Katherine Kramer

Katherine Kramer has over 20 years’ experience in humanitarian negotiations for protection outcomes. While working as Geneva Call’s Programme Director for Asia, she positively influenced the policies and practices of 18 non-State armed groups on International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law. As InterAction’s Senior Manager for Protection of Civilians, she led InterAction’s Protection of Civilians work, including helping to influence the content of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMRAP). She also developing a training module on Optimizing Armed Actor Engagement for Protection Outcomes and led the drafting of the Practical Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity. She holds a Master’s of Arts degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington, DC, USA and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA.

Beyond Compliance Symposium: Practical measures to prevent and mitigate conflict-induced food insecurity

By Katherine Kramer / October 3, 2024

Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed Groups and International Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively address …

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