The procurement of products and services is a critical and challenging process for
humanitarian organizations (HOs), accounting for approximately 65% of the costs of relief …

This paper aims to examine the issue raised by the consumption of locally produced food in
all its various aspects, and in particular, addresses how this practice contributes to local and …

The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the need for international food assistance, and
disrupting the supply and delivery of food assistance. A series of unprecedented shocks is …

Disaster response operations aim at helping as many victims as possible in the shortest
time, with limited consideration of the socio-economic context. During the disaster …

Most of the world's displaced people are hosted in low-income countries. Focusing on
evidence from poor countries, we review the literature on the economic consequences of …

Governments play a key role in supporting populations affected by natural disasters,
including rebuilding infrastructure to ensure continued services and scaling-up public safety …

Recent evidence on malnutrition and poverty raise important questions on the role of food
assistance policies and programs. In this review article, we examine evidence on the …

We contribute to debates regarding the use of cash and in‐kind transfers by providing new
evidence from a very low income setting, rural Niger. We motivate our findings through the …

Discussions regarding the merits of cash and food transfers focus on their relative impacts.
Much less is known about their relative costs. Activity-based costing methods are applied to …

Procurement is essential to the success of humanitarian missions, yet it is relatively under-
researched. This may hinder the progress in the research area and limit its potential for …