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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 1d

❓ Why are women-led organisations still being routinely overlooked within the humanitarian system? And what can (and should) we do about it? Our latest paper from researchers @megandaigle.bsky.social, @this-is-cate.bsky.social & Manny Maung explores → buff.ly/ILQa6DQ

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 3d

📖 READ our recent report: "Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building" → buff.ly/W8VSnxL

📺 WATCH our LinkedIn Live with experts Dustin Barter & Stella Naw → buff.ly/QVzUckh

🎧 LISTEN to the What's Happening in Myanmar podcast, via Frontier Myanmar → buff.ly/PPrVg0t (2/2)

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 3d

Amid junta violence, local resistance groups are building new systems of governance and security in #Myanmar – and the international humanitarian system is failing to adapt. Get up to speed with our latest research, which gets to the heart of Myanmar’s post-2021 coup transformation... (1/2)

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 3d

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 16d

💡 Join HPG and @helpage.bsky.social for an online discussion on what current funding and policy trends mean for the inclusion of marginalised and at-risk groups.

🔗 More info and RSVP → buff.ly/uWByt2M

What now for inclusion? Navigating the new era of cuts and resets

Tuesday 7 October, online
2:00-3:30pm (BST)

Speakers:
Moderator: Nimo Hassan (Somalia
NGO Consortium)
Lois Auta (Network of Women with Disabilities/Cedar Seed Foundation)
Rhea Tariq (HelpAge International)
Gemma Connel (UN OCHA)
Dr Veronique Barbelet (HPG/ODI Global)
Sara Brodd (SIDA)

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 8d

🔴 STARTING SOON! Join our LinkedIn Live discussion exploring #Myanmar's post-2021 coup transformation, with expert researchers Dustin Barter and Stella Naw → lnkd.in/ehqWgTME

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 15d

With the 80th UN General Assembly under way, HPG Director Freddie Carver highlights the urgent need for challenging conversations about legitimacy and the role of different actors within the humanitarian sector.

🎧 Listen in full now: buff.ly/RaxGL17 #UNGA80 #ThinkChange

Make aid go further – give cash first in crises

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 16d

💡 Join HPG and @helpage.bsky.social for an online discussion on what current funding and policy trends mean for the inclusion of marginalised and at-risk groups.

🔗 More info and RSVP → buff.ly/uWByt2M

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 16d

🌐 Attending #UNGA80? HPG Director Freddie Carver will be speaking at a side event tomorrow (Wednesday 24 September, 11AM-1PM EDT), organised by @give-directly.bsky.social and @govuganda.bsky.social, to share findings from this research – email [email protected] to RSVP. (2/2)

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 16d

💸 In a humanitarian crisis, cash assistance is a hugely effective tool to supporting economic growth. Our latest policy brief urges donors, governments & the humanitarian sector to make aid go further by giving cash first in a crisis. Learn more: buff.ly/xDT8Gfm (1/2)

In the face of difficult trade-offs and funding cuts, cash provides a cost-efficient option that cuts across outcomes, mandates and timeframes. In the current climate, the temptation to return to…

How women lead: women-led organisations as humanitarian crisis responders

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 17d

🗓️ Interested in finding out more about this critical research? We will be hosting a LinkedIn Live discussion on Wednesday 1 October, where we will hear from two of the report's authors, Dustin and Stella, as they explore the ongoing situation in #Myanmar. Join them: lnkd.in/ehqWgTME

LinkedIn Live - Wed 1 October, 12.30pm UK time/6pm Myanmar time

Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building, with researchers Dustin Barter and Stella Naw

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 21d

ICYMI: Our recent research delves into the vital role of women led organisations (WLOs) as humanitarian crisis responders, and unpacks the myriad sectoral, financial and social challenges they face.

🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/NAjy6qJ

In this paper, we document the current role that WLOs are playing in crisis response, collating snapshots and examples drawn from evaluations, case studies and other published sources.

Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 23d

Amid junta violence, local resistance groups are building new systems of governance and security in #Myanmar – and the international humanitarian system is failing to adapt. Our new report, in collaboration with activist Stella Naw, gets to the heart of Myanmar’s transformation ➡️ buff.ly/wnJK94P

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 24d

As #UNGA80 unfolds, the UN faces various existential challenges – climate, conflict, displacement and a crisis of relevance. @odi.global's latest #ThinkChange podcast episode, featuring HPG Director Freddie Carver, explores what kind of UN the world needs today.

🎧 Listen in now: buff.ly/9afdfsY

$Think Change Podcast UNGA 80 - what kid of UN does the world need today? Guests dissect the credibility crisis facing the UN and reforms it must make to respond to today's fractured global order.$

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 27d

HPG Research Fellow @kerrie115.bsky.social explores the link between conflict, displacement and climate change – drawing on key examples from Sudan, Colombia, Bangladesh and beyond – in this new article for @uk.theconversation.com.

🔗 Read in full 👉 buff.ly/BcycfrQ

The effects of climate change do not affect everyone equally.

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 28d

📢 NEW RESEARCH: With extensive knowledge of local contexts and roots within crisis-affected communities, why are women-led organisations still chronically underfunded and excluded from decision-making? Our new paper from @this-is-cate.bsky.social & @megandaigle.bsky.social explores: buff.ly/NAjy6qJ

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Sep 9

💸 As aid cuts crunch down on the humanitarian sector, it's more important than ever that direct cash assistance to individuals continues – and in fact scales up – in order to sustain/accelerate economic growth.

More from researcher @kerrie115.bsky.social in a new HPG policy brief → buff.ly/6cyVQ9X

The lives and livelihoods of internally displaced people in Mosul, Iraq

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Sep 8

🇮🇶 ICYMI: Our recent case study highlights the experience of some of the 85,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) who remain in Mosul, Iraq – whether through choice or circumstance – and how they are finding ways to support themselves and their families. Read on: buff.ly/bbv0Th3 @iom.int

This paper explores how IDPs in Mosul are rebuilding their lives and livelihoods amidst poor economic conditions, crumbling infrastructure and ongoing risks from extreme and erratic weather…

Humanitarian evacuations: practice, guidance, research gaps and lessons

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Sep 5

ICYMI: Our latest briefing unpacks the 'niche' practice of humanitarian evacuation. Often viewed as a last resort due to multiple complexities, this paper explores how humanitarian evacuations can be done in a way that promotes protection and reduces risk. Read on 👉 buff.ly/gnmvp0q

This briefing note explores recent practice on humanitarian evacuations and learnings from such practice, and examines current guidance and gaps in evidence. It is based on a light-touch review of…

Leopard spots and the problem of change: crisis in the humanitarian sector

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Sep 4

📖 LONG READ: Designed to respond to crisis, the humanitarian aid sector now finds itself in one. Major funding cuts are shaking the system, but perhaps even more seismic are the questions this moment is forcing us to ask. More from humanitarian analyst Marc DuBois: buff.ly/aHObuM2

Designed to respond to crisis, the humanitarian aid sector now finds itself in one. Major funding cuts are shaking the system, but perhaps even more seismic are the questions this moment is forcing…

The lives and livelihoods of urban internally displaced people in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Sep 2

This paper is the second in a series of studies designed to piece together the wider puzzle of livelihoods in displacement. It was preceded by a study on Mekelle, Ethiopia, which you can also read here: buff.ly/gx5zgc5 [2/2]

The Mekelle paper is the first in a series of studies designed to piece together the wider puzzle of livelihoods in displacement.

The lives and livelihoods of internally displaced people in Mosul, Iraq

Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 NEW: Our latest study from researcher @kerrie115.bsky.social & others explores how internally displaced people in Mosul, Iraq, are rebuilding their lives and livelihoods amidst poor economic conditions, crumbling infrastructure & ongoing risks from climate change ➡️ buff.ly/bbv0Th3 [1/2] @iom.int

This paper explores how IDPs in Mosul are rebuilding their lives and livelihoods amidst poor economic conditions, crumbling infrastructure and ongoing risks from extreme and erratic weather…

Humanitarian evacuations: practice, guidance, research gaps and lessons

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 OUT NOW: Our new briefing explores the practice of humanitarian evacuation in conflict settings, which is often seen as a last resort due to ethical dilemmas and risks involved. HPG researcher @verobarbelet.bsky.social unpacks in detail, with examples from Ukraine and Syria ⤵️

This briefing note explores recent practice on humanitarian evacuations and learnings from such practice, and examines current guidance and gaps in evidence. It is based on a light-touch review of…

Rethinking deportations from the US: from lose–lose to win–win

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Aug 25

"The dominant narrative around migration in the US today is not simply about border control or national security – it is a carefully constructed spectacle that serves specific political & economic purposes."

More from researchers @this-is-cate.bsky.social & Yacine Ait-Larbi:

Mass deportations are not a new strategy in US politics. But it's time to move beyond the excessive securitisation approach.

Outcry as aid sector risks normalising the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · Aug 22

"The problem is not simply how the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is contributing towards death traps and killing fields for Palestinians seeking aid, but how it normalises brutal, corporatised humanitarianism." – Dustin Barter, HPG Senior Research Fellow

Read on ⤵️

The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Aug 21

Aid workers fear that criticism of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will be toned down after a secret meeting between UN agencies and GHF leadership that led to outrage and disbelief in wider humanitarian circles.

Read our latest report:⬇️

A secret meeting with the GHF has fuelled fears that the humanitarian system is being bent to serve the interests of the United States and Israel.