Humanitarian system reform in Syria
As Syria experiences major upheaval in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ousting from power in late 2024, the humanitarian response finds itself at a crossroads characterised by both significant challenges and new opportunities.
In a special episode of I Think You’re On Mute, in partnership with the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub, host Beth Eggleston is joined by Aya Yagan and Mazen Alhousseiny to discuss the evolving situation and key research insights from our recent report: AFTER ASSAD: Navigating Syria’s Humanitarian Crossroads.
Full podcast transcript: https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/podcast-i-think-youre-on-mute-humanitarian-system-reform-in-syria/
Podcast host and guests:
Host: Beth Eggleston
Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group
Guests:
Aya Yagan
Technical Director at NSDation Consultancy Services
Mazen Alhousseiny
Capacity Strengthening Adviser at HelpAge International
Podcast research and links:
Humanitarian Advisory Group | After Assad: Navigating Syria’s Humanitarian Crossroads (April 2025) https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/after-assad-navigating-syrias-humanitarian-crossroads/
Concern Worldwide | Beyond Barriers: Overcoming Funding & Human Resource Obstacles to Achieve a Localized Humanitarian Response (January 2025) https://beyondbarriers.concernusa.org/
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Humanitarian system reform in Syria
As Syria experiences major upheaval in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ousting from power in late 2024, the humanitarian response finds itself at a crossroads characterised by both significant challenges and new opportunities.
In a special episode of I Think You’re On Mute, in partnership with the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub, host Beth Eggleston is joined by Aya Yagan and Mazen Alhousseiny to discuss the evolving situation and key research insights from our recent report: AFTER ASSAD: Navigating Syria’s Humanitarian Crossroads.
Full podcast transcript: https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/podcast-i-think-youre-on-mute-humanitarian-system-reform-in-syria/
Podcast host and guests:
Host: Beth Eggleston
Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group
Guests:
Aya Yagan
Technical Director at NSDation Consultancy Services
Mazen Alhousseiny
Capacity Strengthening Adviser at HelpAge International
Podcast research and links:
Humanitarian Advisory Group | After Assad: Navigating Syria’s Humanitarian Crossroads (April 2025) https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/after-assad-navigating-syrias-humanitarian-crossroads/
Concern Worldwide | Beyond Barriers: Overcoming Funding & Human Resource Obstacles to Achieve a Localized Humanitarian Response (January 2025) https://beyondbarriers.concernusa.org/
The humanitarian sector's push for localisation has resulted in an increasing presence of local and national staff in international organisations. This has many benefits for the sector, but it can also bring unintended consequences for local organisations.
Our research shows, it's not just what the humanitarian system is doing, but also how it conducts its operations that impacts on both short- and long-term outcomes. So what are some of the initiatives that are seeking to shake things up, get better results and change the status quo?
In this episode of I Think You’re On Mute, your host Beth Eggleston explores how we can deliver humanitarian response differently through respectful recruitment practices and new initiatives that ensure affected communities are at the heart of humanitarian response, with guests Kate Sutton and Nanette Salvador-Antequisa
Full podcast transcript: https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/humanitarian-horizons/i-think-youre-on-mute/
Podcast host and guests:
Host: Beth Eggleston
Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group
Guests:
Kate Sutton
Advisor, Humanitarian Advisory Group
Speaks to impact of staff mobility and respectful recruitment practices
Nanette Salvador-Antequisa
Founder and Executive Director of ECOWEB
Speaks to locally led action in the Philippines and new Flagship Initiative
This episode features the following audio:
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32kvpxz4Avc&t=139s
Podcast research and links:
Humanitarian Horizons | Respectful Recruitment in Humanitarian Response: Why we need it and how to do it - https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/respectful-recruitment-in-humanitarian-response-why-we-need-it-and-how-to-do-it/
I Think You're On Mute
Humanitarian system reform in Syria
As Syria experiences major upheaval in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ousting from power in late 2024, the humanitarian response finds itself at a crossroads characterised by both significant challenges and new opportunities.
In a special episode of I Think You’re On Mute, in partnership with the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub, host Beth Eggleston is joined by Aya Yagan and Mazen Alhousseiny to discuss the evolving situation and key research insights from our recent report: AFTER ASSAD: Navigating Syria’s Humanitarian Crossroads.
Full podcast transcript: https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/podcast-i-think-youre-on-mute-humanitarian-system-reform-in-syria/
Podcast host and guests:
Host: Beth Eggleston
Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group
Guests:
Aya Yagan
Technical Director at NSDation Consultancy Services
Mazen Alhousseiny
Capacity Strengthening Adviser at HelpAge International
Podcast research and links:
Humanitarian Advisory Group | After Assad: Navigating Syria’s Humanitarian Crossroads (April 2025) https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/after-assad-navigating-syrias-humanitarian-crossroads/
Concern Worldwide | Beyond Barriers: Overcoming Funding & Human Resource Obstacles to Achieve a Localized Humanitarian Response (January 2025) https://beyondbarriers.concernusa.org/