Post Graduate Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance

Course Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance provides specialized training for professionals responding to emergencies and crises caused by conflicts, disasters, and displacement. The course equips learners with practical knowledge and tools to design, manage, and evaluate humanitarian interventions that are timely, ethical, and effective. Emphasis is placed on international standards, coordination mechanisms, and the protection of affected populations.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the foundations of humanitarian action and key global actors.
  • Plan, implement, and monitor emergency relief operations.
  • Apply humanitarian principles and standards in field operations.
  • Navigate legal and ethical challenges in complex emergencies.
  • Coordinate multi-sector responses in disaster and conflict settings.
  • Prioritize protection, inclusion, and accountability to affected populations.

Course Content:

  • Principles and Practice of Humanitarian Action
  • International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
  • Coordination, Communication, and Leadership
  • Public Health in Complex Emergencies.
  • The food, water and sanitation requirements of populations
  • Emergency and Disaster Management
  • The Humanitarian Arena
  • Humanitarian action and humanitarian law
  • The special needs of maternal and child health
  • The common consequences of “natural” and man-made disasters
  • Security issues – complex emergencies & conflict
  • The roles of governments, international organisations, non-government organisations and the military in humanitarian crises
  • Research Paper
  • Final Exams

PRICE:1,000 USD

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