The Humanitarian Observatories are organised spaces where participants, representing multiple actors, discuss a variety of topics in relation to humanitarian governance. Actors can include, for example, national aid providers, civil society actors, research institutions, independent researchers, academics, think tanks and government representatives. These networks of actors observe trends and processes in humanitarian governance and propose changes when needed.
Dorothea Hilhorst | 15 June 2023
In the past few months, several humanitarian observatories have been set up in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia as part of a project on humanitarian governance and advocacy. These observatories review humanitarian action in the countries they’re located in and aim to contribute to humanitarian reform from below. In this post, Dorothea Hilhorst introduces this exciting new development and the Bliss blog series that will show what’s happening at the different observatories.
*Myriam Wanga Milabyo, Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa and Delu Lusambya Mwenebyake | 30 September 2025 | Conflict-related risks of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies among adolescents, the case of Bukavu
*Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa, Delu Lusambya Mwenebyake, Jules Amani Kamanyula, Rachel Sifa Katembera and Léonie Aishe Saidi | 10 June 2025 | Preventing crisis through reforestation: the case of Kalehe in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
*Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa, Delu Lusambya Mwenebyake, Innocent Assumani Muganza, Moise Amissi Esdra, Salumu Saidi, Felicien Ahadi Mutaga, Emmanuel Louis Muhanzi, Henri Kintuntu Munyangi, Kisangani Zacharie and Léonie Aishe Saidi | 1 May 2025 | How domestic fire has become a humanitarian crisis: case of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
*Alemayehu B. Hordofa and Marga Fekadu Angerasa | 3 April 2025 | USAID suspension is a wake-up call to address fragility of Humanitarian Actions in Ethiopia
Agrippina Nandjaa | 14 January 2025 | Emphasizing locally-led knowledge interventions in cases of neglected humanitarian crises: Launching the Namibian Humanitarian ObservatoryMyriam Wanga Milabyo
*Carolien Jacobs, Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa and Rachel Sifa Katembera | 28 November 2024 | Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Looking beyond physical crimes [French version]
Anisa Abeytia, Shanyal Uqaili, Mihir Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi | 7 November 2024 | AI and Emerging Tech for Humanitarian Action: Opportunities and Challenges
Loreine B. dela Cruz and Michael Vincent DC. Mercado | 28 May 2024 | ‘Pagkakaloob’: The Filipino concept and practice of community philanthropy
*Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa and Delu Lusambya Mwenebyake | 12 December 2023 | Adapting codes of conduct for humanitarian workers to the DRC context can prevent and combat sexual abuse.
*Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa and Delu Lusambya Mwenebyake | 23 November 2023 | Creating a space for Congolese to talk about issues including how widespread sexual abuse is ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s humanitarian sector.
Khayal Trivedi, Mihir Bhatt, Vishal Pathak, Prabhod Chakrabarti and Keya Saha Chaudhary | 29 September 2023 | A humanitarian observatory for discussing heatwaves in South Asia was recently launched — here’s how it wants to improve responses to heatwaves
*Alemayehu B. Hordofa | 4 July 2023 | Why it’s crucial for internally displaced persons to participate in the peace process following Ethiopia’s Oromia Conflict.
*These blogs are part of the Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, Alternatives’ project. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 884139