The future of humanitarian action: an ICRC perspective

The evolving global environment in which humanitarian actors operate is posing
profound challenges, both in terms of the increasing complexity of major crises and
their impact on affected people, and in terms of the changes within the humanitarian
sector itself as it tries to respond. This article gives one perspective of what the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) considers to be some of the key
challenges facing humanitarian action now and in the coming years, and how
the institution aims to address these challenges while remaining faithful to its
fundamental principles of impartiality, neutrality, and independence.