Dr Andrew CunninghamAssociate Humanitarian researcher and analyst
Areas of expertise
- Humanitarian researcher, analysis
- Policy formulation
- Security management
- Strategic planning; and context analysis
- WASH expert
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), King’s College London, War Studies
- MSPH, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Environmental Health Sciences
Dr Cunningham has over 20 years experience in humanitarian and development aid. His recent research and operational support topics have included operational planning for durable solution for South Sudanese refugees; research on shrinking civil society space; research on security management in INGO/NNGO partnerships; proposal planning on implementing the Humanitarian Ombudsman concept; operational research on migration patterns from West Africa to Europe; and the evaluation of WASH programming for the Rohingya in Bangladesh.
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publications
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The clock is ticking to build guardrails into humanitarian AI
‘In the scramble to adopt AI, humanitarian actors risk neglecting their core values.’
March 18, 2024 -
Conflict in Western DRC simmers unnoticed amid rebel gains in the East
‘They’ve received no assistance, they’re abandoned to their fate.’
February 16, 2024 -
Trends driving humanitarian need in 2024 (and what to do about them)
Here are seven key trends likely to leave millions of people in need of food, medical care, shelter, or other humanitarian aid over the next year; plus, some ideas on what governments, aid groups, or individuals might do differently so 2025 looks a little better.
January 12, 2024
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