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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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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

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Deconstructing Disarmament and Reconciliation Programs in Northeast Nigeria

Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs aim to change the battlefield and bring peace to northeast Nigeria, but they raise serious questions about resource prioritization and justice and accountability for perpetrators of violence.

Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer and Obi Anyadike — January 10, 2022

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Lebanon’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis

A humanitarian emergency is growing among Lebanese. Overlaps in humanitarian responses risk fueling tensions and wasting limited aid resources. CSIS's Will Todman and Caleb Harper argue that an independent review is necessary to maximize the effectiveness of humanitarian aid.

Brief by Will Todman and Caleb Harper — December 16, 2021

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Aspirations to Action: Making the Refugee Compact Work for the Rohingya

The success of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) in countries like Bangladesh lies on host country engagement on refugee policies and shared international responsibility to provide consistent, flexible funding and create greater opportunities for resettlement.

Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer , Sana Vaidya , and Imrul Islam — December 16, 2021

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Experts React: The 2021 Summit for Democracy

CSIS experts comment on the impact, challenges faced, and road ahead for the Biden administration’s 2021 Summit for Democracy and its subsequent year of action.

Commentary — December 16, 2021

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Time for Action on Ethiopia

As the humanitarian situation worsens across Ethiopia, the U.S. government and allies should take urgent and meaningful steps to compel all stakeholders to seek political solutions to the conflict and urgently address humanitarian access issues.

Commentary by David Del Conte — December 15, 2021

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Launch of the UN Global Humanitarian Overview 2022

CSIS, USAID, and OCHA co-hosted the DC launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2022.

Event by Jacob Kurtzer , John J. Hamre , Samantha Power , Martin Griffiths , António Guterres , Natalia Kanem , Sarah Charles , Antelak Al-Mutawakel , Claudia Herrera , and Aruna Rao — December 2, 2021

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On The Brink of Disaster: Aid Conditionality and Crisis in Afghanistan

Please join CSIS’s Humanitarian Agenda and the Project on Prosperity and Development to discuss the dire situation in Afghanistan and uncover what more the international community must do to address an unfolding humanitarian emergency.

Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Fawzia Koofi , Hardin Lang , Sima Samar , and Hsiao-Wei Lee — November 5, 2021

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U.S. Sanctions Squeeze Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan

As the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, the U.S. government should work with all stakeholders to establish a safe payment channel for humanitarian and organizations and financial institutions to move urgently needed funds into Afghanistan.

Critical Questions by Jacob Kurtzer , Kelly Moss , and Sue Eckert — September 29, 2021

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What the Taliban Takeover Means for Food Security in Afghanistan

To address the growing hunger crisis in Afghanistan, the international community should quickly remove restrictive measures on humanitarian aid. Strengthening local agricultural systems and capacity is also imperative to stabilize the country’s long-term food security.

Critical Questions by Jamie Lutz and Jacob Kurtzer — September 27, 2021

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