CHAtroom #17: Prioritisation in humanitarian action

Funding for humanitarian aid is decreasing and the funding gap is
at a historic high. At the same time needs are forecasted to
further rise by conflict and climate change. This has sparked an
international debate on prioritisation. Hugo Slim, Oxford
University, has shared highly controversial ideas how donors could
refocus their aid. In this podcast Ralf Südhoff discusses with the
former ICRC Head of Policy, why he believes political angles,
proximity and good governance should become criteria for the
allocation of humanitarian aid, even if this contradicts its
principles to be neutral, impartial and independent.