Centre for Humanitarian Action e.V.
Acronym: CHA
General Information
Identification Code: 451400752086-85
Website: www.chaberlin.org
Entity Form: Eingetragener Verein
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 11/27/2023
Last Update: 6/24/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Centre for Humanitarian Action (CHA) is a Berlin-based think tank founded in 2018, which engages in independent analysis, initiates debates and spreads the word about humanitarian action and principles amongst the general public. The CHA is an initiative of humanitarian non-governmental organisations to strengthen German and international humanitarian action.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- International co-operation and development
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The Centre for Humanitarian Action has been engaging in communication, advising and policy activities based on its independent research towards the EU Institutions, with particular focus on the European Commissions Directorates' DG ECHO and DEVCO in the following areas:
Financing of humanitarian system
Policy topics including resilience, humanitarian development peace nexus (HDP-Nexus), the Grand Bargain and forgotten crises.
COM(2021) 110 final: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the EU’s humanitarian action: new challenges, same principles.
EU Humanitarian Forum 2024
Communication Activities: 2024: Participation at the EU Humanitarian Forum (EHF), 18.-19. March 2024
2024: Side-Event with high-level donor representatives to debate humanitarian policy at the EHF. 18. March 2024.
2023: Speaker at Caritas Europe Event "Unfulfilled promises: Addressing the gap between commitments and practice in locally led humanitarian action" at the European Parliament.
2023: Participating in the EU Humanitarian Forum (EHF)
2023: Participation in a Roundtable organised by DG ECHO on "Broadening the donor base" with Acting DG Michael Köhler (part I).
2022: Participation in a Roundtable organised by DG ECHO on "Broadening the donor base" with Acting DG Michael Köhler (part II).
2022: Convening a humanitarian talk at the EU Humanitarian Forum (EHF) on "Quality funding".
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Wallstraße 15A
Post Code: 10179
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 03028645701
EU Office
Address: Wallstraße 15A
Post Code: 10179
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 03028645701
Financial Data
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Funding Sources:
- Member's contributions
- Other
- Public funding
Other Source Info: Project based funding
Contributions:
- Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 1324: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 8910: 21011: 86
- Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 1324: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 8910: 21011: 87
Total Budget: 709166
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 4
Members: 6
Members F T E: 1.2000000476837158
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: 13 Mitgliedsorganisationen
https://www.chaberlin.org/en/about-cha/
Organisation Members: International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) https://ihsa.info/
Current Job Opportunities
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