  {"id":14961,"date":"2025-10-16T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=14961"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:26:01","slug":"the-limits-and-responsibilities-of-humanitarian-and-global-health-what-the-genocide-in-gaza-reveals","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/events\/the-limits-and-responsibilities-of-humanitarian-and-global-health-what-the-genocide-in-gaza-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Limits and Responsibilities of Global Health &amp; Humanitarianism: What the Genocide in Gaza Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Israel\u2019s assault on Gaza has devastated food, water, and health systems, striking at the very essentials of life that sustain Gaza\u2019s population. This panel will bring together experts in food systems, WASH, and health to examine the indications of a genocidal pattern; explore how and why the international community has allowed it to continue; and consider the implications for global health and humanitarianism. The session aims to impel reflection and action on what researchers and concerned citizens can do in response, within the York community and in the broader Canadian context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This 2-hour hybrid session at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ will feature presentations from each of the three panelists, followed by discussion hosted by the moderator, and questions from the floor. Informal time to connect with participants will follow after the remarks with refreshments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/go.yorku.ca\/19nov2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/10\/19-Nov-2025-poster_final-v2-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/10\/19-Nov-2025-poster_final-v2-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/10\/19-Nov-2025-poster_final-v2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/10\/19-Nov-2025-poster_final-v2-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/10\/19-Nov-2025-poster_final-v2-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaker Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. <strong>Ahmad Abu Shaban<\/strong>, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Environmental &amp; Urban Change, ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ; Associate Professor &amp; Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at Al Azhar University Gaza&nbsp;(<em>Food Security<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. <strong>Reem Abu Shomar<\/strong>, Water and Public Health Expert, Research Fellow \u2013 Water and Public Health in Conflict Zones at United Nations University \u2013 INWEH (<em>Water\/WASH<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. <strong>Mohammed Al Barayka<\/strong>, Pediatrician, former Medical Doctor at Al Awda Hospital in Gaza with MSF\u2019s reconstructive surgery project; currently based in Canada (<em>Health<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/applLDyYeruEvjXhf\/shr8ZUf0PTtkWSdmI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register below and join us on November 19, 2025 at 1 p.m.!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RSVP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration for this event has closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you for your interest in this event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dighr\/recap-centering-palestinian-voices-rethinking-global-health-and-humanitarian-responsibility-in-gaza\/\">Please find the seminar recording and written recap here.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s assault on Gaza has devastated food, water, and health systems, striking at the very essentials of life that sustain Gaza\u2019s population. 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