Humanitarian Assistance

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BRIEFS
Rethinking the Humanitarian Business Model
Jeremy Konyndyk
May 30, 2018
Disrupting the traditional humanitarian business model holds risks that must be managed carefully. If this disruption proceeds in an ad hoc manner, it could harm humanitarian effectiveness. Donors should reexamine their funding practices and work closely with aid groups to ensure these changes deliv...
Blog Post
New Opportunities for Bangaladeshi Citizens and Rohingya Refugees: A Refugee Compact for Bangladesh
Cindy Huang
February 07, 2018
Bangladesh and its partners should explore the compact model and consider the inclusion of three ideas that would yield the level of ambition necessary to generate a sustainable response: European Union trade concessions, migrant worker opportunities, and partnership with China and the Asi...
CGD NOTES
Why Bangladesh Needs a Refugee Compact and Three Big Ideas to Make it Happen
Cindy Huang
February 07, 2018
While it is far too soon to discuss returns, it is the right time to plan for the longer-term wellbeing of refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh.
Blog Post
How to Tackle the Refugee Reform Dilemma
Jeremy Konyndyk
November 01, 2017
Speculation about the future of the State Department’s Population, Refugees, and Migration bureau has swirled following the Trump administration’s moves to curtail refugee admissions, and a proposal to eliminate the bureau and distribute its components to the Department of Homeland Secur...
Multimedia
The Humanitarian System Needs Development Partners – the UN’s Mark Lowcock
October 26, 2017
More than 65 million people are forcibly displaced, for on average about ten years. That's the scale of the problem facing Mark Lowcock, the new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs. This is not only a short-term humanitarian problem but a developm...
Blog Post
The Humanitarian System Needs Development Partners – Podcast with the UN’s Mark Lowcock
Rajesh Mirchandani
October 26, 2017
More than 65 million people are forcibly displaced, for on average about ten years. That's the scale of the problem facing Mark Lowcock, the new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs.
Blog Post
Here’s How the International Community Should Support Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities
Cindy Huang
October 12, 2017
Given the rate and scale of the unfolding crisis in Myanmar, the international community is rightly focused on emergency humanitarian measures. But it is also imperative for international actors to move quickly to develop complementary solutions that can improve the situation both now and in the lon...