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Article

Protection and containment: surviving COVID-19 in Palabek refugee settlement, Northern Uganda

Humanitarian assistance is framed around ‘protection’. Deciding whom to protect and against what is not straightforward, particularly during a pandemic. This article critically explores containment and protection by focusing on refugee self-protection in Uganda.
Global Policy
2025
Article

Community self-protection, public authority and the safety of strangers in Bor and Ler, South Sudan

Protection is not simply something done or delivered to people by states, humanitarian organisations and armed peacekeepers. We use interview data from communities in Bor and Ler, South Sudan, long affected by conflict, to show how attention to the relationship…
Global Policy
2024
Article

Humanitarian protection activities and the safety of strangers in the DRC, Syria and South Sudan

Many contemporary humanitarian organisations derive their legitimacy from their claims to protect civilians. Yet, what these organisations do in its name includes a diverse and contested range of activities that are often far from what global publics and affected populations…
Global Policy
2024
Article

The safety of strangers: the realities and politics of protecting civilians in times of war

Recent wars have brutally shown that civilians are not safe. This is despite high-level global commitments and multi-billion-dollar humanitarian spending to keep civilian strangers protected. The high civilian death tolls in recent armed conflicts are prompting new questions about how…
Global Policy
2025
Briefing

Mutual aid lessons and experiences from Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan arfr

A Key Considerations brief based on the first case study of the volunteer networks known as Emergency Response Rooms, conducted June to August 2024.
SSHAP
2024
Briefing

Outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, October 2024 frsw

Key Considerations regarding the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, including national response capabilities, local governance structures, and regional and economic implications. 
SSHAP
2024
Report

Meeting report: Mpox and discrimination in African settings fr

This report summarises contributions from speakers and participants at a Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP)-organised online meeting to discuss mpox and discrimination issues in African settings, and operational responses to mpox that are contextually sensitive.
SSHAP
2024
Briefing

From data to action: How findings from an interagency rapid qualitative assessment are stimulating action to support drought-affected communities in Zambia

This brief shares findings and learnings from a rapid qualitative assessment to inform community engagement strategies and hold response actors accountable to affected populations.
SSHAP
2024
Briefing

Balancing epidemic preparedness and response with humanitarian protection in Ugandan refugee settlements

This brief presents considerations for preparedness and response, focusing on refugee settlements in north Uganda and drawing on ethnographic data collected during COVID-19.
SSHAP
2024
Question Bank
Tools

Mpox question bank: Qualitative questions for community-level data collection frpt

A Question Bank for use by field teams and local research teams working in communities with mpox transmission and those at risk of transmission with the aim of supporting the collection and use of consistent and high-quality social and behavioural…
SSHAP
2025
Photo of a mother and her young child in treatment at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo.
Briefing

Mpox, mining, and vulnerabilities of women and children in eastern DRC fr

This Key Considerations brief presents considerations for contextualising and responding to the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, focusing on women and children living and working in artisanal and small-scale mining areas.
2024
Report

How can epidemic preparedness and response be improved in the Central and East African Borderlands? fr

This workshop report offers recommendations and reflects on discussions from a workshop attended by social scientists, policymakers, and humanitarian and public health practitioners from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan that was facilitated and hosted by…
SSHAP
2024

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