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Online Event: A New Era for U.S. Alliances
December 14, 2020
The CSIS International Security Program hosts a discussion that examines the challenges and opportunities for the U.S.-led system of alliances in the next decade and beyond.

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Online Event: Launch of the 2021 UN Global Humanitarian Overview
December 1, 2020
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is pleased to host the Washington D.C. launch of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) 2021 report.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Impossible Choices: The Conundrum Facing African Governments in a Global Pandemic
November 18, 2020
The CSIS Africa Program and the ONE Campaign invites you to an event exploring challenges faced by African governments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Online Event: Lebanon's Challenges: A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea
November 13, 2020
Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security for a conversation with Dorothy Shea, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon on the evolving humanitarian, health, economic, and political crises in Lebanon.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Elevating Humanitarian Action in Sudan's Democratic Transition
October 27, 2020
On October 19, the White House announced it was taking steps to delist Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (SST), clearing the way for increased international assistance and opportunities for development financing.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Community Matters: Social Networks and Localization of Aid
September 8, 2020
Please join us for a discussion on the importance of social networks in humanitarian response.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Covid-19’s Next Cascade of Crises
July 22, 2020
Please join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT for a discussion with Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Head of the United Nations Office for the...

On Demand Event
Online Event: Humanitarian Operations During Covid-19: A Conversation with David Beasley of the World Food Programme
June 19, 2020
We are pleased to host David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), to discuss how WFP is adapting and responding to the pandemic.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Elections, Democracy, and Covid-19 in West Africa
June 9, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic poses a significant challenge for African elections. 

On Demand Event
Online Event: Humanitarian Operations During Covid-19: A Conversation with Kelly T. Clements and Steven Corliss of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
June 8, 2020
We are pleased to host Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees. This discussion will focus on the particular challenges faced by displaced communities and how UNHCR is adapting to meet the evolving challenges.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Optimizing U.S. Global Pandemic Response
June 2, 2020
COVID-19 has revealed stark deficiencies and weaknesses in pandemic preparedness and triggered a new debate over how the United States is to better organize itself against threats that have profound health and economic consequences, at home and abroad.

On Demand Event
Online Event: Humanitarian Operations During Covid-19: A Conversation with Michelle Nunn of CARE USA
May 26, 2020
We are pleased to invite Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA, for a discussion on CARE’s response to the pandemic and the challenges they foresee on the horizon. 

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