Too Little Aid, Too Many Displaced: Remaking Humanitarian Assistance

Too Little Aid, Too Many Displaced: Remaking Humanitarian Assistance

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

By: Fred Strasser

The international system to aid people displaced by conflict is strained beyond the breaking point. Faced with the greatest flood of displacement since World War II—and with no end in sight—governments and international organizations need to rethink every level of aid, from funding to future outcomes, according to experts assessing the crisis in a discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Type: Analysis

Fragility & ResilienceGlobal PolicyConflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentHuman RightsEconomics

World Bank Chief Urges End to Extreme Poverty, Rethink for Development in Conflict Zones

World Bank Chief Urges End to Extreme Poverty, Rethink for Development in Conflict Zones

Friday, October 2, 2015

By: Gopal Ratnam

World leaders must act to end extreme poverty in the next 15 years by addressing economic inequality that stems from wealth concentrated in the hands of a few and exacerbates conflict and instability, World Bank Group President Jim Kim said in an address at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Type: Analysis

EnvironmentGlobal PolicyHuman RightsFragility & ResilienceEconomics

Europe’s Refugee Flood Shows Urgent Need for Action on Middle East

Europe’s Refugee Flood Shows Urgent Need for Action on Middle East

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley joined U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg, a U.K. foreign secretary-turned humanitarian advocate and other experts in calling for U.S., European and other world leaders to accelerate assistance to refugees in the Middle East and reinvigorate efforts to end the conflicts that drive them out of their homes in the first place.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal PolicyFragility & ResilienceHuman Rights

New U.N. Goals Highlight Danger of 'State Fragility' to Development

New U.N. Goals Highlight Danger of 'State Fragility' to Development

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

By: Aparna Ramanan

A new set of development goals that will be adopted by the world’s heads of state at the United Nations in September highlights the crucial problem of “fragile states” and the need to strengthen their governance, according to experts including current and former top diplomats and USIP President Nancy Lindborg.

Type: Analysis

Democracy & GovernanceFragility & ResilienceHuman Rights