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Jopy Willems

Jopy Willems

Jopy Willems is a recent graduate from Wageningen University and Research Centre with a master’s in International Development Studies. Within her Disaster Studies work, she completed four months of fieldwork in Bamako, Mali. She focused on coordination efforts between the UN and the humanitarian community by interviewing employees from MINUSMA, UN agencies, international NGOs, lobby organizations, local institutes and embassies. Focusing on what civil-military coordination in Mali looks like.

Understanding MINUSMA’s mandate for humanitarian coordination efforts

Since the UN stabilisation mission arrived in Mali the humanitarian field has changed. When UN agencies used to feel more connected to international NGOs, they are now part of the ‘one UN structure’ and need to operate according to its overarching approach.

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