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2nd May, 2025
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Humanitarian finance seeks liquidity after USAID collapseHumanitarian organisations are looking to sustainable finance and the broader capital markets to mitigate the effects of a looming liquidity crisis as the impact of the United States Agency for International Development funding freeze continues to ripple through the sector.
21st Feb, 2025
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Developing Insurance for Climate ResilienceThe Humanitarian Finance Forum’s Simon Meldrum explains how the insurance industry can help to tackle the humanitarian crisis caused by climate change.
23rd Aug, 2024
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18th Feb, 2025
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Beyond grants: how financial innovation is reshaping humanitarian aidA new report, Humanitarian Impact Finance: Instruments & Approaches, sheds light on promising new solutions.
22nd Oct, 2024
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2024 Triggers First-Ever Insurance Payout for Disaster FundFor the first time, an insurance payout has been triggered by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (hashtag#DREF), as demands for disaster relief surpassed its ‘deductible’ threshold. Speaking at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, IFRC Under Secretary General Nena Stoiljkovic said: “For the first time ever a single, worldwide, commercial indemnity insurance policy will pay the emergency humanitarian costs of disasters.”
26th Sep, 2024
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2025 Q3: Newsletter1st Oct, 2025
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Event Summary: RoundtableTogether with UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Instiglio, and DanChurchAid, we convened a private roundtable to examine the design and objectives of the Syria Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and Livelihood Development Impact Bond (DIB).
16th Jul, 2025
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Humanitarian Finance: A Shared ResponsibilityAhead of the Humanitarian Finance Summit in London (14 February 2025) and The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville (30 June – 3 July 2025), our Humanitarian Finance Forum asserts that innovative and sustainable financing solutions, including market-based approaches are needed to foster long-term resilience beyond traditional aid. The need is substantial and urgent which demands for cross-sector collaboration. It is a shared responsibility that requires concrete commitments with tangible actions from all stakeholders.
10th Feb, 2025
