We may need more humanitarian bureaucracy, not less February 4, 2021 5 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Aaron Clark-Ginsberg & Mary Kate Adgie In the humanitarian sector, bureaucracy has been faulted for everything from ageism and the suppression ...
Race, equity, and neo-colonial legacies: identifying paths forward for principled humanitarian action July 16, 2020 18 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Saman Rejali In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the United States, and the ...
Hacking humanitarians: moving towards a humanitarian cybersecurity strategy January 16, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Massimo Marelli As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...
Reflections of a humanitarian bureaucrat January 9, 2020 14 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Stories Hugo Slim Last week, the incoming Director-General of the ICRC stressed the importance of reducing bureaucracy in ...
When rain turns to dust: climate change, conflict and humanitarian action December 5, 2019 7 mins read Analysis / Call for contributions / Climate Change and Conflict / Humanitarian Action Catherine-Lune Grayson Earlier this week the 25th UN Climate Conference, known as COP25, opened in Madrid, Spain ...
Digital risks for populations in armed conflict: Five key gaps the humanitarian sector should address June 12, 2019 8 mins read Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Delphine van Solinge The Digital Revolution is affecting the lives of people around the world, from connected citizens ...
‘Basics’ won’t do: A response to Marc DuBois’ ‘new humanitarian basics’ November 13, 2018 13 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Protracted Conflict Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos This blog post aims to challenge Marc DuBois’ proposition of a ‘new humanitarian basics’ and the notion that humanitarianism should be limited to ...
Humanitarianism at breaking point? New roles for local and international actors August 19, 2016 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Review-related Claudia McGoldrick Is humanitarianism really at breaking point? The gap between today’s overwhelming needs and the constraints on international humanitarian actors’ efforts to address them, ...
