IHSA Annual Lecture

IHSA Annual Lectures

IHSA is delighted to announce that it will hold Annual Lectures, offering a chance for a well-known figure from the world of Humanitarian Studies a keynote opportunity to speak about a timely subject.

The first lecture took place on Thursday 23 May 2024, at the Literature House in Bergen. The inaugural lecture was introduced by Antonio De Lauri (President, IHSA), and given by Khaled Quzmar, (General Director of Defense of Children Palestine).

It was followed by a reflection by Francesca Albanese (UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories), and a roundtable featuring:

– Munzoul Assal (Chr. Michelsen Institute)
– Susanne Jaspars (SOAS/IHSA)
– Carla Vitantonio (Care International/IHSA)
– Andrew Cunningham (IHSA)

The roundtable was moderated by Antonio De Lauri with attendees both in person in Bergen (Norway), and online.

There are a series of four blogs resulting from the first IHSA Annual Lecture.

Read the first one ‘War between successive peoples is considered a moral evil, and indicates an increasing collapse of the values of human rights and law‘ by Thomas Ansell (IHSA Coordinator) and Khaled Quzmar (General Director of the Defense for Children International Palestine)

Read the second one ‘“The principle of humanity in war’’: a reflection on the IHSA Annual Lecture 2024’ by Andrew Cunningham (IHSA Treasurer)

Read the third one ‘IHSA Annual Lecture Reflection: Starvation crimes, network shutdowns, and obstacles to humanitarian action in Gaza and Sudan’ by Susanne Jaspars (IHSA Vice-President)

Read the fourt one IHSA Annual Lecture Reflection: Reconsidering ‘humanitarian values’, shifting the power, and who’s knowledge matters by Carla Vitantonio (IHSA Board Member)