Humanitarian Action in Fragile Contexts: New Actors in the Humanitarian Space
will take place today (Tuesday 8 July)
from 17:30 to 19:00
at King’s College London, Nash Lecture Theatre (Room K 2.31), Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
Refreshments will not be provided at the venue but we will continue the conversation at Tom’s Kitchen Terrace, Somerset House
and on Twitter @EISF1
#HumanitarianSpace in #FragileContext
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