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80 years: The Flight and Rescue of the Danish Jews 1943 - 2023
In 2023, it will be 80 years since the flight and rescue of the Danish Jews. Humanity in Action marks this through a number of events in September and October. The memory is our shared responsibility and our only way to prevent repetition.
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People Shouldn’t Have To Risk Their Lives To Do The Laundry
With an international obsession for cleanliness amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Senior Fellow Allister Chang reminds us that those in poverty often face barriers to even follow recommended health guidelines.
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A British Crisis of Confidence: COVID-19 in a post-Brexit Britain
In "A British Crisis of Confidence" published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Senior Fellow Julia Himmrich analyses the Coronavirus crisis against the backdrop of a crisis of confidence in post-Brexit Britain's political leadership.
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Senior Fellow Tim Schleicher launches Data Science Task Force to support organizations impacted by COVID-19
Senior Fellow Tim Schleicher's team of data scientists and organizational development specialists commit at least one day per week to help out. The idea is for organizations to leverage data in order to master the challenges COVID-19 imposes on them!
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Learning from past epidemics: COVID-19 in humanitarian settings
Senior Fellow Goleen Samari's recent publication on COVID-19 in humanitarian settings and how we can learn from past epidemics was published in Nature.
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Senior Fellow Sylwia Vargas launches "COVID-19 Risk Calculator" app that helps medical professionals triage patients
Together with a small team, Senior Fellow Sylwia Vargas coded and recently launched the beta version of the COVID-19 Risk Calculator. It is the first app that helps medical professionals triage current and incoming patients.
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Humanity Talks Podcast sa Samirom Beharićem
Mahir Sijamija je za treće izdanje Humanity Talks Podcast-a sa našim Senior Fellowom Samirom Beharićem razgovarao o rješavanju statusa bh. studenata "zaglavljenih" u stranim zemljama usljed proglašenja Covid-19 pandemije, o Western Balkans Alumni Asocijaciji, te o njegovim iskustvima u američkom Kongresu i u Europskom parlamentu.
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How Will The Coronavirus Reshape Democracy and Governance Globally?
Senior Fellow Saskia Brechenmacher writes about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on democracy and governance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19 - Front and Centre
In tandem with Opinion Juris' online COVID-19 Symposium, Senior Fellow Kate Powers writes of the need now more than ever to center human rights in global health justice responses to the pandemic.