Can power truly shift in a sector whose origins are rooted in colonialism? If not, what lies beyond the international aid system as we know it?

On the sidelines of UNGA 2024, The New Humanitarian, the Center for Transformational Change, and Refugees International convened a panel to examine the systemic limitations of the current global aid architecture, whether it can evolve for the better, and what comes next.

SPEAKERS

• Lina Srivastava, founder of the Center for Transformational Change (moderator)
• Hanin Ahmed, Emergency Response Room volunteer and Sudanese activist
• Alex Gray, Director, International Funds at The Center for Disaster Philanthropy
• Aarathi Krishnan, Founder of Raksha Intelligence Futures and former Head of Strategic Foresight at UNDP Asia-Pacific
• Nadine Saba, Co-founder and director of Akkar Network for Development-AND; Grand Bargain Sherpa

* This panel was part of a doubleheader event on Navigating the Limits and Evolving Role of Humanitarian Aid held on 27 September, 2024. 

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 SHOW NOTES

• From Gaza to Sudan: The limits and future of humanitarian aid