Specialists from across Asia convened in May 2026 to explore how the region’s growing role in global humanitarianism could influence the future of humanitarian governance and action. Discussions examined current challenges, needed reforms, Asia’s potential contributions, and pathways to strengthen international efforts to reduce suffering, manage risks, and support development.
Humanitarian funding remains imbalanced, with most aid coming from a handful of Western nations. As crises in Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh grow, will emerging Asian donors step up? This article explores the trends, challenges, and necessary shifts for a more equitable humanitarian system.
Dramatic shifts in power in Afghanistan and Myanmar in 2021 put the Asia Pacific region at the forefront of humanitarian attention.
Since then, crises in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have moved Asia Pacific from the spotlight. Still, any humanitarian involved in the region will have their work cut out in 2024. Here are some of the top issues we’ll be focusing on in IFRC.
We still don’t have a clear picture of the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile states and low-income countries. The secondary impacts, however, are already severely felt. Despite the initial surge to action, most humanitarian agencies now recognise that…
A quiet revolution is happening in how partner Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are collaborating. It is not happening everywhere, not everyone is on board and there continue to be bumps in the road. But it is involving ever more National Societies (NS) and millions of CHF.
Going to scale: In 2016, I attended a roundtable to discuss plans to mitigate a major hunger crisis in southern Africa. Agencies and...
At British Red Cross, we’ve been writing our international strategy at the same time as the Strategy 2030 consultations have been...