Funding shocks and the strategic impact on the humanitarian system

Funding shocks are affecting humanitarian action immediately and on the longer term. How do funding cuts impact the humanitarian system and in which ways should it respond? ‘Seismic shift’, humanitarian disaster’, or ‘opportunity for radical change’; perspectives on the current moment diverge. In this session arguments will be offered for major changes: going back to humanitarian basics, the end of humanitarian aid and other ideas will be presented, as opposed to doing ‘the same, but less’.

• Arjan Hehenkamp, Crisis Lead for Sudan · International Rescue Committee
• Themrise Khan, independent development professional and publicist

This session is part of a series organised by KUNO, preceeding a senior level working conference (on invitation only) in June, organised by KUNO, Clingendael and the Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre.

To sign up for this session, please send an email to: kuno@kuno-platform.nl.

Interested in our previous session in this series on ‘The Collapse of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the Humanitarian System and the Future of Humanitarianism? Watch it here.