Research and Ethical Conduct in Conflict- Affected Settings Online Workshop
16th June 2021 @ 9:00 am - 17th June 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Fieldworkers in conflict zones are often required to collect data and conduct surveys for many reasons including but not limited to testing a specific intervention, identifying gaps, audits, conducting research, advocacy and performance data. They are required to be impartial, independent, neutral and competent while working with vulnerable populations in a highly complex environment. This poses context-specific methodological and ethical challenges that fieldworkers face and have to make their own decisions about . Though the topic of ethics in conflict is gaining a lot of momentum, recent studies highlighted that fieldworkers from locally-based NGOs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have a significant gap in the knowledge and expertise in targeting context-specific ethical dilemmas. This workshop aims to help MENA-based humanitarians gain knowledge of ethical principles and regulations, and assess and respond to ethical dilemmas faced in MENA-affected region.
๐ข๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ:
The aim of this workshop is to provide frontline workers in conflict-affected settings with the knowledge and skills needed to integrate ethical principles especially when conducting research with vulnerable populations.
๐จ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ:
1. Define ecology of war and recognize the importance of research and research ethics in conflict
2. Articulate rationales for integrating ethics in research
3. Identify the major principles of research ethics
4. Recognize how to obtain approval from an ethical committee board
5. Explore the various options to address some of the common conflict-specific ethical dilemmas with a focus on the MENA region
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐:
The workshop targets frontline workers working in conflict-affected settings in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). It also targets global health researchers, NGOs and practitioners from various disciplines, institutions, and career phases with an interest in research ethics in conflict-affected settings.
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: June 16-17, 2021 | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Beirut Time)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป: A link to virtually join the webinar will be sent to your email two hours before the event.