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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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
Recent Events

Adapting Aid and Intervention in Yemen

2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap

Overcoming Barriers to Humanitarian Access in Northern Ethiopia

Finding a Path Through Quagmire: Humanitarian Access and Coordination in the Sahel
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Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Aid Delivery in Afghanistan
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Sue Eckert , Adam Smith , and Basma Alloush — September 2, 2021

Safeguarding Humanitarian Action in Afghanistan
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Aurvasi Patel , Kathryn Striffolino , and Zuhra Bahman — August 27, 2021

Four Years On: An Update on the Rohingya Crisis
Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer , Sana Vaidya , and Imrul Islam — August 26, 2021

Taliban Takeover: Humanitarian Implications and Recommendations for the United States
Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer — August 24, 2021

Humanitarian Suspensions and the Politicization of Aid in Ethiopia
Critical Questions by Jacob Kurtzer and Kelly Moss — August 12, 2021

Centering Civilian Protection in Northern Mozambique
Commentary by Emilia Columbo and Kelly Moss — July 21, 2021

Toward Stronger Transatlantic Teamwork: Leveraging U.S.-German Coordination for Humanitarian Action
Brief by Jacob Kurtzer , John Goodrick , and Sana Vaidya — July 16, 2021

Boko Haram’s Leader Is Dead: What Are the Humanitarian and Security Implications?
Critical Questions by Jacob Kurtzer , Kelly Moss , and Judd Devermont — June 15, 2021

Humanitarian Impacts of Escalated Violence in Gaza
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Dr. Elizabeth Campbell , and Dr. Zaher Sahloul — May 19, 2021

Lessons Learned from a Decade of Humanitarian Operations in Syria
Brief by Natasha Hall and Will Todman — April 22, 2021
