International and Global Affairs Health Policy Global Politics & International Relations Leadership (-) Humanitarian Policy Facet Area of Focus - News Lucy Bassett David Leblang (-) Kirsten Gelsdorf Facet People - News (-) UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - News Research and Commentary Faculty In Action Facet News Type - News Dec 01, 2022 Want To Help Save the World? This New Book Club Offers a Novel Approach Humanitarian Policy News and facts about humanitarian crises don't drive people to action, but a good fiction book might. Batten School professor Kirsten Gelsdorf and Humanitarian Collaborative practitioner fellow Adrienne Ghaly created a book club that might save the world. Learn more Jun 06, 2022 Kirsten Gelsdorf: Examining Today’s Humanitarian Crises and Organizations Humanitarian Policy Global Politics & International Relations International and Global Affairs Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Kirsten Gelsdorf spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about the current state of worldwide humanitarian crises and organizations poised to address them. Learn more Mar 12, 2022 Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs As experts on international humanitarian policy and relief efforts, Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and co-author Jacob Kurtzer write that while humanitarian corridors could create safe exit routes out of besieged cities – and allow aid to reach people within Ukraine – they are only part of the solution to protecting civilians during war. Learn more Aug 21, 2021 Batten Experts Discuss Humanitarian Response to Earthquake in Haiti with BBC, Christian Science Monitor Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs Batten School experts are weighing in on the international humanitarian response to the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti last weekend. Batten professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, who worked in 2010 as the Humanitarian Advisor to President Clinton in his role as the UN Special Envoy for the Haiti Earthquake, spoke to The Christian Science Monitor and alum Makayla Palazzo (MPP ’18) joined "BBC World News" live from Port-au-Prince. Learn more
Dec 01, 2022 Want To Help Save the World? This New Book Club Offers a Novel Approach Humanitarian Policy News and facts about humanitarian crises don't drive people to action, but a good fiction book might. Batten School professor Kirsten Gelsdorf and Humanitarian Collaborative practitioner fellow Adrienne Ghaly created a book club that might save the world. Learn more
Jun 06, 2022 Kirsten Gelsdorf: Examining Today’s Humanitarian Crises and Organizations Humanitarian Policy Global Politics & International Relations International and Global Affairs Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Kirsten Gelsdorf spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about the current state of worldwide humanitarian crises and organizations poised to address them. Learn more
Mar 12, 2022 Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs As experts on international humanitarian policy and relief efforts, Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and co-author Jacob Kurtzer write that while humanitarian corridors could create safe exit routes out of besieged cities – and allow aid to reach people within Ukraine – they are only part of the solution to protecting civilians during war. Learn more
Aug 21, 2021 Batten Experts Discuss Humanitarian Response to Earthquake in Haiti with BBC, Christian Science Monitor Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs Batten School experts are weighing in on the international humanitarian response to the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti last weekend. Batten professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, who worked in 2010 as the Humanitarian Advisor to President Clinton in his role as the UN Special Envoy for the Haiti Earthquake, spoke to The Christian Science Monitor and alum Makayla Palazzo (MPP ’18) joined "BBC World News" live from Port-au-Prince. Learn more