#SAVETHEDATE: The CHA Conference 2026 will take place on 25+26 November, as always in Berlin & online. We are looking forward to welcoming you for debates on #HumanitarianAction. Tickets will be available starting late spring. #CHA26

With its reform the Bundesentwicklungsministerium switches to a national interest policy, explains CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in his op-ed for Africa.Table.Briefings https://ow.ly/i0e950Y5Vnn

Join us ahead of #MSC2026 on 10 Feb 1 pm to discuss the future of German security policy and its peace, development and #humanitarian interlinkages with Sarah Bressan, GPPi and Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock, Verteidigungsministerium [German+ autosubtitles]. Register: ow.ly/qcAl50Y0CJY#MSC2026

Save the date: Ahead of #MSC2026 we want to discuss the future of German security policy and its peace, development + humanitarian interlinkages w Sarah Bressan GPPi & Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock Verteidigungsministerium [10 Feb; German+autosubtitles]. Register here: https://ow.ly/qcAl50Y0CJY

While claiming to focus on poverty reduction, Bundesentwicklungsministerium is focussing on German interests & denying fundamental tensions between both goals in its new strategy. It is shying away - says @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social on #TheHumanitarianBlog [German] #BMZreform https://ow.ly/EKFv50XXYqx

Today the German Bundesentwicklungsministerium presented a reform plan - breaking with its poverty oriented agenda of many years and putting its previous strengths at risk, says CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in this CHA statement [German]: https://ow.ly/bEsG50XVvvp

12/01/2010: a magnitude 7.0 earthquake takes the lives of at least 200 000 people and displaces more than 2 million in #Haiti. In 2020 a CHA paper summarised the fault lines & lessons learnt for the international #humanitarian system. Much of it is still valid today: https://ow.ly/wLqi50XVhEc

Apply now! and become a CHA #StudentAssistant in #Berlin - gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research and communication #hiring #studentjob #jobsinBerlin 👉 https://ow.ly/p0Xs50XJxJ3

Maybe it is also new year, new office: Join us in our shared office in #Berlin Mitte! #OfficeForRent #SharedOffice #Bürofläche

New year, new #CHAlendar: Feel free to download & print it to keep track of key dates and events for the #humanitarian world at a glance - and let us know if we've missed anything! https://ow.ly/FO4p50XS0NX

Looking back into the year, this graphic is my one visual summarizing what went all wrong in the humanitarian arena in 2025. Season greetings to everybody! PS: More background reading you would find here www.chaberlin.org/wp-content/u...

Start the new year with a new job and become the next CHA student assistant in #Berlin - be part of a think tank's practical #research and communications & gain insights into the #humanitarian sector. [Fluent German mandatory] ✍️ Apply until 11 Jan👉 https://ow.ly/8NCT50XJxJ4

"Let’s not spend too much time on […] ‘what is my rightful piece of the cake’. We have to discuss operations." --- Jan Egeland in the CHAtroom on #ContestedAid: https://ow.ly/zGzt50XIsh7 GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action

Have we seen today the end of a truely humanitarian #UN approach, as its #humanitarian appeal for 2026 sharing somehow drastically cut needs indicates a major politicized way forward? My first analysis you will find here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Die Ausschreibung läuft! Bis zum 18. Dezember 2025 nimmt Aktion Deutschland Hilft Bewerbungen von jungen Journalist:innen für #Reisestipendien in humanitäre Hilfsprojekte entgegen: adh.ngo/jp2025 #stories4aid #Journalismuspreis #Journalismus

As part of CHA's research on local leadership w/i humanitarian funding mechanisms, Goda Milašiūtė was in Kyiv last week hosting a session at the HLF kick-off workshop, a Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe programme channeling funding to local actors in Ukraine, funded by GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action

When he first started working on the #GlobalHungerIndex, Holger Mann expected the hard part to be the analysis itself. Over the past year, he learned that the struggle is to keep the basic facts about hunger measurable at all. Read more on #TheHumanitarianBlog with IFHV: https://ow.ly/6hHY50XCJRk

Ralf Südhoff, Leiter des Thinktanks @chaberlin.org, übt im Standpunkt scharfe Kritik am Kurs der Bundesregierung im Bereich der humanitären Hilfe: buff.ly/EGrYdij

‘Unless there is a miraculous recovery, the German government's era as a respected humanitarian donor has come to an end.’ In his Table.Briefings op-ed, @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social criticises the 2026 #humanitarian budget & planned restructuring of the Foreign Office [DE] : https://ow.ly/zTvQ50XCFv8

What are the competences and value chains of German aid actors needed in the future? On Monday, Caritas international, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, IARAN and Centre for Humanitarian Action invited to a strategic foresight workshop, facilitated by Eilidh Kennedy & Sonja Hövelmann. #FutureOfAid

What does #TransitionalAssistance mean in a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, interest–driven policies + shrinking budgets? At Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)#TransitionalAssistanceTransitional Aid Day 2025 CHA's Sonja Hövelmann & Darina Pellowska facilitated an exchange.

"Humanitarian aid is in danger of becoming a mere instrument of other foreign policy objectives" says Ralf Südhoff, director CHA, on the planned restructuring of the GFFO and halving of Germany's humanitarian aid budget for 2026. Read the whole statement [German] here: https://ow.ly/L7cI50Xy0lO

‘The German government is breaking its promise to provide adequate funding for humanitarian aid. Not even government representatives would deny that.’ Ralf Südhoff, CHA, calls for precise criteria for a so-called adequate funding. Full article in German newspaper FR here: https://ow.ly/PZ2c50XvCT8

We need to think beyond a one-size-fits-all global technical solution -- Darina Pellowska at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI early November. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT

On Wednesday CHA Members gathered for the second assembly in 2025. Thank you all for your crucial support in these difficult times! Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland

We need smart and very focused solutions - Stefan Delfs, GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT

Apply now and become the next CHA student intern in #Berlin starting January 2026 - be part of a think tank's practical #research & gain insights into the #humanitarian sector. 👉✍️ https://ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ

If you can't prove that AI is cost-efficient and more effective - don't use it! Pierrick Devidal, ICRC, at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT

📢 Out now: the latest edition of Humanitarian Takeaways, your go-to digest on key #humanitarian topics by ICVA Network and Centre for Humanitarian Action. This time on the #HumanitarianReset – Read & sign up here: https://ow.ly/IS8a50XoiCa

#AI can actually be an accelerator of digital divides - Just Giulio, Senior Humanitarian Officer / Access Now at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI this week. Watch the recording here: https://ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT

Get ready for #COP30 - with CHA publications on #ClimateFinance, #LossAndDamage and the impact of #ClimateChange on the #humanitarian system, e.g. the ethical and policy implications of #AnticipatoryAction: ofhttps://www.chaberlin.org/en/publications/

Join us today 11:30am for a webinar with new studies on #humanitarian #innovation by Centre for Humanitarian Action & the use and procurement of #AI tools by Just Giulio / Access Now plus a cross-functional dialogue on how to move from AI awareness to collective action : https://ow.ly/qzQb50XmoRM#humanitarian

#AI is no longer a distant prospect for #humanitarian action - it is already in use. However: policies, capacities, and oversight remain lacking. Meet us next week for an online lunch event on new studies and cross-functional dialogue: ow.ly/158550Xjy2e @giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org

Do you want to gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research? Join CHA Berlin for a student #internship starting January 2026 - apply until 14 Nov ✍️ ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ

What is an "appropriate" financial engagement in #humanitarian aid? In his new paper @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social outlines a needs-based fair-share model to establish equitable international funding contributions: ow.ly/h5PK50XeSYG

Development assistance is the new nemesis of the far right. Now, payments to the Global Fund are being questioned online. ARD fact finder asked experts for their opinion, incl. CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social [German]: www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...

Today marks 80 years of the United Nations #UNDay - in this CHA paper Sonja Hövelmann explains one of the core tasks of the UN: #humanitarian action - the actors, their responsibilities, the funding and the challenges. [in German] www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...

Only if donors, UN and INGOs are ready to set aside their immediate institutional interests, the crisis of the #humanitarian system can yet be contained -- @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in the new CHA paper on "The fading of the #HumanitarianReset": www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...

Humanitäre Hilfe wird nicht mehr nur von den UN-Institutionen und NGOs geleistet, sondern inzwischen auch verstärkt von privaten Firmen. Welche Gefahren das birgt und ob politische Einflussnahme dahinter steckt, erklärt Ralf Südhoff, Direktor des @chaberlin.org www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/4460...

How can donor governments and fair financing models save the #HumanitarianReset? Read CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social's new paper to find out 👉https://ow.ly/6Qov50XeSSE

📣 New publications on #AI in #humanitarian action and the #HumanitarianReset, upcoming events and event recordings, blogs, podcasts and more - Read the latest CHA Newsletter & sign up if you like it: ow.ly/A91V50Xe249

Today, CHA Director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social will present his paper ‘Influencer Europe’ (ow.ly/4XS350XckNH) at #IHSA2025 on the panel ‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives. Live in Istanbul or online at 3pm (GMT+03:00): ow.ly/TWeh50XcjfL

In #Syria, do we prioritise rapid #humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of millions of people, secure the needed environment to lead sustainable #recovery, or find ways to effectively integrate both? asks Manoug Antaby (CHS) on #TheHumanitarianBlog: www.chaberlin.org/en/blog/syri...

#hiring Gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research - in #Berlin! Apply until 14 Nov for a student #internship at CHA starting January 2026 ✍️ ow.ly/Vvyb50XaqMT

Are you a young German journalist? Apply now for the Aktion Deutschland Hilft #journalism #award: Win a travel grant, gain deeper insight into the practice of #humanitarian action during a research trip and develop innovative journalistic work 👉https://ow.ly/Kr8G50X9Lof @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social

It is always in our state's interest to alleviate people's suffering -- Christina Förster @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar on #HumanitarianDiplomacy last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/UnLT50X5sbw

Humanitarian Diplomacy can shine the more stakeholders coordinate their leverage - Amsel Bilal Saleem @rescue.org at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar on #HumanitarianDiplomacy last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/UnLT50X5sbw

We can't limit ourselves to dialogue, if it is not working - Max Freundlieb, @diakoniekh.bsky.social at the CHA #Outofthebox webinar on #HumanitarianDiplomacy yesterday. Watch the recording now: ow.ly/UnLT50X5sbw

What can Germany do for #humanitarian access in crises like #Gaza or #Sudan? Join us TODAY 2pm CEST for an expert discussion with Amsel Saleem, @rescue.org; Max Freundlieb, @diakoniekh.bsky.social; Ralf Südhoff, CHA and Christina Förster @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social ow.ly/Quw850X4MZf

Governments like Germany have made #HumanitarianDiplomacy a top priority - but can diplomatic engagement really improve #HumanitarianAccess? Discuss this with Amsel Bilal Saleem @rescue.org and Max Freundlieb @diakoniekh.bsky.social this Wednesday 2pm: ow.ly/T4Ea50X3zHO @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social