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Humanitarian finance seeks liquidity after USAID collapse

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Humanitarian finance seeks liquidity after USAID collapse

Humanitarian 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

Developing Insurance for Climate Resilience

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Developing Insurance for Climate Resilience

The 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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Beyond grants: how financial innovation is reshaping humanitarian aid

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Beyond grants: how financial innovation is reshaping humanitarian aid

A new report, Humanitarian Impact Finance: Instruments & Approaches, sheds light on promising new solutions.

22nd Oct, 2024

2024 Triggers First-Ever Insurance Payout for Disaster Fund

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2024 Triggers First-Ever Insurance Payout for Disaster Fund

For 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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Executive Summary: 2026 Humanitarian Finance Summit - Financing the Future of Humanitarian Action

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Executive Summary: 2026 Humanitarian Finance Summit - Financing the Future of Humanitarian Action

The Humanitarian Finance Forum and AidEx convened over 500 senior leaders representing around 300 organisations from 39 countries at the QEII Conference Centre, London.

12th Mar, 2026

Scaling Humanitarian Impact Bonds: What Really Matters

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Scaling Humanitarian Impact Bonds: What Really Matters

Humanitarian Impact Bonds (HIBs) hold immense potential to mobilise private or philanthropic capital upfront for those who need it most, yet the question remains: how can they scale and replicate instead of remaining as bespoke, one-off pilots?

19th Feb, 2026

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