The humanitarian sector is built on principles, learning, and action. But in an increasingly complex world, how do we ensure assistance reaches those who need it most? How do we turn knowledge into meaningful change?
ALNAP podcasts explore these critical questions from different angles. The Learning Curve delves into the challenges of learning in the sector, uncovering barriers to evidence-based action and discussing how we can improve humanitarian response through shared knowledge. A Matter of Priorities tackles the ethical dilemmas of humanitarian aid, asking how we should allocate resources when needs exceed funding.
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These diaries capture how humanitarian research in Sudan unfolded over the course of 2025, through the parallel experiences of two researchers working from inside and outside the country. The research was undertaken as part of ALNAP ’s 2026 State of the Humanitarian System (https://alnap.org/help-library/resources/sohs-2026/) work, to understand how humanitarian assistance in Sudan was being delivered and experienced during the war, and what this reveals about the wider humanitarian system.
Aymen, a Sudanese researcher, was the study’s local consultant and worked inside Sudan to support field access and in-country engagement.
Jana managed the research from outside the country, led remote interviews, analysis and sense-making with ALNAP and Aymen.
As conflict intensified and access became increasingly constrained, Aymen and Jana reflected on how their roles, methods, and assumptions were tested. The entries do not aim to summarise findings of the research, but to document moments of listening, restraint, and uncertainty, offering insight into what it means to conduct humanitarian research during an active conflict.
You can read the diaries here: https://alnap.org/help-library/resources/sudan-country-brief-sohs-2026/what-research-can-hold-in-war-diaries-from-sudan/ (https://alnap.org/help-library/resources/sudan-country-brief-sohs-2026/what-research-can-hold-in-war-diaries-from-sudan/)
9 Dec 2025
Episode 5: Lessons from the Syria–Türkiye IAHE: A conversation with Tasneem Mowjee
Independent evaluator Tasneem Mowjee discusses the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation of the Syria–Türkiye earthquake response with Juliet Parker, revealing system-wide challenges and community engagement in this interview.
17 Nov 2025
Rethinking incentives in humanitarian action: A conversation with Damian Lilly
Juliet Parker interviews Damian Lilly about incentive structures within the humanitarian system and how they can prevent meaningful change in this insightful episode.
25 Apr 2025
Principles for prioritising & allocating humanitarian needs: A discussion with Hugo Slim
In this episode of '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 co...
2 Apr 2025
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 these boundaries might be redefined. The episode features insights from Hugo Slim, a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford, who discusses the need to redefine humanitarian needs through six theoretical approaches and three core questions that agencies should address. The c...
31 Jan 2025
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% in its 2023 budget, WFP faced its largest financial crisis in its 60-year history, forcing it to make drastic reductions in food and cash assistance across the globe. We explore how these cuts unfolded on the ground, particularly in Uganda, and the human toll they’ve taken. The discus...
21 Jan 2025
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, the ICRC provides critical protection and assistance to people affected by armed conflict. However, in 2023, the organisation announced cuts amounting to 440 million Swiss francs, a drastic 16% reduction in its budget. Alice speaks with Olivier Ray, ICRC’s Director of Mobilisation, Movemen...
14 Jan 2025
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 flaws in traditional needs assessments and improve transparency in humanitarian responses. You can find more on the JIAF 2.0 here: https://knowledge.base.unocha.org/wiki/spaces/hpc/pages/3992944652/JIAF And the most recent estimate of global humanitarian need, based on the JIAF 2.0 meth...
9 Dec 2024
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 only continue into 2025. Many in the humanitarian sector are referring to this as a catastrophic ‘financial cliff’ that will have major implications for agencies and the communities that they serve. In this podcast episode, we delve into this ‘financial cliff’, asking experts how we measure and ...
15 Nov 2024
ALNAP’s A Matter of Priorities: a podcast on tough choices in humanitarian funding trailer
The humanitarian principle of providing assistance to those in greatest need is facing unprecedented challenges. With funding decreasing and the number of people requiring support rising sharply, humanitarian donors and organisations are grappling with impossible decisions about who to prioritise and what needs to address. A Matter of Priorities dives into these dilemmas, examining how the sector makes complex choices when resources fall short of meeting overwhelming demand. From deciding who...
19 Jul 2024
Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director of the Alliance for Public Health (APH), Ukraine
In Episode 3, ALNAP director Juliet Parker meets Andriy Klepikov, executive director of the Alliance for Public Health (APH) in Ukraine. Juliet speaks to Andriy about the adjustments APH has had to make since Ukraine's war with Russia began and the learning that has been pulled through from previous work into this new reality. Andriy explains APH's partnership with Christian Aid and their work together using the survivor and community-led response (sclr) approach. Localisation is a big ...
19 Jul 2024
Andy Wheatley and Ahmad Kazouini, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Juliet Parker, the director of ALNAP, the global network for humanitarian learning, meets Ahmad Kazouini, water & habitat coordinator for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Somalia, and Andy Wheatley, ICRC's African regional anticipatory action adviser, in the second episode of the new Learning Curve podcast series. With such a good body of evidence supporting anticipatory action and many good experiences, why is the humanitarian sector struggling to make a step change i...
19 Jul 2024
Loreine B. Dela Cruz, Executive Director, Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP), Philippines
In the first episode of the new ALNAP's The Learning Curve: a podcast for busy humanitarians series, Juliet Parker, the director of ALNAP, the global network for humanitarian learning, speaks to Loreine B. Dela Cruz, executive director of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) in the Philippines. The wealth of learning that exists in the Philippines is so embedded within humanitarian practice, civil society structures and relationships with the government. There's so much for the rest of ...
9 Jul 2024
ALNAP's The Learning Curve: a podcast for busy humanitarians trailer
The Learning Curve: a podcast for busy humanitarians podcast is a new podcast for busy humanitarians brought to you by ALNAP, the global network for humanitarian learning. We will be talking to people from right across the humanitarian sector in a variety of jobs in different parts of the globe about what the humanitarian sector would look like if we lived in a world based on learning. We know our sector is rich in learning, expertise and knowledge, but we are falling far short of capitalisin...
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