Centre for Humanitarian Action
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The Centre for Humanitarian Action e.V. (CHA) is a Berlin based think tank advocating independent analysis, critical discussion and public communication of humanitarian action.
www.chaberlin.org
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Have we seen today the end of a truely humanitarian #UN approach, as its #humanitarian appeal for 2026 sharing somehow drastically cut needs indicates a major politicized way forward?
My first analysis you will find here:
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My first analysis you will find here:
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Global Humanitarian Overview 2026 | Ralf Südhoff
Has this been today the end of a transparent, value driven #UN humanitarian aid approach based on facts and needs? With the #GlobalHumanitarianOverview2026 launched today by #UNOCHA worst scenarios mi...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Have we seen today the end of a truely humanitarian #UN approach, as its #humanitarian appeal for 2026 sharing somehow drastically cut needs indicates a major politicized way forward?
My first analysis you will find here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
My first analysis you will find here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Reposted by Centre for Humanitarian Action
Die Ausschreibung läuft!
Bis zum 18. Dezember 2025 nimmt Aktion Deutschland Hilft Bewerbungen von jungen Journalist:innen für #Reisestipendien in humanitäre Hilfsprojekte entgegen: adh.ngo/jp2025
#stories4aid #Journalismuspreis #Journalismus
Bis zum 18. Dezember 2025 nimmt Aktion Deutschland Hilft Bewerbungen von jungen Journalist:innen für #Reisestipendien in humanitäre Hilfsprojekte entgegen: adh.ngo/jp2025
#stories4aid #Journalismuspreis #Journalismus
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Die Ausschreibung läuft!
Bis zum 18. Dezember 2025 nimmt Aktion Deutschland Hilft Bewerbungen von jungen Journalist:innen für #Reisestipendien in humanitäre Hilfsprojekte entgegen: adh.ngo/jp2025
#stories4aid #Journalismuspreis #Journalismus
Bis zum 18. Dezember 2025 nimmt Aktion Deutschland Hilft Bewerbungen von jungen Journalist:innen für #Reisestipendien in humanitäre Hilfsprojekte entgegen: adh.ngo/jp2025
#stories4aid #Journalismuspreis #Journalismus
As part of CHA's research on local leadership w/i humanitarian funding mechanisms, Goda Milašiūtė was in Kyiv last week hosting a session at the HLF kick-off workshop, a Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe programme channeling funding to local actors in Ukraine, funded by GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action
December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As part of CHA's research on local leadership w/i humanitarian funding mechanisms, Goda Milašiūtė was in Kyiv last week hosting a session at the HLF kick-off workshop, a Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe programme channeling funding to local actors in Ukraine, funded by GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action
When he first started working on the #GlobalHungerIndex, Holger Mann expected the hard part to be the analysis itself. Over the past year, he learned that the struggle is to keep the basic facts about hunger measurable at all. Read more on #TheHumanitarianBlog with IFHV: https://ow.ly/6hHY50XCJRk
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
When he first started working on the #GlobalHungerIndex, Holger Mann expected the hard part to be the analysis itself. Over the past year, he learned that the struggle is to keep the basic facts about hunger measurable at all. Read more on #TheHumanitarianBlog with IFHV: https://ow.ly/6hHY50XCJRk
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Ralf Südhoff, Leiter des Thinktanks @chaberlin.org, übt im Standpunkt scharfe Kritik am Kurs der Bundesregierung im Bereich der humanitären Hilfe: buff.ly/EGrYdij
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Ralf Südhoff, Leiter des Thinktanks @chaberlin.org, übt im Standpunkt scharfe Kritik am Kurs der Bundesregierung im Bereich der humanitären Hilfe: buff.ly/EGrYdij
‘Unless there is a miraculous recovery, the German government's era as a respected humanitarian donor has come to an end.’ In his Table.Briefings op-ed, @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social criticises the 2026 #humanitarian budget & planned restructuring of the Foreign Office [DE] : https://ow.ly/zTvQ50XCFv8
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
‘Unless there is a miraculous recovery, the German government's era as a respected humanitarian donor has come to an end.’ In his Table.Briefings op-ed, @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social criticises the 2026 #humanitarian budget & planned restructuring of the Foreign Office [DE] : https://ow.ly/zTvQ50XCFv8
What are the competences and value chains of German aid actors needed in the future? On Monday, Caritas international, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, IARAN and Centre for Humanitarian Action invited to a strategic foresight workshop, facilitated by Eilidh Kennedy & Sonja Hövelmann. #FutureOfAid
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What are the competences and value chains of German aid actors needed in the future? On Monday, Caritas international, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, IARAN and Centre for Humanitarian Action invited to a strategic foresight workshop, facilitated by Eilidh Kennedy & Sonja Hövelmann. #FutureOfAid
What does #TransitionalAssistance mean in a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, interest–driven policies + shrinking budgets? At Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Transitional Aid Day 2025 CHA's Sonja Hövelmann & Darina Pellowska facilitated an exchange.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What does #TransitionalAssistance mean in a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, interest–driven policies + shrinking budgets? At Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Transitional Aid Day 2025 CHA's Sonja Hövelmann & Darina Pellowska facilitated an exchange.
"Humanitarian aid is in danger of becoming a mere instrument of other foreign policy objectives" says Ralf Südhoff, director CHA, on the planned restructuring of the GFFO and halving of Germany's humanitarian aid budget for 2026. Read the whole statement [German] here: https://ow.ly/L7cI50Xy0lO
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"Humanitarian aid is in danger of becoming a mere instrument of other foreign policy objectives" says Ralf Südhoff, director CHA, on the planned restructuring of the GFFO and halving of Germany's humanitarian aid budget for 2026. Read the whole statement [German] here: https://ow.ly/L7cI50Xy0lO
‘The German government is breaking its promise to provide adequate funding for humanitarian aid. Not even government representatives would deny that.’ Ralf Südhoff, CHA, calls for precise criteria for a so-called adequate funding. Full article in German newspaper FR here: https://ow.ly/PZ2c50XvCT8
Humanitäre Hilfe halbiert: Bundesregierung bricht Versprechen – Experte rechnet ab
Nach massiven Kürzungen im Bundeshaushalt mahnt das Centre for Humanitarian Action klare Kriterien für eine auskömmliche Finanzierung an.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
‘The German government is breaking its promise to provide adequate funding for humanitarian aid. Not even government representatives would deny that.’ Ralf Südhoff, CHA, calls for precise criteria for a so-called adequate funding. Full article in German newspaper FR here: https://ow.ly/PZ2c50XvCT8
We need to think beyond a one-size-fits-all global technical solution -- Darina Pellowska at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI early November. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We need to think beyond a one-size-fits-all global technical solution -- Darina Pellowska at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI early November. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
On Wednesday CHA Members gathered for the second assembly in 2025. Thank you all for your crucial support in these difficult times!
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
On Wednesday CHA Members gathered for the second assembly in 2025. Thank you all for your crucial support in these difficult times!
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
We need smart and very focused solutions - Stefan Delfs, GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We need smart and very focused solutions - Stefan Delfs, GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
Apply now and become the next CHA student intern in #Berlin starting January 2026 - be part of a think tank's practical #research & gain insights into the #humanitarian sector. 👉✍️ https://ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Apply now and become the next CHA student intern in #Berlin starting January 2026 - be part of a think tank's practical #research & gain insights into the #humanitarian sector. 👉✍️ https://ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
If you can't prove that AI is cost-efficient and more effective - don't use it! Pierrick Devidal, ICRC, at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If you can't prove that AI is cost-efficient and more effective - don't use it! Pierrick Devidal, ICRC, at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
📢 Out now: the latest edition of Humanitarian Takeaways, your go-to digest on key #humanitarian topics by ICVA Network and Centre for Humanitarian Action. This time on the #HumanitarianReset – Read & sign up here: https://ow.ly/IS8a50XoiCa
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
📢 Out now: the latest edition of Humanitarian Takeaways, your go-to digest on key #humanitarian topics by ICVA Network and Centre for Humanitarian Action. This time on the #HumanitarianReset – Read & sign up here: https://ow.ly/IS8a50XoiCa
#AI can actually be an accelerator of digital divides - Just Giulio, Senior Humanitarian Officer / Access Now at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI this week. Watch the recording here: https://ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#AI can actually be an accelerator of digital divides - Just Giulio, Senior Humanitarian Officer / Access Now at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI this week. Watch the recording here: https://ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
Get ready for #COP30 - with CHA publications on #ClimateFinance, #LossAndDamage and the impact of #ClimateChange on the #humanitarian system, e.g. the ethical and policy implications of #AnticipatoryAction: ofhttps://www.chaberlin.org/en/publications/
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Get ready for #COP30 - with CHA publications on #ClimateFinance, #LossAndDamage and the impact of #ClimateChange on the #humanitarian system, e.g. the ethical and policy implications of #AnticipatoryAction: ofhttps://www.chaberlin.org/en/publications/
Join us today 11:30am for a webinar with new studies on #humanitarian #innovation by Centre for Humanitarian Action & the use and procurement of #AI tools by Just Giulio / Access Now plus a cross-functional dialogue on how to move from AI awareness to collective action : https://ow.ly/qzQb50XmoRM
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Join us today 11:30am for a webinar with new studies on #humanitarian #innovation by Centre for Humanitarian Action & the use and procurement of #AI tools by Just Giulio / Access Now plus a cross-functional dialogue on how to move from AI awareness to collective action : https://ow.ly/qzQb50XmoRM
#AI is no longer a distant prospect for #humanitarian action - it is already in use. However: policies, capacities, and oversight remain lacking. Meet us next week for an online lunch event on new studies and cross-functional dialogue: ow.ly/158550Xjy2e
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#AI is no longer a distant prospect for #humanitarian action - it is already in use. However: policies, capacities, and oversight remain lacking. Meet us next week for an online lunch event on new studies and cross-functional dialogue: ow.ly/158550Xjy2e
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
Do you want to gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research? Join CHA Berlin for a student #internship starting January 2026 - apply until 14 Nov ✍️ ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do you want to gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research? Join CHA Berlin for a student #internship starting January 2026 - apply until 14 Nov ✍️ ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
What is an "appropriate" financial engagement in #humanitarian aid? In his new paper @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social outlines a needs-based fair-share model to establish equitable international funding contributions: ow.ly/h5PK50XeSYG
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What is an "appropriate" financial engagement in #humanitarian aid? In his new paper @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social outlines a needs-based fair-share model to establish equitable international funding contributions: ow.ly/h5PK50XeSYG
Development assistance is the new nemesis of the far right. Now, payments to the Global Fund are being questioned online. ARD fact finder asked experts for their opinion, incl. CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social [German]: www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
Entwicklungshilfe: Das neue Feindbild der Rechtsextremen
Erst die Fahrradwege in Peru, dann eine Metro in Indien: Die Entwicklungshilfe wird immer wieder angegriffen. Nun werden im Netz die Zahlungen für den Global Fund infrage gestellt - zu Unrecht, sagen ...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Development assistance is the new nemesis of the far right. Now, payments to the Global Fund are being questioned online. ARD fact finder asked experts for their opinion, incl. CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social [German]: www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
Today marks 80 years of the United Nations #UNDay - in this CHA paper Sonja Hövelmann explains one of the core tasks of the UN: #humanitarian action - the actors, their responsibilities, the funding and the challenges. [in German] www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
October 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Today marks 80 years of the United Nations #UNDay - in this CHA paper Sonja Hövelmann explains one of the core tasks of the UN: #humanitarian action - the actors, their responsibilities, the funding and the challenges. [in German] www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
Only if donors, UN and INGOs are ready to set aside their immediate institutional interests, the crisis of the #humanitarian system can yet be contained -- @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in the new CHA paper on "The fading of the #HumanitarianReset": www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Only if donors, UN and INGOs are ready to set aside their immediate institutional interests, the crisis of the #humanitarian system can yet be contained -- @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in the new CHA paper on "The fading of the #HumanitarianReset": www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...