Global humanitarian and disaster management one year after the dismantling of USAID
Presented jointly with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
How are the front lines of global disaster and humanitarian response faring one year after the dismantling of USAID? Altaf Musani, director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the World Health Organization, and Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, examined the impacts and explored the paths forward to ensure that lives continue to be saved. The conversation was moderated by Irini Albanti, executive director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. This conversation was recorded in April 2026.
