My colleague Mike and I wrote an article reflecting on the 2026 GHO, the insane number of humanitarian transitions announced, and why they are likely poised to fail, based on lessons we've identified in Iraq that have clearly not been learned. Read it now 👇

HPG Research Fellow @kerrie115.bsky.social explores the link between conflict, displacement and climate change – drawing on key examples from Sudan, Colombia, Bangladesh and beyond – in this new article for @uk.theconversation.com. 🔗 Read in full 👉 buff.ly/BcycfrQ

In our current aid crisis, we're constantly asking how to do more with less. Why not re-build the humanitarian system around cash-first responses? It's more effecient, helps local communities and people prefer it. To find out more, read my new policy brief 👇

If you're interested in IDPs, Iraq, livelihoods, urbanisation, reconstruction, climate change and/or transitions away from humanitarian assistance, check out the new report I wrote with some other very smart people (who are not on BlueSky)! 👇

#Syria’s interim govt has announced its first post-Assad elections, but deep societal fractures & recent violence highlight the ongoing fragile situation. HPG researcher Leen Fouad urges global humanitarians to prioritise safety, localisation & accountability going forward – read on: bit.ly/41qOSBF

The int'l community has failed #Gaza. As the world watches the latest disastrous aid operations unfold, we must acknowledge that none of this is as far removed from how the current system plays out as we would like to believe. So, what next? HPG Director Freddie Carver reflects → buff.ly/pkC0YAC

Reading through some interview transcripts from Sudanese refugees in Chad and am a bit surprised at how many have mentioned the end of USAID funding. I naively assumed that they would feel the effects of the cuts but perhaps not hear all the reasons behind them. I wonder if the US assumed the same?

Looking forward to being at hashtag#HNPW in Geneva this week with some other HPG colleagues! I'll be speaking on panels on: 💵🧑‍🔧 cash-based livelihoods interventions with @iom.int 🌡️🚶‍➡️ climate mobility with @islamicrelief.bsky.social 🔄📈 accountability in research with @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social

As part of our project on the lives and livelihoods of urban IDPs, we're exploring how climate change/extreme or erratic weather events are changing people's lives in displacement -- not just a trigger for displacement. We're also looking at how much the aid sector is considering this in their work.

Join me starting next week online and hybrid in Geneva the week after!

I have a new colleague, Mike, and he likes charts. Give him a read below if you can bear reading anything more about the USAID cuts and dire state of the humanitarian sector:

I've been Interim HPN Coordinator for the last 18 months – it's a fantastic role. If you are interested in coordinating the voices of local, national and international humanitarian practitioners, so they can share their knowledge and experience with a practitioner audience, please consider applying!

There's been a lot of talk lately (and rightly so) about the impact of USAID cuts on the humanitarian sector, but I've seen less about the impact of the US's other directives, such as anti-anything Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Accessibility -- until now: odihpn.org/publication/...

🚨 New #StarterPack alert! Stay up to date with our work by following the people behind the Humanitarian Policy Group's critical research: go.bsky.app/DLpdtkC

📣 #WorkWithUs: This research aims to develop a deeper understanding of the priorities and strategies of internally displaced persons (IDPs), identifying how aid actors can better support them in rebuilding their livelihoods on their own terms. Further details & application info → buff.ly/48orDZW

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What should the humanitarian sector be focusing on this year when it comes to internal displacement? Check out our new blog here: odi.org/en/insights/...

At @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social, we're constantly on the lookout for illustrators to help us visualise our research. If you're an artist or graphic designer, especially with lived experience of displacement, please do reach out! We'd love to collaborate!

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Wish this had been offered ten years ago. Would have been brilliant for my PhD!

Come and join us on Monday! Details below 👇

We're looking for a research partner to work with us on livelihoods of urban IDPs in Mosul, Iraq. If you're interested or know someone who is, you can find the TOR (in English and Arabic) here: odi.org/en/careers/c... Deadline to apply is 25 November!

I recently wrote some musings on the difference between IDPs, rural–urban migrants and the urban poor and why it matters. Please give it a read, and let me know your thoughts, as we’ll be working on urban IDP livelihoods for the next three years: odi.org/en/insights/...