The world tomorrow: COVID-19 and the new humanitarian

Two months in, the COVID-19 crisis has sent shock waves throughout the humanitarian sector, prompting new questions and fast-tracking older ones. Which humanitarian agencies and organizations will survive the crisis, which will collapse, and which may come out stronger? What will it take to integrate an emergency and humanitarian response into the road back to the Sustainable Development Goals? What will principled humanitarian action look like if the trending centrality of national governments is cemented by the pandemic?

In this blog, senior aid policy expert Raphael Gorgeu navigates the murky waters of the current pandemic and forecasts potential scenarios for the future of the humanitarian sector.