15 Feb

Humanitarian Interventions in High Risk Contexts

Opening hours / Beginning:

Sat:
9:00 am - 6:00 pm

15 February 2025

Venue:

Big Lecture Hall & online Ziemssenstraße 1 80336 München

The world is experiencing an unprecedented moment of fragility and uncertainty. Climate-change-fueled disasters are more frequent and intense. Conflict in many parts of the world continues to go unresolved, eroding people’s coping capacities.

In today's complex humanitarian landscape, the prevalence of protracted crises underscores the urgent need for a comprehensive approach to addressing humanitarian needs. Humanitarian action is frequently taking place in in situations of risk – the high levels of risks to civilian populations inherent in crisis contexts are the rationale for humanitarian intervention, and are also the predominant consideration for how, when and what interventions are made.

During the HSM 2025, the challenges and strategies for delivering humanitarian assistance in conflict zones will be explored. The symposium will consider various risk settings, amongst whom also the recent war in the Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Through detailed case studies, the goal is to shed light on the dangers in these regions, including severe access restrictions, security threats, and operational hurdles that complicate aid delivery.

Additionally, different Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will be present with information booths in the symposium's exhibition area, which provides an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences as well as to get in touch with a great variety of institutions.

This event is organized in cooperation with Ärzte der Welt – Médecins du Monde Germany.

A registration is required. For more information visit the LMU Klinikum website.

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