Webinar: New report launch Humanitarian Surge: Stuck in a rut? Thursday 6 June, 14:00- 15:00 (BST)

Join our online event on Thursday 6 June at 14:00- 15:00 (BST), where we will launch our new report Humanitarian Surge: Stuck in a rut?

Increasing numbers of people are being affected by conflicts and disasters, resulting in greater humanitarian needs. Already stretched thin by the large number of chronic crises requiring an aid response year after year, the humanitarian sector is further challenged when new emergencies demand rapid scale-up in the form of ‘surge’.

Surge is the ability to quickly mobilise and deploy additional financial, human, and material resources to meet needs where the existing response capacities are insufficient.

Hosted by Humanitarian Outcomes and the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH), we will share key findings and engage in insightful discussions:

- current state and perceptions of surge in the sector;

- structural and organisational challenges to effectiveness;

- potential opportunities for reconceptualising surge capacity more broadly.

The webinar will be moderated by co-authors Nigel Timmins and Manisha Thomas, together with a panel of humanitarian sector leaders.