Master’s in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK
• Origin of current humanitarianism and international legal framework for humanitarian action
• International Human Rights Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• Legislation on refugees and internally displaced people, and Disaster response legislation

FILM FORUM: THE ORIGINS OF CURRENT HUMANITARIANISM, THE CREATION OF THE RED CROSS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

GENDER AND CROSS CUTTING APPROACHES
• Introduction to a gender-sensitive approach
• Gender in Projects and Programmes
• Environmental issues
• Rights based programming
• Childhood and Youth
• Disabilities
• Building local capacities
FILM FORUM: THE YUGOSLAV WARS
ETHICS IN HUMANITARIAN WORK AND IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
• Humanitarian identity and basic humanitarian principles
• Evolution of humanitarian principles
• Codes of Conduct
• Other initiatives to improve humanitarian programme quality
FILM FORUM: THE GENOCIDE IN RWANDA
LET’S TALK ABOUT SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION
• Wealth, poverty and inequality
• Approaches to under-development
• Cooperation strategies
• Voluntary work
THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
• Concepts of Development
• What are the Millennium Development Goals?
• The World Bank and the Poverty-Reduction Strategies
• Governance and Development
DISASTERS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
• Natural disasters as global phenomena
• The reduction of risk as a necessary approach
• Types of disaster:
• natural
• anthropogenic
• Learning to Manage Disasters
PROJECT MANAGEMENT I: LOGICAL FRAMEWORK APPROACH
• The Logical Framework Approach
• The Project Cycle, Indicators and External Factors
• The European Union Project Cycle Management Manual and other manuals
PROJECT MANAGEMENT II: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
• Accountability
• Needs Assessment
• Formulating preliminary plans:
• Concept notes and
• Synthesis documents
• Monitoring the emergency project by means of Reports
• Monitoring long term projects by means of AOPs and Reports
• Coordination
• Coordination of Activities
• Coordination among Institutions
• Fundraising
• Methodological Documents
PROJECT MANAGEMENT III: MISSIONS AND OFFICES IN THE FIELD
• Administration and budgeting
• Administrative regulations of an international donnor
• European Union Humanitarian Aid project contract management regulations - ECHO FPA
• Human Resources
• Staff security in field operations and conflict zones
• Logistics
SECTORS OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, THE SPHERE PROJECT AND THE UNHCR EMERGENCY MANUAL
• Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods
• Public Health
• Water and Sanitation
• Design of temporary shelter and Refugee Camps. The Sphere Project and the UNHCR Manual for Emergency Situations.
• Humanitarian Protection
• Advocacy
• Education in emergencies.