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CSIS’s Humanitarian Agenda analyzes the successes and challenges of humanitarian crisis response across topical and regional focus areas within the center. This research is part of a unique partnership between CSIS and the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).

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Jon B. Alterman

Jon B. Alterman

Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program
Will Todman

Will Todman

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

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Ocean Warming: A Livelihood Threat to Ghana’s Coastal Fishers

Ocean warming has made the collapse of Ghana’s fisheries virtually inevitable, and overfishing by foreign and local fishers contributes to the problem. CSIS-affiliated experts share insights on transitioning Ghana’s coastal fishing communities to alternate livelihoods. 

Commentary by Emmanuel Akyeampong, John M. Kusimi, and Robert Paarlberg — October 8, 2024

At The One-Year Mark—Gaza: The Human Toll

In this special episode of Gaza: The Human Toll, speakers reflected on how the conflict in the Middle East and its consequences have shifted over the past year.

Transcript — October 7, 2024

Humanitarian Finance: A Missed Opportunity for Reform at the Summit of the Future

The United Nations hosted the Summit of the Future in New York on September 20–23, seeking to “forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future," yet humanitarian finance was not meaningfully included in its agenda or outcome.

Critical Questions by Marc Cohen and Michelle Strucke — September 30, 2024

Driving Impact Live: From Peace Corps Volunteer to Director

CSIS welcomed Carol Spahn, Director of the Peace Corps, to discuss her journey from volunteering in Romania after the end of the Cold War to becoming the 21st Peace Corps Director and a renowned leader in the international development field.

Transcript — September 24, 2024

Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan

Less than two years after the outbreak of civil war, famine conditions are confirmed in Sudan. With ceasefire talks faltering and a near-complete lack of humanitarian access, conditions continue to deteriorate for 26 million Sudanese facing acute food insecurity.

Critical Questions by Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, and Caitlin Welsh — September 11, 2024

Dahlia Scheindlin on Israeli Opinion—Gaza: The Human Toll

Dahlia Scheindlin, political analyst and columnist for Haaretz and author of The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel joined CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison to discuss the Israeli opinion environment on the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza.

Transcript — August 29, 2024

Gaza's Looming Polio Threat—Gaza: The Human Toll

CSIS welcomed Jean Gough, Special Representative for UNICEF in the State of Palestine; Hamid Jafari, WHO Director of Polio Eradication; and Richard (Rik) Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for Occupied Palestinian Territory, to discuss the threat of polio in Gaza.

Transcript — August 20, 2024