NEW!!! The Practical Certificate in Applied Ethics for International Affairs Management ~ In support of Humanitarian and International Crisis Decision-making ~
NPSIA-PT&D is pleased to announce the pilot offering of the Practical Certificate in Applied Ethics for International Affairs Management ~ In support of Humanitarian and International Crisis Decision-making ~ workshop. This workshop will be delivered over two consecutive morning (Eastern Time) sessions this coming June, 2022.
NEW DATES: This workshop was originally scheduled for Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24, 2022. It will now run Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022.
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Training Location: ONLINE
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM ET, daily
Program Fee: $ 500.00 + HST
Carleton, NPSIA, NPSIA-PT&D Alumni and Ottawa Diplomatic Association members: $ 450.00 + HST
About this workshop:
The delivery of effective humanitarian programs in crisis settings requires not only doing things the right way but doing the right things. Humanitarian action is as much an ethical as a logistical endeavor, yet beyond discussions of the “core humanitarian principles” of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence the sector rarely engages explicitly with moral considerations as such. The limited ethical guidance that does exist remains largely inaccessible, and poorly disseminated, to humanitarians and humanitarian agencies. In contexts such as Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Ethiopia humanitarians attempting to save lives are consistently confronted with serious ethical challenges that provoke moral distress and can lead to unintentional harms.
This workshop will provide an overview of humanitarian ethics (of which the “core humanitarian principles” are but one element); examine how contemporary crises present ethical challenges; will introduce a structured ethical decision-making framework; and will help participants develop their ethical-decision-making skills through the discussion of real-life scenarios and a central field-based case study.
Learning objectives of the workshop:
- Gain fluency in the basic elements and working of humanitarian ethics.
- Understand how the relevance and functioning of core humanitarian principles may be challenged by contemporary crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, or demands for the decolonization of aid.
- Learn to apply a structured, ethical decision-making framework to support humanitarian program decision-making at the level of both strategy and management.
- Be able to identify ethical problems in humanitarian work and learn how to use ethical principles to make operational decisions in humanitarian programs.
Who should attend:
This workshop is ideal for professionals working with all levels of government who work in humanitarian contexts or support crisis affected populations (i.e. development assistance, peacebuilding, refugee resettlement and asylum), professionals who are new to the work of International Organizations and their role in mitigating the impact of international humanitarian crisis, and the larger community of Non-Governmental Organizations who employ humanitarian policy makers, advocates, fundraisers, and communication experts.
Your Instructors: Dr. Jason Phillips and Mr. Marc DuBois
Dr. Jason Phillips is an independent consultant with over 20 years of senior management experience in humanitarian relief, and an Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University, where he teaches courses on the Politics of Forced Displacement and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies.
Mr. Marc DuBois is an independent consultant and analyst who has emerged as a thought leader in the humanitarian sector, frequently contributing his expertise and opinion to articles and thematic discussions, and in his role as a Senior Fellow at SOAS, University of London. Previously, Marc spent 15 years with Médecins sans Frontières, including six years as General Director of MSF-UK.