As we head towards the end of COP27, ALNAP Research Fellow Jen Doherty writes about how the humanitarian system is challenged by climate change. — Trying to minimize the temperature rise as much as possible is still of existential importance for at-risk populations Mitigating climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is high on the agenda for this year’s COP27 in Egypt. Yet ALNAP’s 2022 State of the Humanitarian System Report highlighted a…

This blog is part of a series of articles we are publishing that tell the humanitarian stories behind some of the key findings and lessons emerging in ALNAP’s latest State of the Humanitarian System report. After a decline in the early 2000s, food crises regained prominence over the past decade…

This blog is part of a series of articles we are publishing that tell the humanitarian stories behind some of the key findings and lessons emerging in ALNAP’s latest State of the Humanitarian System report. The world’s refugee population has continued to grow, from an estimated 25.4 million people in…

This blog is part of a series of articles we are publishing that tell the humanitarian stories behind key findings and lessons emerging in ALNAP’s State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) report. While major recent crises, like the war in Ukraine or the floods in Pakistan dominate headlines, the bulk…

This blog is part of a series of articles we are publishing that tell the humanitarian stories behind some of the key findings and lessons emerging in ALNAP’s latest State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) report. Focusing on the international humanitarian system to understand how people survive and recover from…

This blog is part of a series of articles we are publishing that tell the humanitarian stories behind key findings and lessons emerging in ALNAP’s State of the Humanitarian System 2022 report. Since 2018, conflict has continued to be the primary driver for humanitarian need. In 2021, 27 out of…

This blog is part of a series of articles we are publishing that tell the humanitarian stories behind key findings and lessons emerging in ALNAP’s latest State of the Humanitarian System 2022 report. The COVID-19 pandemic was a crisis unlike any other the humanitarian system had faced before, in scale…

By Juliet Parker, ALNAP Director The 5th edition of ALNAP’s landmark report, The State of the Humanitarian System, was released in September 2022. As ever, we’ve aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of humanitarian need and assistance. …

By Jennifer Doherty The 2022 edition of The State of the Humanitarian System report draws upon a range of qualitative and quantitative data to describe the size and shape of the humanitarian system and to assess its performance between 2018 and 2021. The report also compares that performance to the…