Principles for prioritising & allocating humanitarian needs: A discussion with Hugo Slim
ALNAP podcasts25 Apr 2025

Principles for prioritising & allocating humanitarian needs: A discussion with Hugo Slim

In this episode of 'A Matter of Priorities,' our host Alice Obrecht continues her conversation with Hugo Slim on his work with the Norwegian Center for Humanitarian Studies. The discussion focuses on more detailed principles for prioritising and allocating humanitarian resources, such as the principle of shared responsibility. He explores how geopolitical relationships and proximity can play a crucial role in defining and meeting humanitarian needs.

The episode also includes an updated conversation with Hugo on the aid cuts taking place in early 2025 and how they could be undertaken with an eye to improving humanitarian aid. Hugo emphasises the need for a leaner, nationalised humanitarian framework and the importance of maintaining universal values amidst a shifting geopolitical landscape.

Guest:
Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice at Blackfriars Hall at the University of Oxford.

Hosts:
Alice Obrecht, Head of Research & Impact, ALNAP

Resources

How should we define and prioritise humanitarian need? An ethics-based perspective for impact initiatives

ALNAP’s A Matter of Priorities: a podcast on tough choices in humanitarian funding

Join our WhatsApp channel

Avsnitt(13)

Episode 5: Lessons from IAHE's evaluation of the Syria–Türkiye earthquake response: A conversation with Tasneem Mowjee

Episode 5: Lessons from IAHE's evaluation of the Syria–Türkiye earthquake response: A conversation with Tasneem Mowjee

In this episode of The Learning Curve, Juliet Parker speaks with independent evaluator Tasneem Mowjee, lead author of the recent Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation of the Syria–Türkiye earthquake re...

9 Dec 202513min

Episode 4: Rethinking incentives in humanitarian action: A conversation with Damian Lilly

Episode 4: Rethinking incentives in humanitarian action: A conversation with Damian Lilly

Rethinking incentives in humanitarian actionIn this episode of ‘The Learning Curve’, Juliet Parker, Director of ALNAP, speaks with Damian Lilly, an independent consultant based in Mozambique and a for...

20 Nov 202510min

Resetting humanitarian needs: A discussion with Hugo Slim

Resetting humanitarian needs: A discussion with Hugo Slim

In this episode of 'A Matter of Priorities,' as the sector as a whole looks at a 'humanitarian reset,' our host Alice Obrecht delves into the definition of a humanitarian need with Hugo Slim and how t...

2 Apr 202525min

The prioritisation challenge in focus: WFP

The prioritisation challenge in focus: WFP

In this episode of A Matter of Priorities, our host Alice Obrecht takes a deep dive into the ripple effects of unprecedented budget cuts to the World Food Program (WFP). With a shortfall of over 50% i...

31 Jan 202524min

The prioritisation challenge in focus:  ICRC

The prioritisation challenge in focus: ICRC

In this episode of A Matter of Priorities, we explore the significant budget cuts faced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and their far-reaching consequences. Established in 1863,...

21 Jan 202518min

Counting the uncountable

Counting the uncountable

In this episode, we discuss the role of evidence in resource allocation decisions, focusing on the new Joint and Intersectoral Analysis Framework (GF 2.0). We explore how this approach aims to address...

14 Jan 202532min

Mind the gap

Mind the gap

In 2023, funding for humanitarian assistance and protection declined by 20 percent, despite new major crises and the continuation of long-standing conflicts. And there are expectations that cuts will ...

9 Dec 202421min

Populärt inom Business & ekonomi

framgangspodden
varvet
rss-jossan-nina
rss-svart-marknad
rss-borsens-finest
badfluence
avanzapodden
uppgang-och-fall
svd-tech-brief
bathina-en-podcast
fill-or-kill
lastbilspodden
rss-dagen-med-di
rss-kort-lang-analyspodden-fran-di
tabberaset
rss-inga-dumma-fragor-om-pengar
24fragor
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet
borsmorgon