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Registration is required: click here  Find when this event is happening in your time zone ---------------------------------- The humanitarian reform process, initiated by the United Nations in 2005, aimed to remedy gaps in humanitarian operations and improve the timeliness, effectiveness, and predictability of aid delivery. The reform process sought to achieve these goals through three...
ATHA Specialized Training on Gender in Humanitarian Action: from Policy to Practice Please note: This page will be updated shortly. Information on content and modules is preliminary. ATHA Partner: Women's Refugee Commission (see: http://womensrefugeecommission.org/) Purpose The purpose of the course is to build gender awareness among NGOs working in humanitarian contexts starting with policy...
The ATHA onsite training on the Management of Humanitarian Assistance takes place twice each calendar year, at the Sida Partnership Forum, Härnösand, Sweden. Consisting of a three-day Core Training followed by a complementary two-day Specialized Training on the Management of Humanitarian Assistance it is recommended that organizations and interested participants consider them as a training...
The ATHA onsite training on the Management of Humanitarian Assistance takes place twice each calendar year, at the Sida Partnership Forum, Härnösand, Sweden. Consisting of a three-day Core Training followed by a complementary two-day Specialized Training, it is recommended that organizations and interested participants consider them as a training package of together five days. Training objective...

The objective of the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA) is to enhance the capacity of relevant Swedish and international actors operating in the humanitarian context, to strengthen the respect for and knowledge about Humanitarian Action including International Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian Principles, and to create greater awareness and knowledge of the relationship between development cooperation and humanitarian action in emergencies with a specific focus on prevention and early recovery

The purpose of the course is to provide an opportunity for participants to acquire and refine the necessary professional skills to address humanitarian challenges through the framework of International humanitarian law. International humanitarian law (IHL) is the body of international law which regulates armed conflict including military occupation. This course will offer operational training and...
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Public International Law concerns the relationships between independent, sovereign states. It also regulates the functioning of international organizations and how they relate to each other, to states and to individuals. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) are the main specialized legal frameworks that pertain directly to humanitarian actors and their activities.

The Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action, (ATHA) aims to build a foundation of insightful and continuous dialogue on humanitarian issues among relevant stakeholders. For purpose of having a place for discussions on emerging humanitarian challenges and creation of an ATHA Alumni Network the ATHA Team has created a LinkedIn group