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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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Analysis

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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
Recent Events

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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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Implications of the Concurrent Conflict and Drought in the Horn of Africa
Event — March 23, 2022
Drought Hits the Horn of Africa
Critical Questions by David Del Conte — March 21, 2022
Spotlight on Civilian Harm in the Mariupol Theater Airstrike
Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer, Marti Flacks, Matthew P. Funaiole, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — March 21, 2022
Ukrainian Refugees and Food Insecurity
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Caitlin Welsh, and Jacob Kurtzer — March 16, 2022

Launch of the Feb. 2022 Issue of the International Review of the Red Cross: “Counterterrorism, Sanctions and War”
Event — March 3, 2022
Ukraine’s Regional Displacement Crisis
Commentary by Erol Yayboke — February 25, 2022
The Humanitarian Toll of Russia’s Invasion
Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer — February 25, 2022
What’s next for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan?
Event — February 24, 2022
The Long March to Peace: Key Obstacles to Overcome in Ethiopia
Commentary by David Del Conte — February 10, 2022
Assessing Economic Crisis Response Options for Afghanistan
Commentary by Jacob Kurtzer and Alex Zerden — February 9, 2022