Irin News has assessed the UN secretary-general’s recommendations for humanitarian reforms and developed a list of what will likely be (and not be) on the agenda at May’s World Humanitarian Summit, to be held in Turkey. While some large-scale changes are predicted – particularly in the response to refugees and internally displaced persons – it’s clear that the majority of the changes will be implemented within the status quo of the hierarchical humanitarian aid system.
Humanitarian reform: What’s on – and off – the table
by Heba Aly and Imogen Wall for Irin News