This is a guest blog from Mariya Nikolova, Legal Training Adviser at International Committee of the Red Cross. The new “Introduction to International Humanitarian Law” course created by the International Committee of the Red Cross seeks to make the rules of war accessible to a wide practitioner and...

By Stacy Guidera, Project and Learning Design Manager, DisasterReady

Eight years into the crisis in Syria, there are an estimated 5.5 million Syrian refugees living worldwide. This remains the world’s largest displacement crisis in history[1].

Close to 20 per cent of registered...

This is a guest blog from Kelsey Hoppe, CEO of Safer Edge.

Humanitarian and development assistance is delivered in some of the world’s most complex and complex environments. The 2018 Aid Worker Security Report, produced annually by Humanitarian Outcomes, reported that 313 aid workers were...

In 2012, the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation established DisasterReady to respond to a critical need to use online learning to quickly prepare first responders in disaster response. Since that time over 250,000 aid workers have used our free online learning resources to better prepare them for...

This is a guest post from Ashlee Sang, Content Manager at Telecom4Good

Whether you’re working in the most remote corners of the world or managing the aftermath of a natural disaster in an urban hub, proper equipment and training are essential to developing your organization and the...

On 19 August 2003, terrorists attacked the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people. Five years later, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).

Every year, the humanitarian community comes together to commemorate...