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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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Country Insights Series: Localization

Humanitarian actors offer their views on how to promote more localized humanitarian response to increase the effectiveness of international aid delivery.

Critical Questions — April 7, 2021

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Improving Civilian Protection in Conflict

Please join the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda for a discussion with Sarah Holewinski, Washington Director of Human Rights Watch, and Larry Lewis, Vice President and Director of the Center for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence at CNA.

Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Sarah Holewinski , and Larry Lewis — April 1, 2021

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Reflections on Syria's Decade of Conflict

For the past decade, Syria has been ravaged by violent armed conflict. The civil war has displaced 6.2 million people internally with 6.6 million seeking asylum abroad.

Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Jon B. Alterman , Alex Mahoney , Basma Alloush , Amany Qaddour , and Mais Balkhi — March 15, 2021

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The Brewing Storm in Jordan’s Oasis of Calm

Jordan is now facing a threefold challenge—Covid-19, rising unemployment, and a deteriorating situation for refugees—that threatens the country’s stability.

Commentary by Erol Yayboke and Shannon McKeown — March 11, 2021

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Consult the Community: Picking the Next UN Humanitarian Chief

The UN humanitarian chief plays a significant role in the global coordination of humanitarian aid. With the departure of the incumbent, Mark Lowcock, Secretary-General Guterres should conduct an inclusive and transparent process in choosing his successor.

Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer — March 9, 2021

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Durable Solutions for Syria’s Displaced: U.S. Support for a Better Future

Millions of Syrians have been forcibly displaced by conflict, including an entire generation of children. The United States has an opportunity to mirror ambitious initiatives to help refugees by supporting displaced communities in their countries of origin and first asylum.

Commentary by Bernice Romero and Jiwan Said — March 8, 2021

What Lies Ahead: The Next Chapter of Syria Humanitarian Policy

After ten years of crisis, the humanitarian, protection, and human rights challenges in Syria are at their apex. The humanitarian response and policy must be revitalized and revamped to achieve peaceful, long-term solutions for the people of Syria.

Commentary by Hazem Rihawi — March 8, 2021