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Humanitarian Assistance

Leveraging the humanitarian community, helping shape U.S. government strategic planning and policies, and increasing understanding of both the vast challenges and new innovations in humanitarian efforts.

CSIS has long been engaged in humanitarian assistance, analyzing the successes and challenges of humanitarian crisis response across topical and regional focus areas within the center. The Humanitarian Agenda is an initiative that examines opportunities to improve the delivery of humanitarian assistance. This work is a 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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International Development

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Humanitarian Aid in Sahelian Cities: Lessons for Long-Term Food Security
By Caitlin Welsh
January 21, 2021
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Stabilization Assistance amid Geopolitical Competition: A Case Study of Eastern Syria
By Daphne McCurdy
January 12, 2021
Report
Civilian Protection through Civilian Control: An Overlooked Piece of Security Sector Assistance in the Sahel
By Alice Hunt Friend
December 9, 2020

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Humanitarian Agenda
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J. Stephen Morrison
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center
Jacob Kurtzer
Interim Director and Senior Fellow, Humanitarian Agenda
Jon B. Alterman
Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program
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