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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Analysis

Mitigating Financial Access Challenges

Nonprofits experience significant difficulties transferring funds for humanitarian and peacebuilding activities in areas with the presence of sanctioned actors. Ensuring financial access requires close cooperation between the nonprofit, governmental, and financial sectors.

Report by Jacob Kurtzer , Sue Eckert , and Sierra Ballard — October 25, 2022

Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Report by Beza Tesfaye , Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

Finding a Path through Quagmire

Brief by Will Brown — August 12, 2022

Concurrent Crises in the Horn of Africa

Report by Jacob Kurtzer , Sierra Ballard , and Hareem Fatima Abdullah — June 7, 2022

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Adapting Aid and Intervention in Yemen

December 7, 2022 • 9:00 – 10:00 am EST

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2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap

November 9, 2022 • 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EST

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Overcoming Barriers to Humanitarian Access in Northern Ethiopia

September 29, 2022 • 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT

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Finding a Path Through Quagmire: Humanitarian Access and Coordination in the Sahel

August 23, 2022 • 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT

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Beyond Aid

Beyond Aid brings you stories about humanitarian actors and action that go beyond the challenging headlines to focus on how we can find hope and where we can find opportunities to drive change.

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Beyond Leadership: Carolyn Miles

Kirsten speaks with Carolyn Miles, former President and CEO of Save the Children.

Podcast Episode — September 7, 2022

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Beyond Aid Trailer

Beyond Aid brings you stories about humanitarian actors and action that go beyond the challenging headlines to focus on how we can find hope and where we can find opportunities to drive change. Look out for the first episode dropping on September 7th!

Podcast Episode by Jacob Kurtzer — August 31, 2022

Finding a Path Through Quagmire: Humanitarian Access and Coordination in the Sahel

Please join the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda, the CSIS Africa Program, and CSIS Non-resident Senior Associate Will Brown for the launch of the report, Finding a Path Through Quagmire - Humanitarian Access and Coordination in the Sahel.

Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Will Brown , Ornella Morderan , and Bill O'Keefe — August 23, 2022

Finding a Path through Quagmire

The insurgency in the Sahel has led to widespread humanitarian needs. Humanitarian operations are limited by instability and the competing agendas of regional actors. Improving humanitarian outcomes will require enhanced cooperation and increased understanding.

Brief by Will Brown — August 12, 2022