Julia Atiyeh is a Swedish-Syrian journalist. She has reported in English, Swedish and Arabic from Europe and Lebanon, and her love for traveling and global policy has allowed her to live in Scandinavia, New York and the Middle East.
It’s time to start better engaging young people, according to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, which is trying out a new strategy to counter the deficit of Swedes represented within the United Nations and in major multilateral aid agencies.
To address staff complaints about lack of power over their working situation and to improve the accountability of both individuals and groups, the International Committee of the Red Cross has worked to overhaul its people management strategy. Here's where the group's at in that process.
Here are six key tips for building innovative teams to solve the most pressing humanitarian challenges of our time, courtesy of Allan Freedman, advisor for public-private partnerships and innovation at the International Rescue Committee.
By enhancing performance rather than focusing on numbers, organizations can spur intelligent thinking and better utilize the talents, knowledge and experiences of their staff, according to experts at the Career Development Roundtable in Oslo.
With no streamlined model or standardized measures for assessing the results of innovation, it might be time for the development sector to take a harder look at how corporations evaluate their initiatives.
