In the article "Humanitarian Aid Faces a Crossroads, New GW Study Finds," GW Today highlights new research from GW showcasing the effects of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) withdrawal from key global operations on humanitarian aid. The study was led by Caitlin Grady, director of research and policy at the GW Global Food Institute, in collaboration with Erica Gralla, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, and Maryam Deloffre, associate professor of international affairs.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “These findings demonstrate that the humanitarian ecosystem is not simply experiencing temporary disruption, it is reconfiguring,” said the team. “The pathways of funding, information and cooperation that defined the aid sector for decades are giving way to a thinner, more fragmented system. The urgent question is not only what was lost in 2025, but how humanitarian organizations will operate with each other and with communities moving forward.”
Read the full article on GW Today.