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by Paul Harvey

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Some things that struck me:

FCDO fired its Sudanese staff after the evacuation of the embassy, surge hasn't worked, the office is under-staffed, restrictive security inhibits the ability of staff to get to Sudan and the approach to localisation has been limited and too cautious.

by Paul Harvey

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An Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report on UK aid to Sudan is out - icai.independent.gov.uk/review/uk-ai... Lots of detail and balance. Congrats to those involved.
UK aid to Sudan - an Independent Commission for Aid Impact review
Find out more about ICAI's review assessing the UK’s support for Sudan and people affected by the crisis in neighbouring countries
icai.independent.gov.uk
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by Paul Harvey

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Ooh - real work. Lots of good luck.

by Paul Harvey

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Looks like it - are you no longer there?
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by Paul Harvey

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There’s a long and ongoing tradition of work requirements in humanitarian relief with lots of odd terminology. Cash or food for work - as opposed to jobs

by Paul Harvey

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And tangential but maybe interesting- odi.org/en/publicati...
Dependency and humanitarian relief: a critical analysis
In many emergency contexts, aid agencies hesitate to provide aid for extended periods because of fears that doing so may create ‘dependency’. These concerns can influence decisions about levels of ass...
odi.org
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by Paul Harvey

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Maybe @ugentilini.bsky.social ‘s - academic.oup.com/book/58850/c...
Timely Cash: Lessons From 2,500 Years of Giving People Money
To Federica, Margherita, and Giovanni,the three shining stars of my firmament.
academic.oup.com

by Paul Harvey

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There are always lots of excuses - short-term funding cycles, blaming the donors etc - but they often seem to me like fixable problems
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Reposted by Paul Harvey

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2025 Aid Worker Security Report - Defenceless: Aid worker security amid the humanitarian funding collapse, is now available for download here - humanitarianoutcomes.org/AWSR_2025
#WHD2025 #ActForHumanity #Notatarget @unocha.org
@abbystoddard.bsky.social
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by Paul Harvey

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The answer in Yemen was pretty simple - pay the (mostly women) in lowest paid roles at community level more and provide more secure contracts
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Reposted by Paul Harvey

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The lack of accountability over sexual violence crimes in Tigray, Amhara and Afar has triggered yet more violence, says a new report by Physicians for Human Rights and the Organisation for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa.
Silence over sexual violence in Ethiopia enables yet more abuse, says report
The failure to hold perpetrators to account has fueled revenge attacks.
buff.ly
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by Paul Harvey

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And look out for forthcoming work by @gauthiermarchais.bsky.social and colleagues on social assistance in Niger for BASIC research @ids.ac.uk
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Reposted by Paul Harvey

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post Katrina quote. still
apt.
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by Paul Harvey

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Tune in @valentinabarca.bsky.social @ugentilini.bsky.social @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social

by Paul Harvey

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Mark your diaries for - www.ids.ac.uk/events/inves...

No-one suggests trying to run a health system without doctors and nurses but in too many crises we're trying to provide assistance without investing in the workforce needed to do it properly. Monday 21st July at 2pm UK time
Investing in local social protection workers in protracted crises - Institute of Development Studies
This event will explore the opportunities for smarter investment in frontline capacities for social protection in deepening crises.
www.ids.ac.uk
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by Paul Harvey

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Someone who’d been a fixer for a mining company helped me order, recommended a local ‘factory’ of little old ladies with sewing machines and worked for Concern for the next 15 years
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by Paul Harvey

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As I sat in Dushanbe wondering how I was going to buy 30,000 blankets and get them to Afghanistan and doing a chicken impression to try and get fed 1/2
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by Paul Harvey

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Deadline extended to the 13th - so you can head to the beach for the weekend and still get it in
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by Paul Harvey

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Cc @knowlesmarco.bsky.social @richardchirchir.bsky.social @socialprotection.org @ugentilini.bsky.social
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by Paul Harvey — Reposted by Naomi Hossain

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Deadline for submitting evidence to the high level panel on social protection in settings of conflict and fragility is July 6th. Get your thoughts in while you can www.surveymonkey.com/r/enquiry_so...
Global Public Enquiry
The High-Level Panel on Social Protection in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings convenes this public enquiry to address the urgent and complex challenges of delivering and sustaining social protec...
www.surveymonkey.com
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by Paul Harvey

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Where next for social protection financing in crises asks Sophia Swithern and Kirsty Lazer for BASIC Research @ids.ac.uk www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/fin...

by Paul Harvey

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Huge congratulations @abbystoddard.bsky.social , Adelicia Fairbanks @marianaduqued.bsky.social MJ and all of the rest of the @humoutcomes.bsky.social team involved and all of the main other contributors and collaborators and HPN for publishing it @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social A vital resource.
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Reposted by Paul Harvey

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Interested in humanitarian security risk management? Visit the Good Practice Review 8, 3rd edition, interactive website to explore all the book content, security terms glossary, further resources, and much more ➡️ gpr8.humanitarianoutcomes.org
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by Paul Harvey

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And a Humanitarian Advisory Group evaluation of DEC funding for the floods in Pakistan - humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/a-sn...
A Snowball Effect: Lessons and Outcomes from the Dec’s Pakistan Floods Response 2022-2024 - Humanitarian Advisory Group
humanitarianadvisorygroup.org

by Paul Harvey

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And a @heregeneva.bsky.social paper on principles in Sudan that I had missed - here-geneva.org/wp-content/u...
here-geneva.org
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by Paul Harvey

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A star for @beckycarter.bsky.social and Hassan-Alattar Satti 's great @ids.ac.uk paper on mutual aid in Sudan www.ids.ac.uk/publications...
Supporting Mutual Aid in Sudan: Conflict-Sensitive Approaches to Risk and Accountability - Institute of Development Studies
This study explores how mechanisms of social solidarity have been shaped by the war in Sudan, and by their interaction with external funders.
www.ids.ac.uk
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by Paul Harvey

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The always useful humanitarian evidence summary is out for June - k4d.ids.ac.uk/resource/k4d...
K4DD Humanitarian Evidence and Discourse Summary No.12
This monthly Humanitarian Evidence and Discourse Summary aims to signpost to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on humanitarian action.
k4d.ids.ac.uk
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by Paul Harvey

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ccing @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social to put on your reading list for the high level panel on social protection in conflicts.

by Paul Harvey

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All six studies on Yemen, Ethiopia, the Sahel region focusing on Niger and Burkina Faso, Sudan, Somalia and Armenia are also available at the STAAR Facility - socialprotection.org/connect/stak...
socialprotection.org

by Paul Harvey

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Also just out by Gabrielle smith for the STAAR Facility a magisterial synthesis of lessons from six country studies on maintaining and strengthening social assistance in conflict settings. socialprotection.org/discover/pub...
socialprotection.org
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