CHAtroom #21 – Humanitarian action in turbulent times
Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in an interview with Ralf Südhoff on the current controversies surrounding humanitarian action and development cooperation.
Second edition of the training course: Humanitarian action all round
In May 2025, CHA will once again be offering the course ‘Humanitarian Work All-Round: Foundations, Challenges, Trends’ at the aha – academy for humanitarian action.
Sonja Hövelmann in German media about USAID
In a couple of interviews Sonja Hövelmann explained what the shutdown of USAID means for global development and humanitarian action.
JOB POST: INTERNSHIP
We are looking for a full-time intern to join our team in Berlin-Mitte starting mid/end august 2025. Application deadline: 11.05.2025
Parliament Hearing on Forgotten Crises
On December 18, CHA Director Ralf Südhoff is invited as an expert to a public hearing of the parliamentary committee on human rights and humanitarian aid in the German Federal Parliament on forgotten humanitarian crises’. Read his statement here.

Syria's future and Germany's contribution
Date: | 08.04.2025 |
Time: | 18:00 - 20:30 |
Location: |
Berlin Mitte |
Syria is dependent on international aid. But how stable and reliable is the new transitional government?

Out of the box: How to Make Humanitarian Innovation Thrive
Date: | 09.04.2025 |
Time: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
Location: |
Zoom |
How can lessons from past and present innovations shape a humanitarian reset and, at the same time, inform Germany’s new, incoming government?