Events from April 11, 2024 – June 10, 2024

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.”

Featured events

February 7, 2026 – April 10, 2026

Media

Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs Launches “Stopping Ebola: Inside the Response” Podcast in Collaboration with the United Nations and the University of Pretoria

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY’S LATEST PODCAST, CORPORATE HUMANITY, INTERVIEWS GUESTS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON HUMANITARIAN AID

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

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September 2026
September 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Conversations with Humanitarians: Lily Esposito, UNRWA

2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY

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FREE
September 16 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

IDHA 63 Information Session

Online

This session is for those who are interested in learning more about the IDHA 63 program. If you have registered for the information session and plan on attending, please check your email for a link to join soon.

FREE
October 2026
October 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

A Webinar on the Future of Humanitarian Aid with Dr Puji Pujiono

Online

*Link will be attached when ready. We thank you for your patience* REGISTER HERE
October 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Conversations with Humanitarians: Eileen McCarthy – UN Representative, CARE International

2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY

REGISTER HERE FOR EVENT

FREE
October 8 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

IDHA 63 Information Session

Online

This session is for those who are interested in learning more about the IDHA 63 program. If you have registered for the information session and plan on attending, please check your email for a link to join soon.

FREE

News

Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs Launches “Stopping Ebola: Inside the Response” Podcast in Collaboration with the United Nations and the University of Pretoria

The IIHA Hosts Discussion About Foreign Aid

Fordham University Unveils New Online MA in International Humanitarian Action

Rebecca Cortes, ’26 earns Fulbright Scholarship

Sarah Zahaykevich, HUST Junior, nominated for Allstate NACDA Good Works Winter Team

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

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

New York Symposium Highlights Community Engagement in Migration Management

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

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

‘Chester Higgins’ Leaves Butler Gallery

Top Humanitarian Careers

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

Wartime Beauty

Stella Rose MSHS student speaks on panel at 79th UNGA

Humanitarian Fault Lines featured in August PassBlue article.

Featured events

Painting the Border: A Child’s Voice Exhibit

Maggie Hazen – Fraught Imaginaries

David Gonzalez – Urban Devotions

Sergei Chapnin – Wartime Beauty

Media

Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs Launches “Stopping Ebola: Inside the Response” Podcast in Collaboration with the United Nations and the University of Pretoria

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY’S LATEST PODCAST, CORPORATE HUMANITY, INTERVIEWS GUESTS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON HUMANITARIAN AID

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

Newsletter Archive

Calendar

September 2026

Conversations with Humanitarians: Lily Esposito, UNRWA

IDHA 63 Information Session

October 2026

A Webinar on the Future of Humanitarian Aid with Dr Puji Pujiono

Conversations with Humanitarians: Eileen McCarthy – UN Representative, CARE International

IDHA 63 Information Session

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September 2026

October 2026

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Martine van der Does

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