CRS holds symposium on emergency preparedness and response

On May 3, 2012, Catholic Relief Services held a symposium in Washington, DC, to explore the key issues, challenges and trends facing humanitarian organizations responding to emergencies. Participants discussed key principles and approaches to effective emergency preparedness and response. Click here to learn more about the CRS Emergency Preparedness and Response Symposium.

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CRS shares strategies for capacity strengthening at Society for International Development event

The SID-Washington Civil Society Workgroup hosted a panel discussion on April 26, 2012. The panel explored the approaches used by three international development community leaders to strengthen their host-country partners' institutional capacities. The event covered the many issues that have arisen as U.S.-based private voluntary organizations have sought to transform the principles of partnership—from policy rhetoric to operational reality—in donor-funded international relief and development programs. Sarah Ford, CRS senior technical advisor for partnership and capacity strengthening, was one of three panelists. Click here to read more about the event.

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CRS leads panel on natural resources and equity at the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum

Oil, gas and minerals can help countries generate wealth and improve the lives of poor people. But governments and corporations can also exploit valuable natural resources with little regard for equity, effects on local people, or sustainability. On February 14, CRS Senior Technical Advisor for Resource Governance Rees Warne led a panel titled “Extractives, Equity and Conflict” at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.

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