UK counterterrorism travel ban could criminalise humanitarian assistance Comment | 30 November 2018 | Sarah Adamczyk The British government should amend the bill – which could pass this Monday – to exempt aid workers and others who have legitimate reasons to travel. Read and comment
Counter-terrorism, bank de-risking and humanitarian response: a path forward Briefing papers | August 2018 | Stuart Gordon and Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy Key findings on the impact of bank de-risking measures on humanitarian NGOs in the occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Downloads
‘A humanitarian sector in debt’: counter-terrorism, bank de-risking and financial access for NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza Working and discussion papers | August 2018 | Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy This study looks at the impact of bank de-risking on local humanitarian and development organisations in the West Bank and Gaza. Downloads
The impact of bank de-risking on the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis Working and discussion papers | August 2018 | Stuart Gordon, Alice Robinson, Harry Goulding and Rawaad Mahyub This study analyses the challenges posed by counter-terrorist financing legislation to humanitarian organisations moving money into Syria. Downloads
Life under the Taliban shadow government Research reports and studies | June 2018 | Ashley Jackson Based on more than 160 interviews, this ground-breaking report reveals the reach and coherence of Taliban governance over Afghans living under their rule. Downloads
Counter-terrorism, de-risking and the humanitarian response in Yemen: a call for action Working and discussion papers | February 2018 | Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy and Camilla Cimatti This working paper explores the impact of financial de-risking on the humanitarian response in Yemen and sets out pathways towards economic reconstruction. Downloads
HPG Integrated Programme 2017–19: understanding local response in crises Projects | March 2017 to March 2019 The 13th Integrated Programme (IP) of work will look adopt a more ground-level view of important issues within the humanitarian sector. Find out more
Strengthening access and proximity to serve the needs of people in conflict Working and discussion papers | July 2015 | Eva Svoboda Many of today’s humanitarian crises are marked by conflict. This paper looks at the legal framework on armed conflict, operational difficulties on the ground and reflects on how to overcome some of the major challenges facing humanitarian operations in conflicts. Download
Banks’ fear of breaching counter-terrorism laws hinders the work of UK charities in Syria – new report Press release | 5 March 2015 A lack of guidance from the UK Government, specifically the Treasury, on how banks should respond to counter-terrorism legislation has resulted in overly risk averse actions being taken... Find out more
UK humanitarian aid in the age of counterterrorism: perceptions and reality Research reports and studies | March 2015 | Victoria Metcalfe-Hough, Tom Keatinge and Sara Pantuliano This report looks at the effect of counter-terrorism legislation on UK humanitarian aid organisations, and reflects on how banks, the UK government and charities themselves have each contributed to the problem and how they must work together to address it. Download
