JHU SAIS to Host Conference on Humanitarian Assistance

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a daylong conference, "Against All Odds: Humanitarian Assistance and Protection on Complex Conflicts," on Tuesday, 04/9 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This conference is hosted by the Swiss Foundation for World Affairs at SAIS. Expert panelists from academia, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the media will speak throughout the day during the following sessions.

9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

9:15 a.m. The Changing Nature of Conflicts

9:45 a.m. Cases: Field Reports from Afghanistan, Congo, Sudan and Bosnia/Kosovo

11 a.m. The Strategic Challenge

11:30 a.m.The Operational Challenge

12 p.m. The Political Challenge

12:30 p.m.The Legal Challenge

2 p.m. Humanitarian Relief and the Media

2:30 p.m. Humanitarian Relief and the Foreign Military

3 p.m. Humanitarian Standards: The Sphere Project

3:45 p.m. Managing Humanitarian Complexity: An Agenda for Action

4:45 p.m. Concluding Remarks

The conference, free and open to the public, will be held in the Kenney Auditorium, first floor of the SAIS Nitze Building at 1740 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public must register to attend the conference by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 202.663.5722.

Members of the media who want to cover this event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].