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Humanitarian Policy Group
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The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate. HPG is part of @odi.global, a leading global affairs think tank.

Website: www.odi.org/hpg
Last week, HPG Director Freddie Carver provided evidence for the International Development Committee's inquiry into the future of the UK’s aid programmes, drawing on the increasingly catastrophic humanitarian situation in #Sudan.

📺 You can watch the full session back now: buff.ly/ngYizkW
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
By analysing state-led crisis responses in #Indonesia, #Myanmar & the #Philippines, we've found a dynamic ecosystem of civil society and state/int'l actors reshaping responses to conflict & climate-driven crises. Read our new policy brief for insights that can be applied elsewhere → buff.ly/8Xv4iT3
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🇵🇭 NEW RESEARCH: As the international aid system grapples with questions about its role going forward, does the #Philippines offer lessons in how to redefine humanitarian responses globally? Arbie Baguios and HPG explore in this brand-new case study → buff.ly/IeW9GyQ
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
❓ Why are women-led organisations still being routinely overlooked within the humanitarian system? And what can (and should) we do about it? Our latest paper from researchers @megandaigle.bsky.social, @this-is-cate.bsky.social & Manny Maung explores → buff.ly/ILQa6DQ
October 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
With the 80th UN General Assembly under way, HPG Director Freddie Carver highlights the urgent need for challenging conversations about legitimacy and the role of different actors within the humanitarian sector.

🎧 Listen in full now: buff.ly/RaxGL17 #UNGA80 #ThinkChange
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Amid junta violence, local resistance groups are building new systems of governance and security in #Myanmar – and the international humanitarian system is failing to adapt. Our new report, in collaboration with activist Stella Naw, gets to the heart of Myanmar’s transformation ➡️ buff.ly/wnJK94P
September 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢 NEW RESEARCH: With extensive knowledge of local contexts and roots within crisis-affected communities, why are women-led organisations still chronically underfunded and excluded from decision-making? Our new paper from @this-is-cate.bsky.social & @megandaigle.bsky.social explores: buff.ly/NAjy6qJ
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
💸 As aid cuts crunch down on the humanitarian sector, it's more important than ever that direct cash assistance to individuals continues – and in fact scales up – in order to sustain/accelerate economic growth.

More from researcher @kerrie115.bsky.social in a new HPG policy brief → buff.ly/6cyVQ9X
September 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
HPG's Dustin Barter features on the latest episode of the #ThinkChangePodcast from @odi.global, to discuss whether a privatised and corporate model of humanitarianism is going to become more dominant, and how this is already playing out in Gaza, Sudan & beyond.

🎧 Listen in full now: buff.ly/T5ylxT1
July 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🇮🇩 In an era of shrinking international aid budgets, #Indonesia offers a compelling model for nationally led disaster response and governance.

🔗 Learn more about this powerful example from our recent case study: buff.ly/44kU7GB
July 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM