Confronting dilemmas in humanitarian response




A Deeper Look show

Summary: Profound disruption worldwide over the last year has exposed the dilemmas at the heart of humanitarian aid and promises to reshape how we think about the power dynamics of humanitarian response. Heba Aly, Director of the New Humanitarian and host of the podcast Rethinking Humanitarianism, is shining a light on the many challenges to improving prevention and response. In this episode of A Deeper Look, Heba and Patrick Fine discuss the financial, operational, structural and ethical trends shaping humanitarian response and how COVID-19 and social justice reckonings have laid bare the imperfections of the humanitarian and development systems. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer Patrick Fine hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.