The Guardian: David Miliband: the humanitarian response must be fit for new crises
David Miliband, president and CEO of International Rescue Committee and former U.K. foreign secretary

“…Humanitarian goals (HuGos) could help tackle four fundamental issues. First, they could focus attention and resources on what the humanitarian system is trying to achieve. Second, they could align diverse practical efforts on the ground in response to conflict and disaster. Third, they could establish accountability in and for the system. Finally, they could rally public opinion. … The debate about the future of the fight against poverty is important and urgent. But one danger is clear: that people in conflict states are the Cinderellas of the process, left in the ‘too complicated’ box. That must not be allowed to happen” (5/22).