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Barcelona: What I Witnessed On The Streets During The General Strike

Photos of the demonstrations in Barcelona, during the general strike of 3 October, following the referendum of 1 October 2017.

Brendan McDonaldOctober 3, 2017Barcelona, Catalonia, Peaceful Demonstration Comment

Groundhog Day: Getting Human Surge Capacity Right In Emergencies

Can @HumanSurge help fix inefficiencies in humanitarian surge capacity? #ReShapeAid #GrandBargain via @7piliers

Brendan McDonaldMarch 23, 2017reshapeaid, humanitarian careers, surge capacity, grand bargain, social enterpriseComment

Battery Park Protest - Signs of Discontent

"Signs of Discontent." A photo documentary of the 29 January 2017 protest in New York City against President Trump's Executive Order, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.”

Brendan McDonaldJanuary 30, 2017#NoWall, #NoBanNoWall, #WeThePeople, #BatteryPark, Peaceful Demonstration Comment

The day Gaddafi was killed: fifteen years on

News filtered in, slowly at first. We were told Gaddafi had been killed in the battle for Sirte. Then we were told is was the Gaddafi. Colonel Gaddafi. A Libyan man looked at me; expressionless. He told us the rumour could not be true; he would only believe it, if he saw the body with his own eyes

Brendan McDonaldOctober 20, 2016Libya, Tripoli, Tripoli Airport, GaddafiComment

For Refugees Translation Tools Are Life Saving

Communicating with, and providing information to, is an essential element of an effective response.

Brendan McDonaldAugust 18, 2016communications, commisaid, refugees, accountability

Humanitarians Working in Dangerous Places

The increasing operational complexity of insecure environments that humanitarian organisations work in.

Brendan McDonaldJune 2, 2016aid worker security, kunduz, human rights, world humanitarian summit, MSF

Humanitarian Aid Workers Talk About Wellness

What are the critical challenges surrounding mental health, sexual violence and wellbeing of aid workers?

Brendan McDonaldMay 31, 2016PTSD, trauma, wellness, aid workers, aid wor Comment

Aid Worker Security and the World Humanitarian Summit

Rebecca Maudling, Director of International Location Safety, presents her views on aid worker security before the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.

Social Media Can Save Lives

How can social media can support humanitarian work? Can it really help address the underlying causes of humanitarian emergencies?

Brendan McDonaldApril 19, 2016Impolitikal, commisaid, digital, standby taskforce, world

United Nations Cares About The Safety Of Aid Workers

UN General Assembly supported discussing safety and security of United Nations and other humanitarian personnel at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.

Brendan McDonaldFebruary 24, 2016UN General Assembly, world humanitarian summit, aid worker security, UN, United Nations

Social Media Saved Refugee Lives Off Greece

In January 2016 Social Media Helped Save Refugee Lives Off the Coast of Greece. Here is Adam Rosser's story.

Brendan McDonaldJanuary 24, 2016social media, facebook, chios, syrian refugees, Mediterranean Sea, Ada, Adam Rosser, Sea of Solidarity

EmergencyAIDio Interview - Wellbeing of Aid Workers

In November 2015 I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Nuran Higgins on Emergency AIDio about the wellbeing and mental health of aid workers.

Brendan McDonaldNovember 24, 2015Well, aid workers, aid worker security, emergencyaidio, Nuran Higgins, Healthy Nomad

Global Call For Improved Aid Worker Wellness

As aid workers we must now have an honest discussion about the current state of health and safety in the sector, where we want to be – and how, exactly, we are going to get there.

Brendan McDonaldOctober 18, 2015world humanitarian summit, aid worker security, wellness