- Keeping protection paramount amidst a 'humanitarian reset': the need for proactive protection action to reduce civilian harm0.35 MB
Even before recent drastic funding cuts, the humanitarian system was at breaking point. The proliferation of protracted conflicts and polycrises, an increasingly complex and costly aid architecture, along with a crisis of legitimacy, have led to increasing claims that the system is no longer fit for purpose.
The ongoing push for prioritisation risks going ‘back to basics’ with a reversion to simplistic approaches focused on top-down, narrow, and often inaccurate notions of ‘life-saving’ assistance, and further deprioritisation of protection. These risks are now significantly exacerbated due to the level of uncertainty in the humanitarian sector and calls for a ‘humanitarian reset’.
Report by the Overseas Development Institute
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