What is World Humanitarian Day – and why is it important?
Aug 19, 2024 · World Humanitarian Day takes place every 19 August. It recognizes, and aims to raise awareness of, the work of humanitarians around the world. The World Economic Forum …
Nature-based solutions can transform 21st-century humanitarianism
Apr 21, 2023 · In an era of climate crisis, nature-based solutions are needed to support humanitarian action on the environmental protection and economic fronts.
Logistics Emergency Team: 20 years of coordinating humanitarian …
Sep 25, 2025 · It has been 20 years since the Logistics Emergency Team was established to support humanitarian aid efforts across the globe. Here's what you need to know.
A new framework for cross-sector cooperation | World Economic …
Jul 17, 2025 · The Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) initiative has developed the Framework for Frontier Market Cooperation, which presents a new model of collaboration …
Humanitarian crises disproportionately impact female health
May 25, 2022 · Combining gender-informed approaches with public-private partnerships could tackle the uneven impact of humanitarian crises on women and girls' health.
The 20 humanitarian crises the world cannot ignore in 2023
Dec 14, 2022 · The Emergency Watchlist is more than a warning — it is a guide on how to avert or minimise those humanitarian crises. It says more than 100 million people today are on the …
Rethinking humanitarian supply chains for the 21st century
Oct 1, 2025 · Responsible for 60-80% of response costs and essential for life-saving assistance, supply chains are key to humanitarian impact and need to be recognized.
Here's how we can meet the need for global humanitarian aid
Jan 14, 2023 · Support for humanitarian aid and basic needs in fragile countries should be seen as an investment in a global public good — not exclusively as a charitable gesture.
Bridging the gap: how the private sector is streamlining …
May 19, 2025 · The World Food Programme-led Logistics Cluster has been optimizing emergency humanitarian response logistics for over 20 years. Private sector partnerships are needed to …
Innovation is hard, but for humanitarians it’s essential
Jan 21, 2025 · Despite the success of aid projects like cash-based assistance, humanitarian innovation remains the exception rather than the norm.