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

Opportunities and Challenges in Civilian-Military Humanitarian Coordination

Conference
Sustaining Access: Humanitarian Principles, Practice, and Policy for Today’s Challenges

The Humanitarian Dilemma in Afghanistan

Adapting Aid and Intervention in Yemen
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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 — May 19, 2021
Lessons Learned from a Decade of Humanitarian Operations in Syria
Brief by Natasha Hall and Will Todman — April 22, 2021
Navigating Humanitarian Access During Covid-19: Towards Localization
Event — April 14, 2021
Mitigating the Impact of Sanctions on Humanitarian Action
Event — April 7, 2021
Country Insights Series: Localization
Critical Questions — April 7, 2021
Improving Civilian Protection in Conflict
Event — April 1, 2021