Centre for Humanitarian Action
@chaberlin.org
The Centre for Humanitarian Action e.V. (CHA) is a Berlin based think tank advocating independent analysis, critical discussion and public communication of humanitarian action.
www.chaberlin.org
www.chaberlin.org
What does #TransitionalAssistance mean in a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, interest–driven policies + shrinking budgets? At Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Transitional Aid Day 2025 CHA's Sonja Hövelmann & Darina Pellowska facilitated an exchange.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What does #TransitionalAssistance mean in a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, interest–driven policies + shrinking budgets? At Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Transitional Aid Day 2025 CHA's Sonja Hövelmann & Darina Pellowska facilitated an exchange.
"Humanitarian aid is in danger of becoming a mere instrument of other foreign policy objectives" says Ralf Südhoff, director CHA, on the planned restructuring of the GFFO and halving of Germany's humanitarian aid budget for 2026. Read the whole statement [German] here: https://ow.ly/L7cI50Xy0lO
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"Humanitarian aid is in danger of becoming a mere instrument of other foreign policy objectives" says Ralf Südhoff, director CHA, on the planned restructuring of the GFFO and halving of Germany's humanitarian aid budget for 2026. Read the whole statement [German] here: https://ow.ly/L7cI50Xy0lO
‘The German government is breaking its promise to provide adequate funding for humanitarian aid. Not even government representatives would deny that.’ Ralf Südhoff, CHA, calls for precise criteria for a so-called adequate funding. Full article in German newspaper FR here: https://ow.ly/PZ2c50XvCT8
Humanitäre Hilfe halbiert: Bundesregierung bricht Versprechen – Experte rechnet ab
Nach massiven Kürzungen im Bundeshaushalt mahnt das Centre for Humanitarian Action klare Kriterien für eine auskömmliche Finanzierung an.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
‘The German government is breaking its promise to provide adequate funding for humanitarian aid. Not even government representatives would deny that.’ Ralf Südhoff, CHA, calls for precise criteria for a so-called adequate funding. Full article in German newspaper FR here: https://ow.ly/PZ2c50XvCT8
We need to think beyond a one-size-fits-all global technical solution -- Darina Pellowska at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI early November. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We need to think beyond a one-size-fits-all global technical solution -- Darina Pellowska at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI early November. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
On Wednesday CHA Members gathered for the second assembly in 2025. Thank you all for your crucial support in these difficult times!
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
On Wednesday CHA Members gathered for the second assembly in 2025. Thank you all for your crucial support in these difficult times!
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
Aktion gegen den Hunger Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe JohanniterInt Oxfam Deutschland
We need smart and very focused solutions - Stefan Delfs, GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We need smart and very focused solutions - Stefan Delfs, GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
Apply now and become the next CHA student intern in #Berlin starting January 2026 - be part of a think tank's practical #research & gain insights into the #humanitarian sector. 👉✍️ https://ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Apply now and become the next CHA student intern in #Berlin starting January 2026 - be part of a think tank's practical #research & gain insights into the #humanitarian sector. 👉✍️ https://ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
If you can't prove that AI is cost-efficient and more effective - don't use it! Pierrick Devidal, ICRC, at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If you can't prove that AI is cost-efficient and more effective - don't use it! Pierrick Devidal, ICRC, at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI last week. Watch the recording here: ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
📢 Out now: the latest edition of Humanitarian Takeaways, your go-to digest on key #humanitarian topics by ICVA Network and Centre for Humanitarian Action. This time on the #HumanitarianReset – Read & sign up here: https://ow.ly/IS8a50XoiCa
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
📢 Out now: the latest edition of Humanitarian Takeaways, your go-to digest on key #humanitarian topics by ICVA Network and Centre for Humanitarian Action. This time on the #HumanitarianReset – Read & sign up here: https://ow.ly/IS8a50XoiCa
#AI can actually be an accelerator of digital divides - Just Giulio, Senior Humanitarian Officer / Access Now at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI this week. Watch the recording here: https://ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#AI can actually be an accelerator of digital divides - Just Giulio, Senior Humanitarian Officer / Access Now at the CHA #OutOfTheBox webinar on #HumanitarianAI this week. Watch the recording here: https://ow.ly/BhbL50XofmT
Get ready for #COP30 - with CHA publications on #ClimateFinance, #LossAndDamage and the impact of #ClimateChange on the #humanitarian system, e.g. the ethical and policy implications of #AnticipatoryAction: ofhttps://www.chaberlin.org/en/publications/
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Get ready for #COP30 - with CHA publications on #ClimateFinance, #LossAndDamage and the impact of #ClimateChange on the #humanitarian system, e.g. the ethical and policy implications of #AnticipatoryAction: ofhttps://www.chaberlin.org/en/publications/
Join us today 11:30am for a webinar with new studies on #humanitarian #innovation by Centre for Humanitarian Action & the use and procurement of #AI tools by Just Giulio / Access Now plus a cross-functional dialogue on how to move from AI awareness to collective action : https://ow.ly/qzQb50XmoRM
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Join us today 11:30am for a webinar with new studies on #humanitarian #innovation by Centre for Humanitarian Action & the use and procurement of #AI tools by Just Giulio / Access Now plus a cross-functional dialogue on how to move from AI awareness to collective action : https://ow.ly/qzQb50XmoRM
#AI is no longer a distant prospect for #humanitarian action - it is already in use. However: policies, capacities, and oversight remain lacking. Meet us next week for an online lunch event on new studies and cross-functional dialogue: ow.ly/158550Xjy2e
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#AI is no longer a distant prospect for #humanitarian action - it is already in use. However: policies, capacities, and oversight remain lacking. Meet us next week for an online lunch event on new studies and cross-functional dialogue: ow.ly/158550Xjy2e
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social @accessnow.org
Do you want to gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research? Join CHA Berlin for a student #internship starting January 2026 - apply until 14 Nov ✍️ ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do you want to gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research? Join CHA Berlin for a student #internship starting January 2026 - apply until 14 Nov ✍️ ow.ly/zgeO50XaqQQ
What is an "appropriate" financial engagement in #humanitarian aid? In his new paper @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social outlines a needs-based fair-share model to establish equitable international funding contributions: ow.ly/h5PK50XeSYG
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What is an "appropriate" financial engagement in #humanitarian aid? In his new paper @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social outlines a needs-based fair-share model to establish equitable international funding contributions: ow.ly/h5PK50XeSYG
Development assistance is the new nemesis of the far right. Now, payments to the Global Fund are being questioned online. ARD fact finder asked experts for their opinion, incl. CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social [German]: www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
Entwicklungshilfe: Das neue Feindbild der Rechtsextremen
Erst die Fahrradwege in Peru, dann eine Metro in Indien: Die Entwicklungshilfe wird immer wieder angegriffen. Nun werden im Netz die Zahlungen für den Global Fund infrage gestellt - zu Unrecht, sagen ...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Development assistance is the new nemesis of the far right. Now, payments to the Global Fund are being questioned online. ARD fact finder asked experts for their opinion, incl. CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social [German]: www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
Today marks 80 years of the United Nations #UNDay - in this CHA paper Sonja Hövelmann explains one of the core tasks of the UN: #humanitarian action - the actors, their responsibilities, the funding and the challenges. [in German] www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
October 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Today marks 80 years of the United Nations #UNDay - in this CHA paper Sonja Hövelmann explains one of the core tasks of the UN: #humanitarian action - the actors, their responsibilities, the funding and the challenges. [in German] www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
Only if donors, UN and INGOs are ready to set aside their immediate institutional interests, the crisis of the #humanitarian system can yet be contained -- @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in the new CHA paper on "The fading of the #HumanitarianReset": www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Only if donors, UN and INGOs are ready to set aside their immediate institutional interests, the crisis of the #humanitarian system can yet be contained -- @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social in the new CHA paper on "The fading of the #HumanitarianReset": www.chaberlin.org/en/publicati...
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Humanitäre Hilfe wird nicht mehr nur von den UN-Institutionen und NGOs geleistet, sondern inzwischen auch verstärkt von privaten Firmen. Welche Gefahren das birgt und ob politische Einflussnahme dahinter steckt, erklärt Ralf Südhoff, Direktor des @chaberlin.org
www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/4460...
www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/4460...
„Erfahrene Institutionen wie die UN werden zur Seite gedrängt“
Humanitäre Hilfe wird nicht mehr nur von UN-Institutionen und nichtstaatlichen Organisationen geleistet, sondern inzwischen auf verstärkt von privaten Firmen. Welche Gefahren das birgt und ob politisc...
www.welt-sichten.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Humanitäre Hilfe wird nicht mehr nur von den UN-Institutionen und NGOs geleistet, sondern inzwischen auch verstärkt von privaten Firmen. Welche Gefahren das birgt und ob politische Einflussnahme dahinter steckt, erklärt Ralf Südhoff, Direktor des @chaberlin.org
www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/4460...
www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/4460...
How can donor governments and fair financing models save the #HumanitarianReset? Read CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social's new paper to find out 👉https://ow.ly/6Qov50XeSSE
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
How can donor governments and fair financing models save the #HumanitarianReset? Read CHA director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social's new paper to find out 👉https://ow.ly/6Qov50XeSSE
📣 New publications on #AI in #humanitarian action and the #HumanitarianReset, upcoming events and event recordings, blogs, podcasts and more - Read the latest CHA Newsletter & sign up if you like it: ow.ly/A91V50Xe249
October 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📣 New publications on #AI in #humanitarian action and the #HumanitarianReset, upcoming events and event recordings, blogs, podcasts and more - Read the latest CHA Newsletter & sign up if you like it: ow.ly/A91V50Xe249
Today, CHA Director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social will present his paper ‘Influencer Europe’ (ow.ly/4XS350XckNH) at #IHSA2025 on the panel ‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives. Live in Istanbul or online at 3pm (GMT+03:00): ow.ly/TWeh50XcjfL
October 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Today, CHA Director @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social will present his paper ‘Influencer Europe’ (ow.ly/4XS350XckNH) at #IHSA2025 on the panel ‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives. Live in Istanbul or online at 3pm (GMT+03:00): ow.ly/TWeh50XcjfL
In #Syria, do we prioritise rapid #humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of millions of people, secure the needed environment to lead sustainable #recovery, or find ways to effectively integrate both? asks Manoug Antaby (CHS) on #TheHumanitarianBlog: www.chaberlin.org/en/blog/syri...
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In #Syria, do we prioritise rapid #humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of millions of people, secure the needed environment to lead sustainable #recovery, or find ways to effectively integrate both? asks Manoug Antaby (CHS) on #TheHumanitarianBlog: www.chaberlin.org/en/blog/syri...
#hiring Gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research - in #Berlin! Apply until 14 Nov for a student #internship at CHA starting January 2026 ✍️ ow.ly/Vvyb50XaqMT
October 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#hiring Gain insights into the #humanitarian sector and be part of a think tank's practical #research - in #Berlin! Apply until 14 Nov for a student #internship at CHA starting January 2026 ✍️ ow.ly/Vvyb50XaqMT
Are you a young German journalist? Apply now for the Aktion Deutschland Hilft #journalism #award: Win a travel grant, gain deeper insight into the practice of #humanitarian action during a research trip and develop innovative journalistic work 👉https://ow.ly/Kr8G50X9Lof @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Are you a young German journalist? Apply now for the Aktion Deutschland Hilft #journalism #award: Win a travel grant, gain deeper insight into the practice of #humanitarian action during a research trip and develop innovative journalistic work 👉https://ow.ly/Kr8G50X9Lof @aa-stabilisiert.bsky.social