Understanding protection risks in context is not only critical for shaping humanitarian policy but is also fundamental to prioritizing life-saving operations and ensuring that resources reach those most in need. The Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) 2025 underscores that the escalating harm to civilians, driven by armed conflict and widespread disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law, remains a key driver of humanitarian needs. In an era marked by deepening financial constraints, dwindling humanitarian funding, and escalation of humanitarian crises, there is an urgent imperative to rethink efficiency, strengthen prioritization, and align humanitarian responses to maximize impact, while encouraging others to contribute to the collective effort.
This session will feature insights from donors, GPC, OCHA and non-protection actors, sharing key lessons and practical opportunities for leveraging protection risk analysis to drive collective, strategic action amidst financial and operational constraints. It will emphasize the alignment of humanitarian coordination with field-driven solutions, ensuring that protection analysis supports faster, more effective decision-making on where and how to intervene. The discussion will focus on practical steps for integrating protection risk analysis into humanitarian prioritization processes, financing decisions, and response strategies, ensuring that humanitarian action remains responsive, efficient, and life-saving while encouraging others to take up the effort.
