Humanitarian Agenda
Exploring and highlighting the changing landscape of humanitarian assistance in the 21st century
With an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises around the world, the Humanitarian Agenda is committed to inform policy solutions to novel humanitarian challenges through expert dialogue and analysis and to developing and advancing avenues for improving humanitarian response and increasing humanitarian access.
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Safeguarding Humanitarian Action: The United States’ Critical Role in Renewing UN Security Council Resolution 2664
Commentary by Nicolas Jude Larnerd and Michelle Strucke — December 5, 2024

Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: What Was Old Is New Again
Report by Cameron Hudson and Michelle Strucke — December 17, 2024

Humanitarian Finance: A Missed Opportunity for Reform at the Summit of the Future
Critical Questions by Marc Cohen and Michelle Strucke — September 30, 2024

The Red Zone: Charting Paths to Resilience in the Climate-Conflict Nexus
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Global Conflicts to Watch in 2025: Escalating Humanitarian Needs

Implications of the Blinken/Austin Letter and Sinwar’s Passing—Gaza: The Human Toll

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Conflict and Displacement in Sudan: the Urgent Need to Reduce Barriers to Humanitarian Response

Gaza’s Water Crisis—What Can Be Done
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Streamlining Government Coordination for Rights-Conscious Supply Chains
Report by Noor Hamadeh, Jacqueline Lewis, and Whitley Saumweber — March 24, 2025
“Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: What Was Old Is New Again”: Audio Brief with Cameron Hudson
Podcast Episode by Cameron Hudson — December 19, 2024

Global Development Recommendations for the Next Administration
Digital Report by The CSIS Global Development Department — December 18, 2024
To Address Increasing Crises, Incentivize Locally Led Surge Capacity and Prepare for Multidimensional Crisis Response
Podcast Episode by Michelle Strucke — December 18, 2024

Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: What Was Old Is New Again
Report by Cameron Hudson and Michelle Strucke — December 17, 2024
Global Conflicts to Watch in 2025: Escalating Humanitarian Needs
Event — December 13, 2024
Safeguarding Humanitarian Action: The United States’ Critical Role in Renewing UN Security Council Resolution 2664
Commentary by Nicolas Jude Larnerd and Michelle Strucke — December 5, 2024
Implications of the Blinken/Austin Letter and Sinwar’s Passing—Gaza: The Human Toll
Event — October 22, 2024
Implications of the Blinken/Austin Letter and Sinwar's Passing—Gaza: The Human Toll
Transcript — October 22, 2024
Conflict and Displacement in Sudan: the Urgent Need to Reduce Barriers to Humanitarian Response
Event — September 30, 2024