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📣 The online MIHA application is LIVE! Looking to level up your humanitarian career by 2028? 🗓️🌏Earn mastery in your fie...
05/27/2026

📣 The online MIHA application is LIVE! Looking to level up your humanitarian career by 2028? 🗓️

🌏Earn mastery in your field by completing three specialized Advanced Certificates—designed to be completed in 2 years or less:

1) Humanitarian Operations (Logistics & Supply Chain)

2) Disaster Management (Relief & Recovery)

3) Humanitarian Leadership (Strategy & Risk)

ℹ️Upon completion of each certificate + the capstone course, students will receive their M.A. in International Humanitarian Action

💼 Elevate your impact without pausing your career or moving
👥 Learn from humanitarian experts who have decades of global humanitarian experience
🗣️ Network with dedicated peers from various international aid organizations throughout the world
🖱️ Learn more at Fordham.edu/iiha

✒️ Apply at the link in the bio or comment MIHA application on this post to receive the application directly to your IG inbox!

This masters program is through and at

What is happening with humanitarian aid in Gaza?Tensions in Gaza peaked in 2023, leaving citizens vulnerable to hunger a...
05/26/2026

What is happening with humanitarian aid in Gaza?
Tensions in Gaza peaked in 2023, leaving citizens vulnerable to hunger and violence and in dire need of humanitarian resources. Organizations like UNICEF, World Central Kitchen, Palestine Center for Human Rights, and more work diligently to provide food, water, sanitation, temporary shelter, supplemental education, and emotional and social support during the crisis when possible.

Image references:
1. Palestinians evacuate following an Israeli airstrike on a mosque in Gaza City, October 9, 2023 (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
2. Palestinians bury bodies at a mass grave for Palestinians killed in Southern Gaza, August 5, 2024 (Ahmed Salem/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
3. Palestinians gather to receive hot meals distributed by a charity in Gaza city, July 2025 (Khames Alrefi/Anadlou via Getty Images)

05/26/2026

🌏 International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance students begin week #2 at .

The IDHA is a 4-week rigorous humanitarian assistance program intended for humanitarian practitioners or those very interested in humanitarian-related work. Learn more at IIHAglobal.org. Our next IDHA is scheduled for November 2026 in Bangkok.

If you are a current MSHS student and are interested in taking the IDHA for credit please attend our next MSHS information session on June 9!

📢 WEDNESDAY, MAY 20: Our next guest in The Future of Humanitarian Aid webinar series is Juan Chaves-Gonzalez of . All ar...
05/18/2026

📢 WEDNESDAY, MAY 20: Our next guest in The Future of Humanitarian Aid webinar series is Juan Chaves-Gonzalez of . All are welcome to this live lecture and Q&A with Chaves-Gonzalez. Register by clicking on our story.

05/07/2026

📅On Wednesday 29th April, the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs was pleased to welcome Ms. Toni-Anne Vinell Stewart, who currently works as a Gender Specialist with the Gender Equality and Inclusion Section of UN-OCHA in New York.

During the conversation, Toni-Anne informed students on the importance of finding a specific niche within humanitarianism, or any respective field, and working with local communities and NGOs to gain skills quickly.

This reel is a recap of the motivating insights Toni-Anne had for our student attendees and guests. This was our last Conversations of the semester, however in the fall except Conversations with Humanitarians to take place on the last Wednesday of each month in Canisius Hall at FCRH.

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📣 THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN AID WEBINAR SERIES invites the humanitarian community and anyone who is interested to atten...
05/05/2026

📣 THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN AID WEBINAR SERIES invites the humanitarian community and anyone who is interested to attend our May line-up of online lectures. Register: https://iihaglobal.org/events/

Gain insights into:

ℹ️Challenges facing the humanitarian aid sector and the future of humanitarian aid
ℹ️Opportunities these challenges have created
Potential solutions to improving humanitarian response, re-localization, and decolonization
ℹ️What humanitarian action might look like by 2035

Register: https://iihaglobal.org/events/

📣 THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN AID WEBINAR SERIES invites the humanitarian community and anyone who is interested to atten...
05/05/2026

📣 THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN AID WEBINAR SERIES invites the humanitarian community and anyone who is interested to attend our May line-up of online lectures.

Gain insights into:

ℹ️Challenges facing the humanitarian aid sector and the future of humanitarian aid
ℹ️Opportunities these challenges have created
Potential solutions to improving humanitarian response, re-localization, and decolonization
ℹ️What humanitarian action might look like by 2035

🔗 Sign up: visit the link in our bio!

Hear our speakers from:

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📣 VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION. There is still time to apply to our MS in Humanitarian Studies for Fall 2026! Learn more ...
05/04/2026

📣 VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION. There is still time to apply to our MS in Humanitarian Studies for Fall 2026! Learn more about the in-person MSHS this Tuesday, May 5 at 12 PM ET during an online MSHS info session. You will meet the Director of the program and receive the opportunity to ask any application questions. This is a 1.5-2 year graduate program with the Fordham GSAS at Fordham University in New York City.
🔗Register https://gradadmissions.fordham.edu/register/?id=2b572df1-2d78-4933-a927-4e2328f9a203&_gl=1*cooulx*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NzMwODMwMzYuQ2owS0NRanczN25OQmhEa0FSSXNBRUJHSThPNEJxTGZEemtDUV9fMllxU2hXZDhmSU03TUVvVm5jRV9tRjNNY0xhWmlSMXhBcFRlT2wyTWFBcm14RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTI0NjcwOTQ2OC4xNzcwODIyMjYwLjExNTg5NjQyNTQuMTc3NzkyMDcxMC4xNzc3OTIwNzQ0&_ga=2.23160314.13410578.1777909758-654212352.1755700180

Learn more at Fordham.edu/iiha

📣 Swipe to learn why the online MHCE is right for you! Have you always wanted to establish a mental health or psychosoci...
04/28/2026

📣 Swipe to learn why the online MHCE is right for you!

Have you always wanted to establish a mental health or psychosocial program in an area affected by complex disasters? Want to learn or update your knowledge in how to work with child and adult trauma survivors? The IIHA has opened applications for the online Fall 2026 Mental Health in Complex Emergencies course, which is available for no credit at a discounted rate. Non-credit students receive a certificate of completion upon successful completion of the course.

🔗Learn more and ask questions about the MHCE at this week’s information session on May 1 at 10 a.m. ET (NY time) at https://gradadmissions.fordham.edu/register/?id=7e9280fd-b33f-4f9b-9309-8a04c7f3c141&utm_source=1+Fordham+Master+List&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04af39e1b5-Inside+Fordham+7%2F28%2F2025_COPY_01&utm_term=0_-b6f62aa89a-176316885&_gl=1*yu33z4*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NzMwODMwMzYuQ2owS0NRanczN25OQmhEa0FSSXNBRUJHSThPNEJxTGZEemtDUV9fMllxU2hXZDhmSU03TUVvVm5jRV9tRjNNY0xhWmlSMXhBcFRlT2wyTWFBcm14RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTI0NjcwOTQ2OC4xNzcwODIyMjYwLjkzMTkyNjkzMy4xNzc3Mzg0MDk5LjE3NzczODQyNzk.&_ga=2.139362291.1598071120.1777295693-654212352.1755700180. You will hear from Course Professor Whitney Fry, Adjunct Professor Lynne Jones OBE, FRCPsych., and 2025 alum S. Liton Kumar Roy Amitav!

🖱️ Apply for the MHCE >> IIHAglobal.org. The deadline is August 12, 2026 but (virtual) seats for this particular course tend to fill up quickly!

💡 Questions about the application process? Visit iihaglobal.org or email [email protected] today.

ℹ️ If you are a current Fordham graduate student and would like to take this course please sign up on your student banner account!
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📣 The FINAL Conversations With Humanitarians of the school year is this Wednesday, April 29! Are you a current student ...
04/27/2026

📣 The FINAL Conversations With Humanitarians of the school year is this Wednesday, April 29! Are you a current student interested in working in humanitarian affairs or with humanitarian practitioners? Or, working with or in gender and women’s rights? If you answered yes, then this event is for you! Meet Toni-Anne Vinell Stewart of who will talk about her 12+ years in:
🌏gender affairs
🌏refugee protection
🌏humanitarian action

Please arrive 10 minutes early to grab a seat and some refreshments. This event is filling up quickly!

🔗Sign up at the link in the IIHA bio.
LOCATION: Canisius Hall, 2nd floor at FCRH
TIME: 4:00-5:30 pm

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