Educating the next generation of humanitarian professionals

The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) educates the future generation of humanitarians in the classroom, shapes humanitarian leaders in the field, and innovates solutions to complex humanitarian challenges worldwide.

What kind of humanitarian are you?

Program Highlights

IIHA Undergraduate Program

The Humanitarian Studies Program provides students with the technical knowledge and analytical tools necessary to examine and critique a wide range of humanitarian activities, including food aid, water and sanitation programming, medical assistance, and refugee settlements.

Master of Science in Humanitarian Studies

With the unprecedented rise globally of conflict-induced and climate-induced disasters, the need to ensure collective, effective responses to humanitarian crises that meet the needs of disaster-affected communities has never been more pressing.

IDHA

The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA), the flagship program of the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, equips mid-career professionals to drive the humanitarian sector of the future in a more effective, sustainable, and dignified direction.

Humanitarian Training Courses

The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs offers non-credit professional courses for practitioners around the world. Each professional course for Fall 2024 is designed to prepare current and future aid workers with the knowledge and skills needed to respond effectively to humanitarian crises and disasters.

Upcoming Events

March 26, 2025 4:00 pm

Conversations with Humanitarians: Christopher Harland, ICRC

Join the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) on March 26th at 4:00 pm for a conversation with Christopher Harland, Deputy Permanent Observer and Head of Humanitarian Affairs and Policy, ICRC Delegation to the United Nations. You will learn how International Humanitarian Law is created, interpreted, applied, and enforced and how it evolves and intersects with other branches of public international law. Limited seating is available. This is for Fordham students only.

Featured Faculty

Florian Razesberger

Lecturer

Why should people join the IDHA?

This 4-week course offers a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in a four-week, high-intensity humanitarian course that provides participants with all the essential knowledge to operate effectively in humanitarian crises. But the IDHA is more than just a course— for me, it was a life-transforming experience that deepened my understanding of humanitarian work, connected me with inspiring peers from around the world, and equipped me with invaluable skills and perspectives that continue to shape my personal and professional journey to this day. This course is available as a certificate course.

Humanitarian

Fault Lines

Podcast

West Bank & Gaza: Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank

Jamie speaks with Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the West Bank. They discuss how UNRWA is functioning across all occupied Palestine – West Bank and Gaza. Jamie asks […]

Where We Are

Our students and alumni are making impact around the world. Catch a glimpse!