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
Lynne Jones, MHCE Course Director, speaks at the Climate Change and Mental Health panel at LSHTM. Watch here
Jamie McGoldrick, Distinguished Fellow and host of the IIHA podcast Humanitarian Fault Lines, prepares for his position in “Fordham Aid Expert to Lead U.N. Relief Efforts in Gaza and West Bank” by Fordham News.
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
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
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Following our previous IDHA 61 program held in Amman, Jordan, our next session will take place in Pretoria, South Africa. IDHA 62 will begin on May 17, 2026, and conclude […]
Since 2025, the humanitarian has been grappling with new challenges due to political change, shifting global priorities and donor policies and evolving humanitarian crises. At the same time, humanitarian needs have only increased primarily driven by conflicts. As advisor on the Future to the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr Chaves-Gonzalez moderates OCHA’s Listening Channel, a place to imagine what humanitarian action should look like by 2035, and will share some of the trends emerging from these conversations.
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Assistant Provost for Corporate Relations at Fordham University
Holly Curtis is an accomplished education leader, currently serving as the Assistant Provost for Corporate Relations at Fordham University. In this role, she fosters partnerships between academia and industry, driving innovative collaborations and advancing strategic goals. Prior to this, Holly was the Chief of Staff at Ascend Public Charter Schools, where she oversaw strategic planning for one of New York’s largest charter networks, and she also led MBA Admissions at NYU Stern School of Business.
With a strong background in strategic leadership, education management, program development, and recruitment, Holly’s career began in international development with Pencils of Promise in Laos. Her work there shaped her expertise in strategic planning and talent development.
Holly holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA in International Political Economy from Fordham University. She is deeply committed to advancing diversity and inclusion, and is a certified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). She is also an alumna of NYU’s Global Inclusive Leadership Management Institute.
Helen Hamlyn Humanitarian Fellow and Global Program Director
Martine van der Does is a Dutch national and humanitarian expert with over 15 years of international experience. With a background in architecture she started her career working on humanitarian shelter at Delft University of Technology but soon moved to the field with Médécins sans Frontières (MSF) as a Construction Logistician. In 2010 Martine joined the Netherlands Foreign service where she worked in the Africa Department, Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid Department and served as a Diplomat in Afghanistan and Jordan. In 2018 joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Myanmar where she worked in remote areas on protection and water and habitat issues. Until recently Martine was the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Netherlands Government in Amman, Jordan.
Martine is academically involved as a lecturer at Delft University in the Netherlands and Fordham University in New York. In the past years she also ran the prestigious International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA) as a Course Director in Geneva. Martine holds a Master of Science Degree in Architecture from Delft University of Technology and a Masters of Arts Degree in International Humanitarian Action from Fordham University. In her time off she is an active cyclist, runner, and enjoys ultraraces.
She accepted a position as Helen Hamlyn Humanitarian Fellow at the IIHA in 2024.
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Martine hosts Corporate Humanity, a podcast produced by Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs.
Master of Science in Architecture (MSc) and Master of Arts in International Humanitarian Action (MIHA) and IDHA 24
With the IIHA since: 2008
Current courses: IDHA and non-academic courses
In my free time I enjoy: Traveling, mountains, playing guitar and endurance sports such as long (distance) running, cycling, skiing and swimming.
“In a world you can be anything, be kind to yourself and the people you work for and with. ”