Annual Report 2014–15 Front cover image: A Palestinian boy collects his belongings from a destroyed building after an air strike in Gaza. © UN Photo/Shareef Sarhan 02 15 22 About HPG Livelihoods and food security Influencing humanitarian practice in crises 22 Humanitarian Practice Network 15 Markets in crises and transitions (HPN) 03 16 Resilience and humanitarian Overview of the year action 17 Building resilience and 25 managing risk in fragile and Academic engagement conflict-affected states 07 25 Disasters 17 Building resilient communities in Principles, politics and the 25 Advanced Course on Conflict, Somalia international humanitarian system Crisis and Transitions 17 High Level Panel on 07 A global history of modern 26 International Conference on Humanitarian Cash Transfers humanitarian action Emergency Management, Beijing 18 Social protection 08 Zones of engagement: regional 26 Masters in International 18 Livelihood impacts of public action and humanitarian Humanitarian Assistance response works assets 09 The changing humanitarian landscape: flagship report 10 UK humanitarian aid in the age 19 27 of counter-terrorism Displacement, urbanisation and Public affairs and policy advice 10 The response to the Ebola crisis migration 27 Media work in West Africa 19 Study on protracted displacement 27 Convening debates 11 Planning from the future 19 Urbanisation: horizon scanning 29 Policy advice and representation 11 Conversations that matter for the Dutch Directorate-General 11 Humanitarian crises, emergency for International Cooperation preparedness and response 12 Think piece for Doctors of the 30 World UK Publications 12 Review of the Inter-Agency 20 Standing Committee Protracted crises and transitions 12 UN Comprehensive Regional 20 Iraq 33 Strategic Framework for the 20 Sudan/South Sudan Income and expenditure humanitarian crisis in Syria 20 Yemen 34 IP grants 21 Evaluation of WFP’s response to the Syria crisis 13 21 Evaluation of Dutch humanitarian Civilian security and protection assistance in South Sudan 35 HPG Advisory Group members 13 Protection of civilians: 21 Evaluation of Denmark’s interrogating the protection gap humanitarian strategy: expert panel 14 Humanitarian access: what role does security play? 36 HPG staff and research associates

01 About HPG

THE HUMANITARIAN POLICY GROUP WE ALSO HOST THE HUMANITARIAN humanitarian issues amongst the (HPG) is one of the world’s PRACTICE NETWORK (HPN), wider media and public. leading independent research teams an independent forum for working on humanitarian issues. humanitarian practitioners to OUR DONORS provide the funding We are dedicated to improving share and disseminate information that enables us to pursue IP humanitarian policy and practice and experience; edit and produce research projects. During April through a combination of high- Disasters journal; and run 2014–March 2015, these donors quality research, dialogue courses for mid-level and senior were: the Australian Department and debate. policymakers and practitioners in of Foreign Affairs and Trade the sector in partnership with the (DFAT), the British Red Cross, OUR WORK IS DIRECTED BY OUR London School of Economics and the Canadian Department of INTEGRATED PROGRAMME (IP), Political Science. Foreign Affairs, Trade and a body of research examining Development (DFATD), the critical issues facing humanitarian WE OFFER CONSULTANCY SERVICES, International Rescue Committee policy and practice, designed in policy advice and commissioned UK, Irish Aid, the Ministry of consultation with our Advisory studies relating to HPG’s core aims Foreign Affairs (MFA) Denmark, Group. This is complemented by and objectives. MFA Netherlands, MFA commissioned studies, evaluations Norway, Oxfam GB, the Swedish and communications and COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS International Development networking activity. are a core part of our work, helping Agency (SIDA), the Swiss Federal to promote and disseminate our Department of Foreign Affairs Grounded in field research research findings, encourage (FDFA), the United States Agency spanning a range of countries debate amongst policymakers for International Development and emergencies, IP projects and practitioners and influence (USAID) and World Vision allow us to cast a critical eye perceptions and understanding of International. over the pressing issues affecting humanitarian policy and practice and to influence key debates in IN 2014-15... the sector.

OUR RESEARCH FOCUSES ON FIVE 13 DONORS CROSS-CUTTING THEMES: FUNDED providing £1,229,873 THE IP • Principles, politics and the humanitarian system • Civilian security and protection • Livelihoods and food security in crises • Displacement, migration and 73 urbanisation • Protracted crises and PUBLICATIONS 18 STAFF MEMBERS transitions

02 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Overview of the year

While there is growing consensus Continuing this theme, a Policy study reports on the Association of that the humanitarian landscape Brief reflecting on the protection Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is changing, it is less clear crisis in the Central African and the Organisation of Islamic what shape these changes will Republic highlighted the role of Cooperation (OIC), made possible take, how they will affect the local and faith-based actors in the development of an inter-regional established humanitarian system helping to provide protection to humanitarian network, as well as and how that system should people affected by conflict. shaping how many of these regional respond to meet the challenges organisations work and interact of the future. Through an With a growing number of with each other and with other extensive programme of research regional crises, including the rise players in the humanitarian arena. and analysis on humanitarian of Islamic State (IS) and the Ebola policy and practice, academic outbreak, regional organisations are Businesses are also increasingly engagement and public affairs becoming increasingly important at the forefront of humanitarian work, these key questions formed players in humanitarian responses. action – whether providing aid, the central pillar of HPG’s In February 2015, we brought supplying goods or donating Integrated Programme (IP) during together – for the first time ever – funds – but many aid agencies 2014–15. the humanitarian leads of ten major remain hesitant to work with regional organisations to discuss them in responding to crises. We Policy research and how they might play a larger role in carried out in-depth research on analysis responding to crises. The landmark private sector involvement in conference, coupled with case humanitarian action, providing Few other crises over the last year have more strongly highlighted the need to reflect on the nature of the humanitarian system than the brutal civil war in Syria. As the crisis deepened over the past year, we continued to shape the debate on the aid response, highlighting the efforts of Syrian diaspora and local organisations to provide aid and protection in hard-to- reach parts of the country. From organising a high-level conference in the region to appearing in scores of influential media outlets and briefing senior UN figures involved in the aid response, our work has had a direct impact on how the traditional humanitarian system interacts with these under- recognised local groups. A Syrian man in a tent in Jordan © EC/ECHO/A

Overview of the year 03 a key source of information for It is always great to have HPG’s businesses looking to work on rigorous, but also pragmatic and policy humanitarian issues, and for relevant research on the table for NGOs trying to understand how to discussion.” broker private sector partnerships.

The research has catalysed the JESSIE THOMSON – Director, Humanitarian Assistance creation of new private sector- and Emergency Team, CARE Canada focused groups and initiatives in organisations including the have generated critical discussions America and Africa in Bogota and World Economic Forum, the UN on how to make the IASC more Addis Ababa, with research reports Office for the Coordination of effective and relevant. We have also to come in the following year. These Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and undertaken a wide range of work conferences have brought together the Department for International related to the World Humanitarian key policymakers, aid practitioners Development (DFID) in the UK. Summit (WHS), including providing and academics to strengthen analytical support for the regional understanding of the rich history of Alongside businesses, markets consultations and thematic groups, aid response in these regions. are playing an influential role in developing an HPG flagship report humanitarian crises. Our research on the changing humanitarian Influencing humanitarian has examined how markets are landscape, research on the systemic practice affected by crises, and what this issues raised by the Ebola response, means for crisis-affected people and a joint study with King’s College Over the year HPN released three their livelihoods. Together with a London and Tufts University issues of Humanitarian Exchange range of NGOs, we have developed identifying measures to make magazine focusing on the conflict a library of market resources and humanitarian action fit for a more in the Central African Republic, the built up a strong online community complex future, an event and paper crisis in Yemen and the response to of practice. We remain a sought-after series with the British Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. source of analysis and expertise, on improving opportunities for We also shared key learning and evidenced by the range of speaking national and local responses within knowledge through two Network engagements and requests for the Summit’s four themes and joint Papers, one on lessons from the advice from across the sector, and conferences with Wilton Park and Emergency Capacity Building project by the popularity of published the International Committee of the and the other on key implications material, including an opinion piece Red Cross (ICRC). of counter-terror measures for on Pakistan and a photo essay on practitioners. Malian markets. As with previous years, we have reflected on the past to hone our All of these publications were These changes in the humanitarian thinking for the future. Our project launched at popular public events. landscape mean that the current on humanitarian history has seen A complementary range of partner humanitarian architecture must great strides, with in-depth papers events with HPN members included adapt. We were asked to carry out tracing the history of humanitarian an influential roundtable on sexual a rapid review of the Inter-Agency action in China; reflecting on violence against men and boys in Standing Committee (IASC), the the deep history of humanitarian conflict and a public event on findings primary mechanism for inter-agency response in the Middle East and from the 2011 famine in Somalia. coordination of humanitarian North Africa; and examining assistance, under the leadership of the evolution of the concept of DFID has contracted ODI to the IASC Principals Steering Group. humanitarianism in Arabic. We held convene a High Level Panel on The findings have been shared at landmark conferences on the history Humanitarian Cash Transfers the highest levels of the IASC, and of humanitarian action in Latin to explore the implications of

04 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 A woman walks through the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan © Simon Davis/DFID expanding the use of cash in humanitarian response. and the London School of Economics (LSE), as well The panel is intended to solicit new ideas and as to the European Universities on Professionalization approaches from a diverse range of actors, including on Humanitarian Action (EUPRHA). Academic the financial services and technology sectors and the engagement has also continued through editorship wider development community. Recommendations will of Disasters journal. Journal articles saw more than be used to inform current and future humanitarian 130,000 downloads over the year. responses, and will feed into discussions in the lead-up to the WHS. Policy advice and public affairs

Academic engagement Alongside our strong body of research we have continued to shape and influence humanitarian We have continued to strengthen our links with the debates through targeted policy advice and a vibrant academic community over the last year. We held the public affairs programme. The team’s reputation as fifth annual Advanced course on conflict, crisis and a leading group of experts on humanitarian issues transitions, an opportunity for senior to mid-career has continued to grow, and researchers are highly professionals to learn and reflect on critical issues sought after for policy advice to aid organisations, in humanitarian action. We also maintained our ties donor agencies, government bodies, regional with Chinese academic circles, collaborating with organisations and international institutions on topics the Chinese Academy of Governance and Tsinghua ranging from resilience to the changing humanitarian University to promote learning among Chinese and landscape, protection of civilians and counter-terror international researchers and decision-makers. HPG legislation, as well as on specific crises, including in researchers gave presentations at the University of Ukraine, Syria and South Sudan. Researchers have Sussex, King’s College London, Harvard University produced bespoke pieces of work and given informal

Overview of the year 05 briefings, as well as speaking at or worker security and sexual- and Science Monitor and the Financial facilitating 60 external events in 15 gender-based violence. Times. Key topics covered included countries. During the year we also aid and Islamic State, counter-terror organised over 40 public events, Our media profile has also continued legislation, the role of the diaspora roundtables and conferences in to grow, with nearly 900 media hits in responding to the Syria conflict 11 countries, bringing together – a 350% increase on the previous and private sector engagement in key humanitarian officials, donor year – from outlets including BBC humanitarian response. We are also representatives and leading World News, Al Jazeera, the New supporting the humanitarian news broadcasters to discuss topics York Times, France 24, CNBC agency IRIN in its transition to an including the Ebola epidemic, aid Arabia, VICE news, the Christian independent, non-UN entity.

06 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Principles, politics and the international humanitarian system

This theme is focused on the conceptual and institutional evolution of humanitarian action and its current application and interpretation across regions, actors and cultures. This area of HPG’s work has been particularly important to the preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, as HPG research and analysis has helped to inform the thinking behind WHS consultations and analysis.

Integrated Programme funded/ The project, which began in lives of people affected by crisis. A part-funded projects 2011, is based on the premise that historical perspective is particularly humanitarian thinking and decision- important at a time when the A global history of modern making has lacked a historical humanitarian sector is engaged humanitarian action perspective as well as a general in system-wide reflection as part understanding of the origins and of the preparations for the World Overview and main activities evolution of humanitarianism Humanitarian Summit (WHS), which HPG’s four-year research beyond Western Europe, North will focus on the changing nature of programme on ‘A global history America and other developed humanitarian action and the shifts of humanitarian action’ explores regions. Bringing greater historical in perspectives, partnerships and the evolution of the concept and awareness to the sector would approaches such changes require. practice of humanitarianism therefore generate more informed, Project activities have involved a across different regions, cultures critical perspectives, improve current programme of research and analysis and traditions, and to identify and future operations and ultimately exploring some of the critical areas where such experiences and make a positive contribution to the concepts, events and institutions that lessons might inform and improve contemporary humanitarian policy and operations. Its overall objectives are to:

• advocate for a more inclusive humanitarian history that includes diverse perspectives on the nature, meaning and practice of humanitarian action, and how this has evolved over time; • offer historical analysis to inform current discussions and debates on improving humanitarian policy and practice; and • help the sector more fully engage with the history of humanitarian action, including experiences outside the Western Members of a Palestine refugee family at Baqa's camp near Amman, East Jordan, 1977 narrative. © UN Photo/George Nehmeh

Principles, politics and the international humanitarian system 07 helped shape modern humanitarian action, as well as a Zones of engagement: regional action series of London-based and regional events to further and humanitarian response investigate and validate such analysis. In 2014–15 we focused on completing our exploration of regional Overview and main activities humanitarianism through a series of publications and HPG’s ‘Zones of engagement’ project, which began events on humanitarian history in Asia, the Middle East, in April 2013, considers the humanitarian role of Latin America and Africa. Wherever possible, activities regional intergovernmental organisations with a view were undertaken in partnership with humanitarian to identifying good practice and tangible areas where organisations and scholars based in these regions in order regional entities could effectively complement other to promote local perspectives and build support for the humanitarian actors. use of history in humanitarian policy-making and practice. In 2014–15, the project yielded a wide range of outputs related to the study’s two primary case studies, the HPG partnered with the Instituto de Estudios Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Humanitarios (IEH – the Institute for Humanitarian the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). On Studies) to hold a regional conference on the history the former, the research team conducted fieldwork in of humanitarian action in Latin America in Bogota, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Colombia, in October 2014, and worked with exploring ASEAN’s responses to natural disasters Africa Humanitarian Action to hold a symposium (Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and Typhoon Haiyan on the history of humanitarian action in Africa in in the Philippines) and conflict (in Rakhine State in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2015. We also Myanmar). The case study was published in October published a history of humanitarianism in China, 2014 and was disseminated widely in Southeast Asia a review of Arabic meanings of humanitarianism and as part of HPG-organised seminars in China. and a compendium of papers on the histories of humanitarian action in the Middle East and North The OIC case study, published in February 2015, Africa. In 2015, HPG will publish the papers emerging focused on the Islamic Cooperation Humanitarian from its Latin America and Africa conferences, as Affairs Department (ICHAD). The research involved well as a history of Nordic humanitarian action meetings with OIC and ICHAD personnel in Jeddah as and a history of humanitarian action in nineteenth well as extensive field research in Somalia, home to the and twentieth century India. Finally, we initiated OIC’s largest humanitarian operation. Field research was discussions on a book proposal that will aim to conducted in partnership with the Heritage Institute for synthesise the project’s research and draw out common Policy Studies, a Mogadishu-based research centre. The lessons and themes that may be usefully applied to research found that, contrary to some perceptions, the current humanitarian practice. OIC had not played a direct role in negotiating access to Al Shabaab-controlled areas. However, it did provide Uptake and impact an alternative coordination venue for local and Islamic The project has inspired several other discussions NGOs from OIC member states and helped to channel and initiatives on humanitarian history, including contributions from Turkey and the Arab Gulf states into contributing a component chapter of the ‘Planning Somalia during the 2011–12 drought and famine. from the future’ project – a collaboration between HPG, Tufts University and King’s College London – Additional/related activities and catalysing academic/practitioner dialogues with the The project’s final report, due for publication later in Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) on 2015, will be closely informed by a highly successful humanitarian policy and practice in the Middle East. conference organised by HPG involving nine regional The research also helped to inform and complement organisations in Dubai in February 2015. The other areas of HPG’s IP, offering a historical perspective conference was funded outside of the IP by the United on key research areas. States Agency for International Development (USAID)

08 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 A mother and child at Thea Chaung camp on the outskirts of Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar © UN Photo/David Ohana and the European Commission diplomacy and access-related Secretariat and have been widely Humanitarian Aid and Protection negotiations. Participants called for disseminated by the project’s expert (ECHO) department and was hosted an ongoing process of knowledge- steering group. by the International Humanitarian sharing, including a technically- City (IHC). The proceedings focused Regional Organisation The changing humanitarian involved participants from a range Humanitarian Action Network landscape: flagship report of regional organisations, as well (ROHAN). as representatives of other major Overview and main activities humanitarian organisations, Uptake and impact In 2015, HPG will publish a flagship research centres and the WHS The project has had a major report based on our research to date, Secretariat. The conference – the impact. The ASEAN study with an emphasis on the findings of first to bring together senior was presented to numerous the 2013–15 IP. The report is intended humanitarian officials from major stakeholders in ASEAN, and a to help shape the humanitarian regional organisations – enabled closed-door briefing was arranged policy agenda, drive organisational information-sharing among regional by a group of UN humanitarian and operational change and inform organisations, as well as more agencies in Bangkok in late 2014. system-wide advocacy efforts and in-depth thinking on issues such The OIC study was covered in the partnerships. During this reporting as regional policy-making and media and is helping to increase period, HPG convened an advisory regulations surrounding disaster awareness of the OIC’s potential group to provide high-level guidance preparedness, relations between contribution to the many crises in for the publication and related UN agencies and their regional OIC member states. Outputs have activities, developed the concept counterparts and humanitarian also been shared with the WHS and annotated outline and initiated

Principles, politics and the international humanitarian system 09 the project’s design, graphics and multimedia components.

UK humanitarian aid in the age of counter-terrorism: perceptions and reality Overview and main activities This project examined the impact of UK counter-terrorism measures on the work of UK-registered INGOs in conflict zones. In collaboration with the Muslim Charities Forum, an umbrella organisation of Muslim-led Burial teams disinfect themselves in Conakry, Guinea © UN Photo/Martine Perret NGOs based in the UK, we produced a report exploring the perspectives of and one suggested that the report’s Africa, using the response as a lens charities, banks, the UK government authors speak at an education through which to better understand and the charity regulator, the session for their compliance and the shortcomings of the national and Charity Commission, on this issue. anti-money laundering teams. The global architecture of emergency The research found that there is a charitable sector also welcomed the healthcare, aid and crisis response. genuine – albeit overstated – risk report. Shahid Bashir, Deputy CEO that British INGOs may be abused of Muslim Hands UK, said our The aim of the study is to identify for extremist or terrorist purposes. ‘brilliant report’ had ‘caused much successes, failures, shortcomings Although small in number, cases of discussion’ and merited ‘concerted and weaknesses of the aid system; abuse have seriously damaged the follow-through’. The Muslim discuss system requirements and sector’s reputation and charities need Charities Forum asked HPG to potential ways to strengthen to do more to improve their due organise a roundtable, in partnership response capacity; and identify diligence and risk management. They with the NGO network Bond, to potential roles and contributions must also take a more coordinated discuss how to put the report’s from non-traditional actors and/or approach to banks, the government recommendations into practice. groups. The study will contribute and the Charity Commission. directly to HPG’s ongoing policy The response to the Ebola engagement in the run-up to the Uptake and impact crisis in West Africa: a case WHS, as well as informing one of The UK Independent Reviewer of the priority themes of the 2015–17 Terrorism Legislation praised the for systemic transformation IP (‘Constructive deconstruction: report, which helped inform his rethinking the global humanitarian annual report on asset-freezing. The Overview and main activities architecture’). Fieldwork in report also drew a response from In 2014, HPG began a piece of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone the UK Treasury. Leading UK banks research on the systemic questions was initiated during the reporting expressed an interest in the study, raised by the Ebola outbreak in West period, and the final report will be

[The counter-terrorism report] is exactly the calm, measured and constructive contribution we need in the debate … It’s also a clarion call to Government and the Charity Commission to work constructively with charities to ensure the risks in their work are mitigated early and openly.”

SIR STEPHEN BUBB – CEO, ACEVO

10 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 published later in 2015. This study of humanitarian action for the interest in these conversations, and is supported by USAID, Deutsche next 10–15 years by updating its agreed to co-host the final event. Gesellschaft für Internationale business model and architecture, and It is also expected that the analysis Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Médecins by reaffirming its core values and contained in the papers produced by Sans Frontières UK and Save the principles. As leading humanitarian the project will inform the Report Children UK. organisations with long histories and of the Secretary General to the experience, established reputations WHS, to be drafted in mid-2015. Planning from the future and expertise and strong connections Overview and main activities to those affected most by crisis, Related commissioned work This project, a two-year collaboration the UK humanitarian policy and between HPG, Tufts University and practitioner communities are well Humanitarian crises, King’s College London, analyses the positioned to play an active role in emergency preparedness origins and characteristics of key shaping the WHS agenda and its and response: the role of blockages in the current humanitarian outcomes. In an effort to increase the private sector system and suggests concrete measures interest in and contributions to for reform. Summit discussions and proposals Overview and main activities from the UK humanitarian HPG’s work on the role of the HPG’s contribution includes using the community, HPG and the British private sector in humanitarian research and analysis from the ‘Global Red Cross organised a series of response concluded in 2014– history’ project to identify and discuss closed door roundtable discussions 15 with the finalisation and key moments in the evolution of the on ‘Advancing the debate on new dissemination of research outputs. humanitarian system that helped ways to tackle humanitarian The work was conducted in to define and shape humanitarian need’, ‘Promoting national and partnership with the Humanitarian action, how such events impacted local humanitarian action’ and Futures Programme at King’s on the assumptions, approaches and ‘Humanitarian response within the College London, Vantage Partners structures of the humanitarian sector constraints of armed conflict’. Two and OCHA, with financial support and how these historical examples additional roundtables will follow from DFID. The project’s final can be used to improve humanitarian later in 2015. We also developed report was issued in July 2014, policy and practice today. During the papers on localising humanitarianism accompanied by a launch event reporting period HPG participated in and on access; a third paper on risk at ODI in London. The findings partnership meetings and roundtable and vulnerability is scheduled for and their implications were also discussions related to the overall mid-2015. presented in a YouTube video. theme and focus of the ‘Planning from the future’ project, co-convened an Uptake and impact Uptake and impact advisory group, developed the concept Members of the WHS Secretariat The final report was the most and annotated outline for the study participated in two of the downloaded HPG publication and organised a roundtable discussion roundtable discussions and in 2014 (and one of the most with academics and practitioners have incorporated ideas from downloaded ODI publications to identify game-changing events, these meetings into WHS overall). The report’s lead author concepts and institutions. communications and analysis. The accompanied journalists from the roundtables have also informed BBC, Reuters and other media Conversations that matter the thinking of the humanitarian outlets to Jordan, where they organisations that attended, and examined the roles that businesses Overview and main activities elements of the discussions have are playing in responding to the A global event of the size and scale been incorporated into NGO refugee crisis there. The study was of the WHS has the potential to position papers and research featured in more than a dozen define the nature and parameters agendas. DFID has also taken an media outlets, and its findings

Principles, politics and the international humanitarian system 11 UK to inform the annual meeting conversations around the scope of of presidents and directors of the IASC’s work and its membership. Médecins du Monde (MdM) The ERC asked the IASC Secretariat in London in May 2015. The to implement some of the more report identified key trends and straightforward recommendations, changes in the humanitarian and and conveyed the findings of the health sectors, explored how report to her successor. these changes could affect MdM I was of course aware and the broader context in which UN Comprehensive Regional of HPG’s private sector it operates, identified issues of Strategic Framework for work, but was impressed particular relevance to MdM’s the humanitarian crisis by the breadth of strategic planning and provided in Syria engagement relating recommendations for increasing the to other aspects of the influence and impact of individual Overview and main activities partnership agenda.” MdM chapters and the MdM In early 2014, the OCHA Regional network as a whole. Humanitarian Coordinator for MARCY VIGODA – Chief, the Syria Crisis based in Amman Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Branch, OCHA Review of the Inter-Agency asked HPG to assist in the Standing Committee development of a Comprehensive Regional Strategic Framework Overview and main activities (CRSF) for the Syria crisis. HPG, were discussed on the BBC. HPG In 2014, HPG was commissioned by in partnership with the Budget researchers have engaged with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Strengthening Initiative (BSI) at several private foundations, a major (IASC) Principals Steering Group ODI, led the deployment of a Swiss bank and other companies to conduct an independent review team of researchers with expertise to advise them on their relations of the IASC, with a particular focus in humanitarian assistance with the humanitarian community, on improving the IASC Principals’ and refugee protection, aid and have worked closely with the working practices and decision- coordination and supporting Solutions Alliance to shape its work making and broadening the IASC national and sub-national on engaging the private sector in membership. Given the limited governments in managing crises responding to situations of protracted timeframe allowed for the review, it and linking international response displacement. In February–March was agreed that this would be a rapid to national development plans. 2015, our research was featured in a exercise aimed at producing a concise one-hour Harvard University podcast, output with practical options. The Uptake and impact and was also presented at a panel study team conducted 57 interviews The analysis, principles and organised by HPG at the ALNAP and reviewed more than 60 recommendations set out in the Annual Meeting in Berlin. documents. The review was presented CRSF are informing the 2015–2016 at the IASC Principals meeting in Regional Refugee Resilience Plan Think piece for Doctors of December 2014. (3RP), the main planning document the World UK for all stakeholders in the region. Uptake and impact The approach is bringing together Overview and main activities The review’s analysis and a wide range of humanitarian and In 2015, HPG, in collaboration recommendations were considered development partners in an effort with a researcher from the London by the Emergency Relief Coordinator to align international and national School of Hygiene and Tropical (ERC) and the IASC Principals, plans and strategically combine Medicine, completed a think and prompted discussion at the humanitarian and development piece for Doctors of the World December meeting and in subsequent capacities and resources.

12 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Civilian security and protection

Research in this area explores the threats faced by communities in different contexts, the steps they take to reduce these risks and the extent to which national and international mechanisms offer effective protection. In particular, we examine the failure to translate legal and policy developments into improved protection for civilians in conflict.

Integrated Programme funded/ strategies. Protection policies and of civilians – are we doing enough?’. part-funded projects programming rarely sufficiently Panellists discussed approaches to consider affected populations’ support conflict-affected people and Protection of civilians: expectations of protection, as well what more could be done by the interrogating the as the strategies and mechanisms UN peacekeeping mission to protect protection gap they utilise to protect themselves, them and prevent more violence. even though affected people are The following month we organised Overview and main activities often the first providers of their a closed-door roundtable with the In recent decades there has been own protection. The end result is a Stimson Center in Washington significant expansion within failure to protect and a situation in DC, which examined the ways in international law and at a policy which rhetoric at the international which the norms underpinning the and normative level around the level – and in some instances protection of civilians in armed protection of civilians (POC). programming on the ground – conflict have been translated into However, these legal and policy has limited effect on protection policy and protection outcomes on developments have not translated outcomes for affected populations. the ground. The roundtable focused into improved protection on the on two contexts, CAR and Sri ground. Parties to conflict do Throughout the year we closely Lanka. We also published a policy not always comply with legal followed events in Syria and the brief examining the international norms, and mechanisms to hold Central African Republic (CAR). response to threats to civilians them accountable are largely In June 2014, we organised in CAR. ineffective and, in the case of non- a roundtable in London with international armed conflict, non- Humanity United on ‘Peacekeeping Our work on Syria focused on existent. There is also insufficient missions in CAR and implications the role of diaspora groups and understanding of the protection for the protection of civilians’, and local organisations in providing needs of civilians affected by in September, as part of the launch assistance and protection in areas conflict, and a related failure to of the Humanitarian Exchange issue where international actors have no actively involve them in the design on CAR, we organised a public event or only limited access. A working and implementation of protection entitled ‘Prioritising the protection paper examined how the two

HPG’s leading research created the concept for a Wilton Park meeting in Jordan in March 2015. HPG contributed substantially to the preparation and conduct of this much-needed discussion, which aimed to promote genuine partnerships between traditional donors, international aid agencies and Syrian local and diaspora groups.”

ISOBELLE JAQUES – Programme Director, Wilton Park

Civilian security and protection 13 Related commissioned work

Humanitarian access: what role does security play?

Overview and main activities This project, commissioned by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), examined the role security plays in the lack or loss of access by humanitarian agencies to populations in need.

Parties to the conflict may deny or hinder access for security or political reasons, or active fighting or general violence may interrupt humanitarian assistance. Aid organisations themselves may choose to delay or abandon attempts to reach communities in A soldier in Sam Ouandja, Central African Republic © Pierre Holtz for UNICEF need out of concern for the safety of their staff and beneficiaries. groups interact, the challenges Uptake and impact Geographical as well as climatic they face and how they can be The Global Protection Cluster conditions, often coupled with overcome. Together with Wilton was briefed on the findings of inadequate logistical resources, can Park, HPG organised a conference the Syria and CAR research, also constitute constraints. in Jordan in March 2015 bringing and UNHCR Senior Protection together several Syrian diaspora/ Officers in Geneva were briefed This project focused specifically local groups and international on the main discussion points on security as an access constraint, organisations and donors to discuss and recommendations coming and the measures taken by the obstacles they faced in their out of the CAR roundtable held humanitarian organisations to efforts to respond to mounting in June. Several humanitarian mitigate security threats. Six case needs in Syria. Participants organisations requested briefings studies were chosen: Afghanistan, discussed concrete measures to on Syria and CAR. The working Sudan (South Kordofan), Somalia, facilitate collaboration between the paper on Syria registered 187 Pakistan, CAR and Syria (with a different organisations involved. media hits, an indication of the focus on cross-border operations). We also produced a blog and series interest the research generated. All were desk-based studies with of infographics charting media We were invited to present the exception of Syria, where interest in Syria following the on protection of civilians at a field research was undertaken in alleged chemical weapon attack NATO workshop, where Syria neighbouring countries. Interim in Ghouta in 2013. One of the was used as a case study to findings were presented to the infographics became ODI’s most illustrate the challenges faced FDFA, and the main findings and popular visual and featured in by humanitarian agencies in observations were documented in a hundreds of social media posts. responding to protection threats. final report.

14 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Livelihoods and food security in crises

This theme looks at livelihoods in situations of conflict and protracted crisis, and ways of improving analysis and response at local and global levels. HPG is particularly involved in examining how markets affect people’s resilience and vulnerability.

Integrated Programme funded/part-funded In Pakistan, field research was conducted in projects partnership with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad, a long-standing research Markets in crises and transition partner of ODI, and the Institute for Business Administration in Sukkhur, Sindh. The research looked Overview and main activities at the impact of floods in 2010 on the market for This was the second year of HPG’s engagement building materials and food, and the effects of the aid with markets in crises. Humanitarian agencies are response on the structure of the market. The research increasingly aware of the importance of markets for has identified areas where external assistance could be people affected by crises and, particularly through the used to mitigate the impact of crises, either by working spread of cash-based programming, are developing directly to support market activity or by being more and using tools to understand how markets function sensitive when intervening in markets with mass in crises, and the extent to which people can meet purchases or mass distributions of essential goods. A their needs through markets. HPG’s research project study report will be published later in 2015. is exploring the dimensions of market activity that humanitarian agencies may need to consider apart from Uptake and impact prices and the availability of goods. HPG has been extremely active in the growing community of practice around markets in crises. We During the reporting period a second round of were asked by Oxfam GB for support in conducting fieldwork was undertaken in Mali and Pakistan. In a more sophisticated market analysis in South Sudan, Mali research was carried out with the support of allowing the methodology to be tested during a Christian Aid and the Institut d’Economie Rural. real-time emergency, with a direct impact on relief The team conducted around 100 interviews with programming. Several critical findings pointed to traders, conflict-affected people, transporters the need for very different programming than might and representatives of market institutions and otherwise have been recommended. The analysis was organisations. Preliminary findings were discussed undertaken jointly with Oxfam, which ensured that at a roundtable in Bamako in October 2014 learning from the study would be integrated into the with development and humanitarian actors and thinking behind programming decision-making. A relevant government bodies. Discussions during the report will be published later in 2015. roundtable revealed the deep divides that prevent a full interaction between market specialists and the HPG has been elected to the board of the ‘Markets humanitarian sector, including a methodological in crises community of practice’, where it has insistence on quantitative data and a reluctance to been influential in steering the community away address non-economic issues such as power. The from a narrow identification with humanitarian research also brought out several ‘non-economic’ actors and cash programming and towards much issues disrupting normal patterns of trade, which are broader engagement with a wider range of actors sometimes reinforced by large-scale humanitarian aid. from a wider range of disciplines. HPG has helped A study report will be published later in 2015. the community to establish a resource library that

Livelihoods and food security in crises 15 Women selling sauces and pastes in Bandiagara market, Mali © Irina Mosel / ODI

includes studies from a wide Policy Brief published in July 2014, variety of perspectives. HPG also entitled Political flag or conceptual led the preparation of a workshop umbrella?, argued that much of the bringing together development confusion the sector feels around and humanitarian perspectives on resilience could be removed if markets in crises for the Interaction ‘resilience’ was taken more seriously Forum in Washington DC in June as a political imperative for aid Simon Levine’s 2015, and has been asked to speak efforts, and much less seriously presentation was at a number of forums, including the as an analytical tool. A Working quite provocative and annual ‘markets in crises’ workshop Paper – Assessing resilience: why brilliant – as usual.” in April 2014 in New York. quantification misses the point – argued against attempts to measure

VALÉRIE CEYLON – Country Resilience and resilience, and the use of such Director, ACTED Kenya/Somalia humanitarian action metrics to assess the impact of interventions. Overview and main activities Although the research project Uptake and impact on resilience and humanitarian The paper on quantification has action ended before the start been widely discussed and has of this financial year, the topic given an opportunity for many who continued to occupy HPG. A felt by-passed by the very technical

16 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 arguments about quantification to feel that they have a stake and a role in deciding how the impact of their work should be monitored. HPG experimented with a different way of launching the paper, focusing on kicking off a discussion around it in an informal setting. Arguments and discussion continued for four hours, and feedback from the event has been extremely positive. HPG is exploring ways of taking such informal discussions outside London to reach a wider audience. Presentations have also been given in several forums on resilience, and HPG has been widely consulted by those looking for practical and meaningful ways forward for A woman holds a child in Mogadishu, Somalia © UN Photo/Stuart Price monitoring and learning. HPG is currently engaged in several multi- year projects centred on resilience, some of the more underlying the course of this year we helped as detailed below. causes of vulnerability. The consortium members to establish evaluation team is accompanying a baseline for the programme Related commissioned work projects and communities affected and supported the consortium in by crises over a long timeframe in developing monitoring indicators. Building resilience and Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic In June 2014, we facilitated an managing risk in fragile of Congo, Sudan and Pakistan to analysis workshop in Nairobi for and conflict-affected states: test how far these assumptions are consortium members. We also a thematic evaluation realistic. A pilot of the interview participated in a number of high- approach was conducted in level events and panels in Nairobi of DFID’s multi-year Ethiopia, and the first round of and Addis Ababa organised by approaches to humanitarian training and interviewing has been BRCiS and partners to discuss action completed in North Kivu in DRC. different resilience models and The project will start to produce approaches to monitoring and Overview and main activities published results in 2015. evaluation. HPG is part of a team from VALID International conducting a four- Building resilient High Level Panel on year thematic evaluation of DFID’s communities in Somalia Humanitarian Cash multi-year humanitarian funding. Transfers The rationale is that making Overview and main activities a longer-term commitment to HPG has continued to support the Overview and main activities partners (UN and NGOs) enables Building resilient communities in DFID has contracted ODI to them to engage with communities Somalia (BRCiS) programme as a convene a High Level Panel on over a longer period, deliver aid learning partner for the Norwegian Humanitarian Cash Transfers. more cost-effectively and address Refugee Council (NRC). During The Panel is exploring the

Livelihoods and food security in crises 17 A recipient of cash transfers in Malawi © Shareefa Choudhury/ DFID

implications of scaling up cash Social protection Livelihood impacts of for the financing and delivery public works assets of assistance with respect to Overview and main activities the roles and responsibilities of HPG has continued to support Overview and main activities national actors, the private sector work by the Secure Livelihoods This multi-disciplinary project, and international humanitarian Research Consortium (SLRC). involving ODI’s Water Policy and organisations. Its intention is to In Pakistan we provided advice, Social Protection programmes solicit new ideas and approaches analysis and methodological and HPG, is developing practical from a diverse range of actors, support to SLRC’s local partner, research approaches for assessing the including the financial services working closely with research livelihoods assets created through and technology sectors and the teams on designing the research public works programming. wider development community. framework and methodology for this year’s work streams on Field research was undertaken The Panel will produce a final markets in crisis. We also worked in Ethiopia and Kenya, and the report in July 2015 outlining with the team to publish a paper research promises to deliver some a series of recommendations on people’s perceptions of post- striking conclusions regarding both for governments, humanitarian conflict livelihood interventions in the continued use of public works organisations and the private the Swat valley, developed a guide programming and the validity and sector. Recommendations will to using livelihoods frameworks practicality of commonly used be used to inform current and and produced an original training research and evaluation methods. future humanitarian responses course for SLRC partners in Country reports, a project report and a range of ongoing processes Pakistan and Afghanistan. and various other presentations and and actions, and will feed into Opportunities to replicate the work to promote the dissemination discussions in the lead-up to training elsewhere are currently and uptake of the research will be the WHS. being assessed. produced during 2015.

18 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Displacement, migration and urbanisation

This theme continues HPG’s longstanding concern with displacement, particularly in protracted crises. Work under this theme assesses the changing dynamics of displacement, with a particular focus on urban displacement, and explores the factors that affect forced migration. Although no IP-funded work on this theme was planned for this year, we undertook two major pieces of commissioned work.

Commissioned work

Study on protracted displacement

Overview and main activities This study, commissioned by DFID, set out to map and analyse evidence on the scale, typology and programmatic spend of protracted displacement globally; assess the impact of national policy frameworks, institutional arrangements and international assistance to improve self-reliance and livelihoods in situations of A Syrian refugee in El Akbiya, Lebanon © UNHCR/S. Baldwin protracted displacement; and identify opportunities to promote brief. The final report will be and challenges presented by people’s livelihoods and self- launched in mid-2015. urbanisation for six priority areas: reliance, pending durable solutions water management, climate change to displacement. Urbanisation: horizon and disaster risk reduction, sexual scanning for the Dutch and reproductive health rights, food The objective of the study was to Directorate-General for security, emergency aid and peace, inform DFID’s policy and practice, security and conflict. It also provided International Cooperation contribute to the work of other an opportunity to highlight key humanitarian and development Overview and main activities trends and look at urbanisation’s actors and influence the wider policy This project, commissioned impact on cross-cutting themes debate on protracted displacement, by the Directorate-General for such as politics, governance and including the work of the Solutions International Cooperation (DGIS) marginalisation. The research Alliance. The study, which was of the Netherlands, brought highlighted important opportunities carried out in collaboration with the together expertise and work on for partnerships and collaboration Internal Displacement Monitoring urbanisation from across ODI in for the Dutch government around Centre (IDMC), included a order to look strategically at how the key themes. The report was comprehensive literature review urbanisation will shape the future presented and discussed at a as well as four desk-based country for Dutch development priorities roundtable with representatives case studies (on Uganda, Jordan, and wider policy and practice. The of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Colombia and Sudan) and a policy study assessed the opportunities Affairs in The Hague in May 2015.

Displacement, migration and urbanisation 19 Protracted crises and transitions

Many of today’s key humanitarian contexts are lengthy protracted crises undergoing social, economic and political or security transitions, with significant implications for humanitarian action. Over the year, we saw consistent demand for our expertise on a wide range of protracted crises, including CAR, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Iraq Together with IRIN News, we released a Crisis Brief examining aid delivery in areas of Iraq controlled by Islamic State. The brief provided a snapshot of what aid was provided, where and by whom, as well as ex- amining IS’ attitudes towards aid and the impact of counter-terror mea- sures on humanitarian negotiations with the group. Released in Decem- ber 2014, the brief preceded the rev- elation that IS was rebranding World Food Programme (WFP) aid with its own emblem. The brief was widely cited in the ensuing news coverage as a unique source of information on aid provision in IS territory. HPG researchers were also featured in the media earlier in the year discussing aid in Iraq in response to aid drops to the Yazidis trapped on Mount Displaced people in north-west Yemen © Hugh Macleod/IRIN Sinjar, with live appearances on BBC World News and Sky News. South Sudanese speakers and parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary South Sudan experts in the UK to Group on Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan/South Sudan reflect on the peace process and Throughout 2014–15 we continued local institutions. We also provided Yemen our engagement on humanitarian conflict analysis and advice to ODI Over the last year we maintained issues in Sudan and South Sudan. As Fellows in South Sudan, as well regular engagement on the the crisis in South Sudan deepened, as support and advice on South crisis in Yemen. Humanitarian we delivered briefings and policy Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan Exchange featured articles advice to key humanitarian for agencies and donors engaged from key humanitarian experts, organisations and groups such as in the region, including holding complemented by HPG’s first the Global Protection Cluster. We a high-level workshop with key infographics, which have remained convened a closed-door roundtable stakeholders. We also continued influential and widely disseminated with the SLRC bringing together our engagement with the UK with the recent upsurge in fighting.

20 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 We provided analysis on the injecting more than $60 million Evaluation of Dutch political transition and peace each month into the economies humanitarian assistance in process with a paper for the of Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, International Peace Institute looking Iraq and Egypt. Given the size, South Sudan at the UN’s role in responding to complexity and strategic nature of Overview and main activities the escalating conflict in the country. this programme, HPG was asked to In 2014, HPG was commissioned This was complemented by a range conduct the first-ever evaluation of by the Policy and Operations of public affairs work, beginning WFP’s support for Syrians within Evaluation Department (IOB) of the with op-eds and blogs in outlets Syria and across the region. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs including the Global Observatory evaluation, which began in mid- to evaluate Dutch humanitarian and openDemocracy. Media 2014 and concluded in March assistance in South Sudan as part of appearances rounded out the year, 2015, included data collection in the Dutch government’s evaluation of with live interviews on Al Jazeera Rome, Geneva, Jordan, Lebanon its humanitarian operations in 2009– and Sky News and coverage in a and Turkey, as well as numerous 2013. The study, which involved a field range of European media outlets. remote interviews with stakeholders visit to South Sudan, focused on the in Syria, Iraq and Egypt. It involved South Sudan Common Humanitarian Related commissioned work HPG and To Excel Consulting Fund (CHF), which received Associates, an Amman-based 85% of the Dutch humanitarian Evaluation of WFP’s consulting firm specialising in assistance budget between 2009 response to the Syria crisis evaluations. and 2012. Areas of inquiry included the efficiency and effectiveness of Overview and main activities The evaluation was asked to the CHF and the extent to which WFP’s response to the Syria crisis address key operational questions, it helped to broaden participation is its largest-ever humanitarian including the appropriateness of in the CAP, complemented other operation, comprising more than WFP’s response, the evidence base funding mechanisms and encouraged a quarter of the organisation’s for its programme design, the coordination among donors. workload in 2014. It is also among operationalisation of humanitarian the largest-ever voucher-based principles and longer-term or Evaluation of Denmark’s humanitarian aid programmes, ‘transitional’ planning. Overall it humanitarian strategy: found that WFP had performed well Expert Panel in establishing and rapidly scaling up a large number of market-based Overview and main activities programmes to support Syrians, The Director of HPG was a member of but also raised questions related to the three-strong Expert Panel feeding monitoring and evaluation methods, into the Evaluation of the Strategy the encashment of WFP assistance for Danish Humanitarian Action and WFP’s perceived impartiality 2010–2015. The objective of the in Syria. The report is directly evaluation was to inform the design contributing to modifications in of Denmark’s new humanitarian WFP’s response to the Syria crisis strategy after 2015. As a member of Much appreciated, useful and to its emergency programming the Expert Panel, the Director of HPG in our internal thinking, and cash and voucher interventions provided feedback and advice to the precisely the type of more broadly. The findings were evaluation team, ensuring that the input I had hoped for.” disseminated widely within Syria evaluation was relevant to the future PETER LUNDBERG – Head of and the region and discussed of Danish humanitarian assistance and Humanitarian Aid, Sida, commenting on the Ukraine Crisis Brief in great detail with senior WFP to international humanitarian trends officials. more broadly.

Protracted crises and transitions 21 Influencing humanitarian practice

The Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) is a global forum for policymakers, practitioners and others working in the humanitarian sector to share and disseminate information, analysis and experience. HPN publications and online articles are written by and for practitioners, and play an important role in examining policy developments and distilling and disseminating practice.

Overview and main and media activity suggest that on Disaster Risk Reduction in the themes and articles of all three Sendai, Japan, in mid-March 2015. activities editions were of great relevance and Extensive networking during the During the reporting period interest to members. conference attracted many new HPN continued to commission members to HPN and HPG. and publish work on key topics Network Papers of critical interest and concern HPN published and launched Networking to the humanitarian community. two Network Papers during the In addition to publishing and reporting period: Humanitarian Networking remains an important launching three editions of capacity-building and collaboration: part of HPN’s work. In addition Humanitarian Exchange magazine, lessons from the Emergency to chairing a number of HPN and two Network Papers and carrying Capacity Building Project (NP HPG public events and roundtables, out a pre-launch of the revised 78) and Counter-terrorism the HPN Coordinator moderated Good Practice Review 9 on Disaster laws and regulations: what aid and participated in a large Risk Reduction (DRR) at the World agencies need to know (NP 79). number of external events during DRR Conference in Sendai, HPN Both public events at which these the reporting period, including continued its active networking papers were launched were well- chairing a public event to launch role, moderating and participating attended and the audiences reacted the second edition of the Livestock in a large number of member very positively to the interactive Emergency Guidelines (LEGS); agency events and steering groups. exercises included in the NP 78 facilitating a day-long meeting in event. London between board members of Humanitarian Exchange the Humanitarian Accountability During the reporting period, HPN Good Practice Reviews Partnership (HAP), Sphere and published editions of Humanitarian Resilience, climate change and People in Aid to agree on the final Exchange on the humanitarian DRR are all topical issues which text of the Core Humanitarian situation in Yemen (HE 61), cut across the humanitarian– Standard; moderating a two-day the crisis in the Central African development divide. One of HPN’s closed roundtable in Nairobi on Republic (HE 62) and the Typhoon most popular and well-regarded operational and policy challenges Haiyan response (HE 63). HPN resources is Good Practice Review associated with the UNMISS hosted public events at ODI to 9 on DRR, first published in 2004. Protection of Civilian sites in South launch these publications, with During the reporting period work Sudan; and leading the Secretariat some participants video-conferenced continued on the revised edition, supporting the DFID-funded High in from locations including which is scheduled for publication in Level Panel on Humanitarian Cash Nairobi, Manila and Boston. High 2015. HPN organised a pre-launch Transfers. Invitations to present publication download figures, panel discussion at the public forum on GPR 8 (Operational security launch event attendance and Twitter of the Third UN World Conference management) and GPR 9 (DRR)

22 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 at meetings in Istanbul organised The growing demand for HPN by OCHA and the Istanbul Policy to moderate external events and Centre in April 2014 and March provide advice and input to other 2015, respectively, facilitated new humanitarian initiatives and connections and attracted new debates is an indication of the members. esteem in which HPN is held and the continuing relevance of its The Coordinator also serves as the publications and activities. I just wanted to thank HPG representative to ALNAP and you and your team is an active member of the steering Uptake and impact for producing such an groups of Enhancing Learning Building on the interest and excellent issue on CAR and Research for Humanitarian momentum generated by Network last month. I also found Assistance (ELRHA), the Livestock Paper 77 and HE 60, both of which the event on protection of Emergency Guidelines (LEGS), focused on gender-based violence civilians to be excellent.” the International Humanitarian in emergencies, HPN worked with KATHERINE HAVER – Studies Association (on behalf of a small group of interested NGOs Humanitarian Outcomes HPG) and the Research on Food and UK government representatives Assistance for Nutritional Impact from the Prevention of Sexual donor representatives, prominent (REFANI) project, attending Violence Initiative to organise a academics and practitioners, staff meetings and providing support high-level roundtable in May at of the Refugee Law Project and and guidance. The Coordinator’s ODI on sexual violence against Congolese and Ugandan survivors support has also been sought on men and boys. Attendees included of violence, who gave powerful initiatives including the Sphere a representative from the Office testimony via video-conference from network’s evolving strategy and of the Special Representative Uganda. The discussion fed directly the proposed global network of of the Secretary-General on into the June 2014 Global Summit southern-based actors. Sexual Violence in Conflict, to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

Distribution of HPN hard copy members by region, March 2015

Africa, 21%

Asia, 24%

Europe, 27%

Latin America, 1%

Middle East, 13%

North America, 14%

Influencing humanitarian practice 23 Downloads of HE 61, on Yemen, which received The number of visits to the HPN website grew significant media attention when launched last year, from 209,462 in 2013–14 to 248,529 in 2014–15, continue to increase with the recent escalation in the an increase of 19%. The number of unique visitors crisis and corresponding humanitarian needs. HE increased by 21% to 191,988, from 159,204 the 62 on CAR, and the launch event which focused on previous year. The most downloaded publication in protection of civilians, were also highly regarded. 2014–15 was Network Paper 77 on gender-based violence in emergencies, which was accessed over 8,000 HPN membership times. This is impressive given that the paper was Network membership increased in 2014–15 by 4.5%, only published in February 2014. HE 60 on gender- from 8,117 to 8,481. This growth was mainly among based violence, which was published and launched email-only subscribers, who increased from 7,458 to at the same time, was the fourth most downloaded 7,832. The number of subscribers who receive hard HPN publication this year. The second most popular copies of Humanitarian Exchange increased by 2% download (over 7,300) was the revised Good Practice to 2,371. The geographical distribution of new HPN Review 8, Operational security management in violent subscribers during the reporting period was evenly environments. Published in 2010, GPR 8 is consistently spread across regions. one of HPN’s most popular publications.

Top downloads

Publication Publication date Downloads

Network Paper 77 Preventing and responding to gender-based violence in humanitarian crises February 2014 8,082

Good Practice Review 8 Operational security management in violent environments December 2010 7,318

Good Practice Review 3 General food distribution in emergencies: from nutritional needs to political priorities December 1995 3,186

Humanitarian Exchange 60 Gender-based violence in emergencies February 2014 2,990

Network Paper 79 Counter-terrorism laws and regulations: what aid agencies need to know November 2014 2,854 Disaster Risk Reduction: mitigation and preparedness in development and emergency Good Practice Review 9 March 2004 2,637 programming Good Practice Review 7 The evaluation of humanitarian assistance programmes in complex emergencies September 1998 2,636

Humanitarian Exchange 61 The humanitarian situation in Yemen May 2014 2,632 Knowledge is power: unlocking the potential for science and technology to enhance Network Paper 76 January 2014 2,360 community resilience through knowledge exchange Good Practice Review 11 Cash transfer programming in emergencies June 2011 2,319

24 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Academic engagement

Engagement with the academic community continues to form a core component of HPG’s work, with activities ranging from collaborating with academic institutions to deliver courses on conflict and humanitarian response to editing and managing a leading academic journal.

Integrated Programme funded/ receiving Disasters content email Ocean earthquake and tsunami part-funded projects updates increased by 5.3% in and the Sendai conference on 2014 to 1,320, whilst the number DRR. Disasters of individual articles downloaded in 2014 grew by 1%, to 131,654. Advanced Course on Disasters is a major quarterly As in previous years climate Conflict, Crisis and journal covering all aspects change and disasters continue to Transitions of disaster studies, policy and figure prominently in the journal’s management. It provides a forum most popular articles. The most The Advanced Course on for academics, policymakers and downloaded article in the year was Conflict, Crisis and Transitions practitioners to publish high- ‘Disaster risk, climate change and aims to facilitate learning and quality research and practice international development: scope guided reflection on issues around related to natural catastrophes, for, and challenges to, integration’, the transition from conflict to anthropogenic disasters and by Lisa Schipper and Mark stability and peace. Previously complex political emergencies. The Pelling, which was accessed 2,070 run in partnership with the journal promotes the exchange of times. The third and fourth most Post-war Reconstruction and ideas and experience, combining accessed articles also related to Development Unit (PRDU) at the field perspectives and case study this topic. Of the articles published University of York, from 2015 the articles with scholarly analysis. during the reporting period, the course will be held in London in The journal is edited by Dr. Sara most downloaded was Naomi collaboration with LSE. Pantuliano, Professor John Twigg Pendle’s timely paper ‘Interrupting and Professor Helen Young, and the balance: reconsidering the The course brings together mid- is published in association with complexities of conflict in South career and senior professionals for Wiley-Blackwell. With a wide Sudan’, which was accessed 903 one week each summer, providing online user base, journal articles times. them with the opportunity to saw more than 130,000 downloads engage in a participatory learning over the year. In addition to the regular quarterly process that combines lectures editions, the journal published with small group discussions and Disasters continues to receive a three supplementary issues bringing exercises. This year saw the fifth large number of new manuscript together new articles on the 2010 successful edition of the course, submissions – 286 articles were Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Japan attracting participants with received in 2014. Subscription earthquake and tsunami and extensive humanitarian experience numbers also remain high. In disaster resilience. Three ‘virtual’ in countries including Ethiopia, 2014, 3,904 institutions purchased issues were published online to Lebanon, the Philippines, South access to the latest content, an inform debates surrounding the Africa and Yemen. Organisations increase of 3.2% on the previous West Africa Ebola epidemic, the represented on the course included year. The number of individuals tenth anniversary of the Indian Care International, the British Red

Academic engagement 25 An excellent course with very interesting speakers and well-balanced content.”

BENEDIKT HUERZELER – Deputy Director of Cooperation, Swiss Cooperation Office Pakistan, Embassy of Switzerland

Participants at the Advanced Course on Conflict, Crisis and Transitions, 2014 © HPG

Cross, the UN Food and Agriculture conference provided a platform for China’s disaster response Organisation, DFID and The for discussions on disaster system, and further consolidated Border Consortium. Guest speakers management between Chinese HPG’s partnership with CAG. included Dr Luka Biong Deng (a government officials, civil society Additionally, HPG and Tsinghua former Minister in the Office of actors, foreign governments and University co-organised a separate the President of South Sudan and international organisations. HPG launch of an HPG Working Paper currently the Director of the Centre co-organised an additional session on Chinese humanitarian history. for Peace and Development Studies of the conference with CAG at the University of Juba, South on ‘Humanitarian leadership’, Masters in International Sudan), Francesc Vendrell, CMG focused on senior leaders from Humanitarian (former Head of the UN Special several Chinese provinces. The Assistance Mission to Afghanistan) and Rae session provided an overview of McGrath (Mission Director, Mercy the international humanitarian The Masters in International Corps). architecture, stimulating discussion Humanitarian Assistance (MIHA) around China’s role in the global was designed as an online International Conference humanitarian system. HPG also postgraduate programme in on Emergency Management, delivered a lecture on the same international humanitarian affairs, Beijing topic at Tsinghua University run by the PRDU at the University the next day. The session of York. HPG collaborated with In September 2014, HPG included a presentation by guest the PRDU from the outset of the participated in the annual speaker Dominico Petilla, the programme to ensure the inclusion International Conference on provincial governor of Leyte in of the latest policy and practice Emergency Management in Beijing the Philippines, who shared the debates within the teaching organised by the National Institute lessons of Typhoon Haiyan for the material, and taught modules on of Emergency Management Philippines’ disaster management humanitarian policy and practice at the Chinese Academy of structure. The session generated a issues. HPG’s involvement in the Governance (NIEM-CAG). The lively exchange on relevant lessons MIHA ended in February 2015.

26 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Public affairs and policy advice

Communications and public affairs remained a core part of our work over the year, helping to promote and disseminate our research findings, encourage debate amongst policymakers and practitioners and influence perceptions and understanding of humanitarian issues amongst the wider media and public.

Media work HPG on the Indian Ocean Tsunami and HPG garnered 897 pieces of media coverage over the Haiti earthquake the year, a 350% increase on the previous year. Our research appeared in major news organisations 26 December 2014 marked the tenth anniversary including BBC World News, Al Jazeera, the New York of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. We took this Times, France 24, CNBC Arabia, VICE news and opportunity to reflect on the crisis and highlight the Financial Times, as well as humanitarian- and the need to improve how responses can help development-focused outlets such as IRIN News, Devex communities recover. Our researchers on the and Guardian Global Development and regional and ground in Aceh marked the anniversary at national media, including CNBC Africa, the Bangkok numerous commemoration events. They appeared Post, the Yemen Times, the Daily Nation, the Jordan in TV and broadcast coverage of the anniversary, Times and the Malaysian Digest. Our research findings as well as scores of print and web articles totalling sparked in-depth media coverage of key issues of 298 pieces of media coverage. Coverage was wide- concern for the humanitarian sector, including counter- reaching and international, from major global terror legislation, the role of the diaspora in responding outlets including BBC News, Sky News and AFP to the Syria conflict and private sector engagement. We to regional and national press including the New helped shape the debate on critical humanitarian events Straits Times, the Latin American Herald Tribune such as the civil war in Yemen, the conflict in Syria, the and Yahoo Philippines. rise of IS and the World Humanitarian Summit. In January 2015, we held a webinar with ALNAP We are also supporting the humanitarian news agency marking both the tsunami anniversary and the fifth IRIN in its transition to an independent, non-UN anniversary of the Haiti earthquake to draw out entity, transferring institutional experience, policies and lessons from the two response efforts. The webinar organisational processes with a view to maintaining was extremely popular, with over 400 people IRIN’s place as a key global source of information on registered to participate from around the world. humanitarian issues. Convening debates leading humanitarian experts and public figures. Our convening power has continued to grow. In the last Reflecting our drive to deepen understanding of ‘non- year we held 41 public events, roundtables, webinars traditional’ humanitarian players, our Third Annual and conferences in 11 countries, including Jordan, Lecture in December was delivered by Alexander Colombia, Ethiopia, Thailand and China. Public events Alimov, the Deputy Director of the Department of have continued to grow in reach, with over 1,800 International Organisations in the Russian Ministry people registering to attend events in person and nearly of Foreign Affairs. With great wit and candour, 3,000 registering to watch online. Events featured Alimov shared his insights on Russian aid and the

Public affairs and policy advice 27 HPG’s communications in 2014–15

We’re stepping Our events are reaching people all around the world up our work on 60 communications Over the last year we held 41 public events, roundtables external speaking to ensure our and conferences in 11 countries across 5 continents research informs engagements delivered by key public and With 1,805 people And 2,921 people registering to researchers in policy debates registering to attend watch events online 15 countries public events in person 22 6,100 people reached blogs, op-eds, on our Facebook articles and photo page essays

blogs, op-eds NEW22Sand articles media hits, mentions, articles and interviews in 897 hundreds of international and national media outlets

We’re helping to tell complex stories More and more new members are through infographics on social media based in crisis-affected regions 4,000+ and in our research reports South Pacific Latin America Twitter followers North America that we engage with daily

Middle East $148 Europe billion Africa

Asia

The most popular reports to come out in 2014–15 Follow us online at 1 Aid and the Islamic State 4 Assessing resilience: why quantification @hpg_odi misses the point for regular 2 Negotiating perceptions: Al-Shabaab and updates Taliban views of aid agencies 5 Remaking the case for linking relief, rehabilitation and development 3 Humanitarian crises, emergency preparedness and response: the role of business and the private sector challenges of gaining acceptance HPG researchers have spoken at or on the global stage as a non-OECD facilitated 60 external events in 15 donor. We also held a number of countries. landmark conferences, notably the conference of regional organisations HPG has also supported the in Dubai in February 2015 and UK parliament’s International the conferences on humanitarian Development Committee inquiry into history in Latin America and Africa. the UK’s development work in Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territory You have substantially Policy advice and (OPT), attending evidence sessions supported a strategy representation and providing advice throughout process that is very the process on the two contexts, the important to us. Your Alongside our body of research humanitarian response and other analysis and your ideas we have continued to shape and relevant issues. We also provided were enriching.” influence humanitarian debates feedback and clarifications during the through targeted policy advice to drafting of the final reports. AMBASSADOR CLAUDE WILD – Head, Human Security Division, Swiss aid organisations, donor agencies, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs government bodies, regional HPG researchers also served on organisations and international a number of advisory boards and institutions. Topics included steering groups, including the resilience, the changing humanitarian ICRC Advisory Group for landscape, protection of civilians and Protection Standards, the steering counter-terror legislation and the group of the Urban Humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Syria and South Crises Learning Consortium, Sudan. and the advisory boards of the United Nations Association – UK We have produced bespoke pieces (UNA-UK), the Refugee Studies of work, given informal briefings Centre at Oxford University and and delivered formal presentations the Humanitarian Innovation at external events – over the year Fund (HIF).

Public affairs and policy advice 29 Publications

Reports and Working Papers Islamic humanitarianism? The evolving role of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation in Somalia Supporting resilience in difficult places and beyond HPG Commissioned Report. Simon Levine and Irina HPG Working Paper. Eva Svoboda, Steven A. Zyck, Mosel, March 2014 Daud Osman and Abdirashid Hashi, February 2015

Remaking the case for linking relief, rehabilitation and Cash, vouchers or in-kind? Guidance on evaluating how development: how LRRD can become a practically transfers are made in emergency programming useful concept for assistance in difficult places HPG Commissioned Report. Simon Levine and Sarah HPG Commissioned Report. Irina Mosel and Simon Bailey, February 2015 Levine, April 2014 International and local/diaspora actors in the Syria From the Spanish civil war to Afghanistan: historical response: A diverging set of systems? and contemporary reflections on humanitarian HPG Working Paper. Eva Svoboda and Sara engagement with non-state armed groups Pantuliano, March 2015 HPG Working Paper. Ashley Jackson and Eleanor Davey, May 2014 UK humanitarian aid in the age of counterterrorism: perceptions and reality Assessing resilience: why quantification misses the point HPG Working Paper. Victoria Metcalfe-Hough, Tom HPG Working Paper. Simon Levine, July 2014 Keatinge and Sara Pantuliano, March 2015

Humanitarian crises, emergency preparedness and Policy Briefs and Briefing Notes response: the role of business and the private sector – Final Report Protecting civilians: the gap between norms and practice HPG Commissioned Report. Steven A. Zyck and HPG Policy Brief 56. Ashley Jackson, April 2014 Randolph Kent, July 2014 Addressing protection needs in Syria: overlooked, Histories of humanitarian action in the Middle East difficult, impossible? and North Africa HPG Policy Brief 57. Eva Svoboda, April 2014 HPG Working Paper. Edited by Eleanor Davey and Eva Svoboda, September 2014 The interaction between humanitarian and military actors: where do we go from here? Responsibility, legitimacy, morality: Chinese HPG Policy Brief 58. Eva Svoboda, April 2014 humanitarianism in historical perspective HPG Working Paper. Hanna B. Krebs, September 2014 The humanitarian implications of the crisis in Ukraine HPG Briefing Note. Christina Bennett, May 2014 Regional organisations and humanitarian action: the case of ASEAN Humanitarian history in a complex world HPG Working Paper. Lilianne Fan and Hanna B. Krebs, HPG Policy Brief 59. Eleanor Davey, May 2014 October 2014 Political flag or conceptual umbrella? Why progress Ancient origins, modern actors: defining Arabic on resilience must be freed from the constraints of meanings of humanitarianism technical arguments HPG Working Paper. Jasmine Moussa, December 2014 HPG Policy Brief 60. Simon Levine, July 2014

30 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Business engagement in emergency preparedness Post-2015 – Implementing the Sustainable and response Development Goals HPG Briefing Note. Steven A. Zyck, July 2014 WFP Report. Christina Bennett, October 2014

Negotiating perceptions: Al-Shabaab and Taliban Stabilizing fragile states views of aid agencies Handbook of International Security and Development. HPG Policy Brief 61. Ashley Jackson, August 2014 Robert Muggah and Steven A. Zyck, February 2015.

The ‘Chinese way’? The evolution of Chinese humanitarianism Disasters journal issues HPG Policy Brief 62. Hanna B. Krebs, September Vol. 38, iss. 2 2014 Disasters Journal, April 2014 Seizing the moment: Gaza donors’ conference Vol. 38, supplement s1 HPG Crisis Brief. Eva Svoboda, October 2014 Disasters Special Issue: The 2010 Haiti Earthquake, April 2014 Aid and the Islamic State IRIN/HPG Crisis Brief. Eva Svoboda and Louise Vol. 38, iss. 3 Redvers, December 2014. Disasters Journal, July 2014

Picking up the pieces? The ‘protection gap’ in CAR Vol. 38, supplement s2 HPG Policy Brief 63. Veronique Barbelet, March 2015 Disasters Special Issue: The 2011 Great East Japan External publications Earthquake, July 2014 Vol. 38, iss. 4 Towards a resilience-based response to the Syrian Disasters Journal, October 2014 refugee crisis ODI Report. Sarah Bailey and Veronique Barbelet, West Africa Ebola virus epidemic May 2014 Disasters Virtual Issue, November 2014

Foreign aid as intervention in Yemen: how assistance The Indian Ocean Tsunami – Ten Years On to weak states prioritises feasibility over legitimacy Disasters Virtual Issue, December 2014 Global Policy Journal. Steven A. Zyck, June 2014 Vol. 39, iss. 1 How to study livelihoods: bringing a sustainable Disasters Journal, January 2015 livelihoods framework to life Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC). Vol. 39, supplement s1 Simon Levine, September 2014 Disasters Special Issue: Building resilience to disasters post-2015, January 2015 Living on hope, hoping for education: the failed response to the Syrian refugee crisis Sendai 2015: a decade of DRR and the Hyogo ODI Report. Kevin Watkins and Steven A. Zyck, Framework for Action September 2014 Disasters Virtual Issue, March 2015

Mediating transition in Yemen: achievements and lessons International Peace Institute. Steven A. Zyck, October 2014

Publications 31 Blogs, op-eds and multimedia When aid goes wrong: a lesson from Pakistan on why we can’t ignore markets Twenty years on: the Rwandan genocide and the ODI Blog. Steven A. Zyck, October 2014 evaluation of the humanitarian response HPN Blog. John Borton, April 2014 Did the 2004 tsunami change emergency aid forever? Development Progress. Simon Levine, December 2014 Aid agencies need to re-evaluate in Rakhine state Bangkok Post. Lilianne Fan, April 2014 As the UN launches its biggest ever humanitarian appeal, here are five things the numbers tell us Using private sector know-how to improve ODI blog. Hanna B. Krebs and Steven A. Zyck, humanitarian fundraising December 2014. ODI Blog. Steven A. Zyck, April 2014 Aceh’s unfinished recovery David Miliband’s aid goals ignore evolution of IRIN. Lilianne Fan, December 2014 humanitarian industry The Guardian. Sara Pantuliano, June 2014 Five years on, it’s time to go back to Haiti HPN Blog. Simon Levine, January 2015 Meet Lam Tungwar, refugee, former child soldier and political activist The Houthi takeover in Yemen: how did we get here? Reuters. Veronique Barbelet, June 2014 Global Observatory. Steven A. Zyck, January 2015

Male gender-based violence: a silent crisis Crisis in Yemen: what the media is getting wrong ODI Blog. Veronique Barbelet, June 2014 Open Democracy. Steven A. Zyck, January 2015

How to support resilience in 10 not-so-easy steps Why the humanitarian community needs to take ODI Blog. Simon Levine, July 2014 regional organisations seriously ODI Blog. Steven A. Zyck and Lilianne Fan, February When disaster hits, does it matter if a business profits 2015 amid the poverty? The Guardian. Steven A. Zyck, July 2014 Humanitarian Exchange Magazine

Private sector – doing good and making a profit The humanitarian situation in Yemen ODI video. Steven A. Zyck, July 2014 Humanitarian Exchange 61, May 2014

Humanitarians are paying the price for political inaction The crisis in the Central African Republic Reuters. Sara Pantuliano, August 2014 Humanitarian Exchange 62, September 2014

After chemical attack Syria loses our attention The Typhoon Haiyan Response ODI Blog. Eva Svoboda, August 2014 Humanitarian Exchange 63, January 2015 Pakistan’s democracy on the rocks Network Papers openDemocracy. Steven A. Zyck and Maryam Mohsin, September 2014 Humanitarian capacity-building and collaboration: lessons from the Emergency Capacity Building Project Central African Republic: let’s keep people safe, not Network Paper 78, June 2014 push for elections ODI Blog. Veronique Barbelet, October 2014 Counter-terrorism laws and regulations: what aid agencies need to know Photo essay: Mali’s road to recovery Network Paper 79, November 2014 New Internationalist. Irina Mosel, October 2014

32 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 Income and expenditure

Revised budget by year Budget Actuals (Financial year 2013/2014 (As per interim report sent GBP and 2014/2015) GBP May 2014) Study Project IP 13-15 Financial year Financial year Final IP income Final IP income Carry forward Number Revised budget 2013/2014 2014/2015 spent up to spent up to to 2015/2016 (As per interim 31/3/2014 31/3/2015 report sent May 2014) CD000020 Zones of engagement 364,105 159,200 204,905 142,493 133,983

D0403 History of modern humanitarian action 337,961 142,702 195,259 99,729 148,470

CD000021 Markets in crises and transitions 342,349 123,234 219,115 110,130 170,010

CD000022 Protection of civilians 362,993 175,795 187,198 175,054 135,020

CD000023 The changing humanitarian landscape: 69,650 12,240 57,410 12,240 40,244 reflection and synthesis CD000028 Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) 440,592 203,550 237,042 210,683 200,535

CD000024 Policy advice and engagement 237,946 93,556 144,390 94,716 86,522

CD000025 Public affairs and representation* 267,924 123,481 144,443 123,416 121,372

CD000027 Advanced Course on Crisis, Recovery 41,926 16,926 26,807 – and Transitions, Beijing 2013 CD000030 International Conference on Emergency 25,000 18,395 Management, Beijing 2014 CD000019 Advanced Course on Conflict, Recovery 67,728 32,728 21,443 – and Transitions, York 2013 CD000029 Advanced Course on Conflict, Recovery 35,000 15,734 and Transitions, York 2014 CD000026 Reprinting 5,000 2,000 3,000 314 1,677

D0347OS Disasters 10,000 – 10,000 – –

D0400 Resilience and humanitarian action 35,415 35,415

D0401 Strengthening humanitarian negotiation 33,053 33,053

D0402 Civil–military coordination 37,275 37,275

D0403 History of modern humanitarian action 39,246 39,246

D0337 Food security and livelihoods in 9,155 9,155 protracted crises D0000 Income in advance/Carry Forward 112,968 157,911

TOTAL £2,548,174 £1,352,525 £1,462,762 £1,171,169 £1,071,962 £157,911

* This budget line allow us to meet donors at headquarters to discuss the substance of the Integrated Programme and to carry out collaborative activities with their partners. The budget line is also used to meet the costs of our annual Advisory Group meeting.

Income and expenditure 33 IP grants

Income in advance for Project Grants received in Income in advance Project detail Funder 2014/2015 (carry forward number the year 2014/2015 for 2015/2016 from 2013/2014) D0000 IP income Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 137,757

British Red Cross 10,000 5,000 Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and 48,547 110,803 Development International Rescue Committee UK 1,000

Irish Aid 98,247

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark 114,670

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands 100,000

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway 66,953 145,969

OXFAM 15,000 Swedish International Development Cooperation 155,699 104,364 Agency Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs 98,451

United States Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance 168,683

World Vision International 6,642

TOTAL £181,623 £1,048,251 £157,911

34 HPG Annual Report 2014–2015 HPG Advisory Group members

March 2015

AG member Organisation Position John Mitchell ALNAP Director Natasha Smith Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Assistant Secretary, Humanitarian Response Branch Sorcha O’Callaghan British Red Cross Society Head of Humanitarian Policy Leslie Norton Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Development Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance Directorate and Trade Dennis McNamara Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Senior Humanitarian Adviser Thomas Thomsen Danish Ministry of Foreign Chief Advisor, Humanitarian Section Nicolas Lamadé Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Senior Manager, Security, Reconstruction and Peace Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Winke van der Els Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Policy Advisor Henrike Trautmann European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) Head of Unit, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Luca Alinovi Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representative to Kenya Hany El-Banna Humanitarian Forum President Margie Buchanan-Smith Independent Consultant Independent Consultant Linda Poteat Independent Consultant Independent Consultant Pascal Daudin International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Policy Unit Lisa Doherty Irish Aid Deputy Director, Humanitarian Unit Jehangir Malik Islamic Relief UK Director Randolph Kent King’s College London Visiting Senior Research Fellow, King’s Policy Institute Myeonjoa Kim/Gina Hong Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) / South Humanitarian Assistance Specialist (alternate years) Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Emergency relief and DRR) / Second Secretary Vicki Hawkins MSF UK Executive Director Øystein Lyngroth Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs Section Kébé Abdullah Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Professional Humanitarian Officer Kevin Watkins Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Executive Director Jane Cocking Oxfam GB Humanitarian Director Peter Lundberg Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Head, Humanitarian Assistance Unit (SIDA) Adriank Junker Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Head of Section, Humanitarian Policy and Migration, Directorate of Political Affairs, Human Security Division Sultan Barakat The Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Helen Young/Dan Maxwell Tufts University Research Director for Nutrition and Livelihoods / Research Director for (alternate years) Food Security and Complex Emergencies Joanna Macrae United Kingdom Department for International Head, Humanitarian Policy Team and Humanitarian Evidence & Development Innovation Programme Ewen Macleod United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Head, Policy Development & Evaluation Service (UNHCR) Hansjoerg Strohmeyer United Nations Office for the Coordination of Chief, Policy Development and Studies Branch Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Miwa Hirono University of Nottingham Research Fellow, China Policy Institute Roger Zetter University of Oxford Emeritus Professor of Refugee Studies Mia Beers US Agency for International Development (USAID) Director, OFDA Humanitarian Policy and Global Engagement Division Zlatan Milisic World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation Division

HPG Advisory Group members 35 HPG staff and research associates

As of March 2015

Sara Pantuliano Melanie Archer Veronique Barbelet Hannah Barry Director of HPG Communications Research Fellow PA to the Director Officer of HPG

Christina Bennett Tania Cheung Lilianne Fan Wendy Fenton Research Fellow Senior Communications Research Fellow HPN Coordinator Officer

Matthew Foley Francesca Iannini Hanna Krebs Simon Levine HPG Managing Operations and Research Officer Research Fellow Editor Partnerships Manager

Irina Mosel Eva Svoboda Caitlin Wake Ruvini Wanigaratne Research Fellow Research Fellow Post-Doctoral Fellow Programme Officer

John Borton Senior Research Associate Margie Buchanan-Smith Senior Research Associate Nicholas Crawford Senior Research Associate Sarah Bailey Research Associate Ashley Jackson Research Associate David White Steven A. Zyck Database and Research Fellow Victoria Metcalfe-Hough Research Associate Membership Officer Naz Khatoon Modirzadeh Research Associate

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