Corporate Humanitarianism? Gaza, Sudan and Beyond : Shared by Niloufar Pourzand

 Think Change Episode 77

ODI Global (Think Change podcast) Click here for the article

Summary

In this episode of *Think Change*, ODI Global explores the growing privatization of humanitarian aid in conflict zones—particularly Gaza and Sudan—examining how states are outsourcing relief to corporate and security firms.

The discussion highlights more than 1,000 aid-related deaths in Gaza alone, and features insights from researcher Joshua Craze, who critiques Fogbow, a U.S. for-profit contractor working in South Sudan, and Oxfam’s Bushra Khalidi, who documents the erosion of humanitarian principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. ODI’s Dustin Barter lays out the implications for the global aid architecture as this corporate model begins to challenge traditional humanitarian norms and priorities.

Quotes

“The humanitarian system and its principles are being destroyed. Over 1,000 people have been killed seeking aid in Gaza.” — ODI Global

“Humanitarian workers are getting systematically blocked from reaching people in crisis, with governments increasingly outsourcing aid to security firms, consultants, and ex-military contractors.” — ODI Global

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