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International Organizations, Humanitarian Action and Human Rights: Effects of COVID19

Guest Editor:
Madeleine O. Hosli: University of Leiden, Netherlands 
Katyayni Champawat: University of Leiden, Netherlands
Sofia Pires dos Santos Lopes: University of Leiden, Netherlands

Submission Status: Closed

This collection is no longer accepting submissions.


Journal of International Humanitarian Action brings to you our Collection on: International Organizations, Humanitarian Action and Human Rights: Effects of COVID-19.

This special collection explores how responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the provision of humanitarian aid and the protection of human rights. We investigate how international governmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have dealt with the crippling consequences of the pandemic in the social and economic spheres, with the aim of addressing them but to also generate new strategies and approaches to increase resilience for the future.

About the collection

The contributions to the special collection analyze activities by international institutions in this area, focusing on the United Nations (UN) and some of its agencies, funds and programs, including the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). But they also discuss activities and responses by organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the NGO Save the Children and other non-governmental organizations working in the area of humanitarian action and the protection of human rights.

The special collection not only explores effects of COVID-19 on such organizations, but also strategies they have embarked on aiming to maintain their capacity for humanitarian action and the protection of human rights, which are needed even more in view of the effects of the pandemic.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Madeleine O. Hosli: University of Leiden, Netherlands

Madeleine O. Hosli is Professor of International Relations at Leiden University (PhD 1992). Her main research interests are in international political economy, international organisations and European integration.
 



Katyayni Champawat: University of Leiden, Netherlands

Katyayni Champawat graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University with a B.A. (hons.) in History with a minor in philosophy. She is currently pursuing an Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University. She has engaged with multiple embassies and high commissions during her time at Global Youth India and has a knack for diplomacy, IR and operational management in the field. Katyayni has a special interest in gender issues, peacekeeping missions and the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P).  

Sofia Pires dos Santos Lopes: University of Leiden, Netherlands

Sofia Lopes attended Nova University of Lisbon, where she completed a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations. During her bachelor studies, she was a part of the Students’ Council in Political Science and International Relations, where she was responsible for gender and European issues and also for conducting activities in those fields. Sofia is currently pursuing an Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University. She holds a special interest in diplomacy, foreign policy, and gender issues.


  4. In all domains of society, from health to the economy, security, and human rights, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are amplified for women and girls simply due to the issues associated with gender-based v...

    Authors: Léa Felten
    Citation: Journal of International Humanitarian Action 2023 8:9
    Content type: Research article Published on:

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of Research Articles. Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have read our submission guidelines. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system. During the submission process, under the section additional information, you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "International Organizations, Humanitarian Action and Human Rights: Effects of COVID-19" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.