In response to growing concerns regarding the insecurity of aid operations and the resulting decline in humanitarian access, this study aims to document those practices that have enabled humanitarian organisations to maintain effective operations in contexts characterised by high security risks.
This article provides recommendations to States, the UN, the private sector and humanitarian organisations for mitigating the negative impact of CT measures and sanctions on principled humanitarian action.
This issue brief aims to broaden and enhance awareness of how sanctions regimes and their implementation may adversely impact principled humanitarian action and to propose ways in which the UN and its Member States can minimise this impact.