Humanitarian Aid, Information Management, Affected Communities, Datafication, Cybersecurity, Information Literacy, Humanitarian Action, International Cooperation
This thesis examines the role of information in humanitarian activities, focusing on how effective information management can enhance the quality and relevance of humanitarian aid.
[...] These concepts share similarities and apply to each organization, regardless of its hegemony and distinction. The value of CHS would therefore lie in a bridge built between abstract principles and operational requirements: feedback mechanisms in place, diversity and inclusion integrated, transparent and contextual communication. If Sphère imposes a minimum technical standard, CHS establishes a process logic: each step of the project cycle must be demonstrated in the consideration of community rights and priorities. It therefore enables the strengthening of accountability not only upwards, towards donors, but also downwards, towards affected populations. [...]
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[...] Furthermore, our results cannot be generalized to all humanitarian contexts due to our qualitative methodology. As already mentioned, in various crises, the hours are split, unconfirmed, or literally locked for security reasons, which is also a new limitation. In short, the temporal and resource limitation that accompanies the completion of the master's work will either block or prevent the complete surveys in terms of space to be identified or compared deeply for various geographical cases. For this reason, the results must be interpreted not as a definitive conclusion, but as a recommendation and a reflection. [...]
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