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News

November 21, 2025

IIHA: Shaping Humanitarians Who Lead with Knowledge, Innovation, and Dignity

The Arab Today interviewed Martine van der Does, Helen Hamlyn Humanitarian Fellow and Director of Global Programs

October 14, 2025

U.N. Staffer Gets ‘Nuts and Bolts’ Skills She Needs

Read this recent article by Fordham Now’s Patrick Verel on current MSHS student, Hulda Maganga Ngouali!

September 25, 2025

New York Symposium Highlights Community Engagement in Migration Management

July 14, 2025

“I came here for an education, but I found direction.” HUST military student, Kayla Espinoza, on her Fordham experience.

March 25, 2025

BRONX, NY – FORDHAM UNIVERSITY’S INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS FINALIZES MoU WITH IOM – UN MIGRATION AGENCY AND NAIF ARAB UNIVERSITY FOR SECURITY SCIENCES (NAUSS), SAUDI ARABIA 

The MoU will allow interested participants to engage in research, conferences, training, and student opportunities. Read more below in our media section.

January 24, 2025

‘Chester Higgins’ Leaves Butler Gallery

Fordham Observer. Photographer Chester Higgins spoke about searching for spiritual meaning and capturing the diversity of faith in his black-and-white photography. Read the full article here by Nora Kinney.

January 24, 2025

Top Humanitarian Careers

When it comes to opportunities to help the world’s most vulnerable populations, the field of humanitarian action is full of possibilities. Workers in the field can make a tangible difference in areas ranging from disaster relief and refugee assistance to…

Read the entire Fordham Now article here.

January 9, 2025

Martine van der Does of the IIHA is Training to Heal a Broken World

Patrick Verel, Fordham News Producer, interviews Martine van der Does, Helen Hamlyn Humanitarian Fellow and Global Program Director. Read here.

December 6, 2024

Wartime Beauty

 

Artists: Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Curator: Sergei Chapnin (Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Fordham University)

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October 7, 2024

Stella Rose MSHS student speaks on panel at 79th UNGA

Stella Rose, Master of Science in Humanitarian Studies Accelerated Student, speaks at UNGA #79. Watch Here.

August 29, 2024

Humanitarian Fault Lines featured in August PassBlue article.

PassBlue selects Humanitarian Fault Lines episode #39 featuring Martin Griffiths, former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief, as the main topic in “A Rare Frank Talk on Gaza and Sudan by Two Former UN Brass.”

August 29, 2024

IDHA 58 Pretoria, South Africa is featured in local newspaper

The Durban North interviews Cathy Whittle of The Domino Foundation who ran several humanitarian disaster and aid sessions during IDHA 58 in May 2024.

June 18, 2024

Amali Towers before the Canadian House of Commons’

Amali Towers, IDHA Geneva Alumna and Founder and Director of Climate Refugees appeared before the Canadian House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

May 24, 2024

Jamie in The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza by CFR

Jamie McGoldrick with Kate Phillips-Barrasso and David M. Satterfield review the humanitarian situation in Gaza and discuss U.S. policy options to address the crisis with Ethan Bronner. Click here to view The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza by Council on Foreign Relations.

February 16, 2024

Jamie McGoldrick featured in “It Happened at the UN” by PassBlue 

Jamie McGoldrick gives the latest updates from Gaza in “It Happened at the UN” by PassBlue 

February 15, 2024

Melissa Labonte in The Christian Science Monitor

Melissa Labonte, Associate Professor, gets interviewed in “Gaza: Why distrust of UN has deepened at a moment of greatest need” by The Christian Science Monitor

Featured events

October 16 – December 13, 2025

Maggie Hazen – Fraught Imaginaries

March 10 to May 1, 2025 The Refuge Gallery I Second Floor I Canisius Hall Available for viewing by appointment refugegallery@fordham.edu Artist: David Gonzalez, former Bronx Bureau Chief for the
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March 10 – May 1, 2025

David Gonzalez – Urban Devotions

March 10 to May 1, 2025 The Refuge Gallery I Second Floor I Canisius Hall Available for viewing by appointment refugegallery@fordham.edu Artist: David Gonzalez, former Bronx Bureau Chief for the
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November 12, 2024 – Jan 25, 2025

Sergei Chapnin – Wartime Beauty

Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits Introduction and about Refuge Gallery The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art

Learn More

Media

Experts Across Disciplines Examine Immigration and Border Governance at Multinational Symposium

IIHA ALUMNUS HOSTS WEBINAR ADAPTING FOR IMPACT: ACHIEVING HUMANITARIAN IMPACT DESPITE POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES

BRONX, NY – FORDHAM UNIVERSITY’S INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS FINALIZES MoU WITH IOM – UN MIGRATION AGENCY AND NAIF ARAB UNIVERSITY FOR SECURITY SCIENCES (NAUSS), SAUDI ARABIA

Martine van der Does of the IIHA is Training to Heal a Broken World

FORDHAM HUMANITARIAN STUDIES GRADUATE STUDENT INVITED TO SPEAK AT UN YOUTH PANEL, 79th UNGA

Darfur Hospitals Under Fire: A Webinar by 2 IDHA Alums

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  • September 2025

  • Thu 4
    September 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    3. IDHA 61 Information Session

    Online

    This session is for those who are interested in learning more about the IDHA 61 program. If you have registered for the information session and plan on attending, please check your email for a link to join soon.

    FREE
  • Tue 9
    September 9 @ 9:00 am - September 11 @ 3:30 pm

    Scientific symposium – Community Engagement and Migration

    113 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023

    Are you interested in the impact you can make in the realm of migration and your community? Do you want to know what is being done in the field?

    Join the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) in collaboration with both the International Organization for Migration and the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences on September 9th - September 11th

    FREE
  • Wed 24
    September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    Conversations with Humanitarians: Holly Curtis

    2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY

    Are you a CURRENT Fordham student interested in learning about humanitarian work, careers, and networking? Join the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) on April 30th at 4:00 pm for […]

    FREE
  • October 2025

  • Thu 2
    October 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    4. IDHA 61 Information Session

    Online

    This session is for those who are interested in learning more about the IDHA 61 program. If you have registered for the information session and plan on attending, please check your email for a link to join soon.

    FREE
  • Tue 14
    October 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    URBAN DEVOTIONS: Images of Faith in the City David Gonzalez and James Martin, SJ, in Conversation

    Lowenstein Building, Fordham University Lincoln Center campus 113 W 60th St, Manhattan, NY, United States

    REGISTER FOR EVENT HERE *If you experience any difficulty accessing the registration form, feel free to contact s.l.egan@fordham.edu for help

    FREE
  • Thu 16
    October 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Welcome session for accepted IDHA 61 students

    Online

    This session is for those who have been admitted into the IDHA 61 program. If you have been admitted into the program and plan on attending please check your email for a link to the session soon.

    FREE
  • Thu 16
    October 16 @ 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

    Aid Yoga

    Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs 2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY, United States

    Please read! Aid Yoga is an all-levels yoga class designed to teach students about stretching and relaxation poses and how to use these skills on and off the mat. Yoga is […]

    FREE
  • Fri 17
    October 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    MSHS Information Session

    Online

    This session is for those who are interested in learning more about the MSHS program. If you have registered for the information session and plan on attending, please check your email for a link to join soon.

    FREE
  • Thu 23
    October 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Career Information Session

    Online

    REGISTER HERE FOR ONLINE EVENT   Event Details:  When: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025, at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Where: Online Why attend: Get informed by specialists at Fordham on vital […]

    FREE
  • Wed 29
    October 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    Conversations with Humanitarians: Barbra Lukunka PHD., IOM

    2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY

    REGISTER HERE FOR EVENT *If you experience any difficulty accessing the registration form, feel free to contact s.l.egan@fordham.edu for help.

    FREE
  • November 2025

  • Tue 18
    November 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    The Humanitarian Reset I Guest Lecturer: Sofie Garde Thomle Director of IASC at UN-OCHA

    Lowenstein Building, Fordham University Lincoln Center campus 113 W 60th St, Manhattan, NY, United States

    REGISTER HERE FOR THE EVENT *If you experience any difficulty accessing the registration form, feel free to contact s.l.egan@fordham.edu for help.

    FREE
  • Wed 19
    November 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    The Future of Humanitarian Aid I Jamie McGoldrick

    Online

    REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR HERE  

    FREE
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