30 January 2025

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Short pieces:

[Blog series that "offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response"] (SSHAP, Dec. 2024) [access]
- Note: Follow the link to access the final post in the 5-part series, then scroll to "related content" at the bottom of the page for the previous four posts.

"In numbers we trust: How 'prioritisation' makes humanitarian numbers murky," The New Humanitarian, 27 Jan. 2025 [text]

"Inside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of lives," Vox, 30 Jan. 2025 [text]
- "USAID has become a testing ground for dismantling government agencies, agency employees tell Vox."

A Lookback at the Biden Administration’s Development Agenda, Part V: Humanitarian Response (CGD Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]
- Previous posts in this series can be accessed here

Reclaiming the narrative: the impact of power and voice in aid collaboration (ODI Insights, Jan. 2025) [text]

"What to make of Trump 2.0’s first days?," The New Humanitarian, 23 Jan. 2025 [text]

"What to make of the Trump aid freeze chaos?," The New Humanitarian, 29 Jan. 2025 [text]
- See also related Guardian article, Just Security blog postNYT article, additional TNH article, and ICVA's resource page on the "90 Day Suspension Order." 

Reports:

2024 Impact Report: Response to new emergencies and protracted crises (UNHCR, Jan. 2025) [access]

Advancing locally led evaluations: Practical insights for humanitarian contexts (ALNAP, Jan. 2025) [text]

The Future of Official Development Assistance: Incremental Improvements or Radical Reform? (Center for Global Development, Jan. 2025) [text]
- See also related blog post.

Hovering Threats: The Challenges of Armed Drones in Humanitarian Contexts (Insecurity Insight, Jan. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Humanitarian Access Overview: Spotlight on violence against aid workers (ACAPS, Dec. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

A humanitarian trap? Navigating neutrality, relief and rights in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Syria and Guatemala (ODI, Jan. 2025) [text]

The Pulse of Humanitarian Coordination 2023: Overview of IASC Structures at the Country Level (OCHA, Dec. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"The challenges of research in the humanitarian sector: An evolving relationship," International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 106, no. 926 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Does Peacekeeping Mitigate the Impact of Aid on Conflict? Peacekeeping, Humanitarian Aid and Violence Against Civilians," Journal of Conflict Resolution, OnlineFirst, 23 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Trusted intermediaries? The role of diasporas in humanitarian assistance," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 117 (Feb. 2025) [open access]

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