to a pit latrine nearby...
Community-Based Aerial Humanitarian Robotics
Region: Global
Late September in Nepal, warm and dry after the monsoon rains subside, is an excellent time to take to the skies. My...
Private sector as a key player in disaster response and recovery
Region: South and Central Asia
The private sector is rapidly emerging as a key player in disaster response and recovery particularly in developing countries. After super-typhoon Haiyan...
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