Overseas aid and humanitarian & disaster relief

Humanitarian aid has long served as a vital tool to deliver relief to vulnerable communities and develop geopolitical goodwill globally. However, the future of international aid now faces unprecedented uncertainty. The dismantling of USAID — the United States’ flagship aid delivery agency — has sent shockwaves through the global aid ecosystem, contributing to funding cuts in the UK and casting doubt on the sustainability of international assistance programs. At the same time, increasing restrictions on access and the deliberate obstruction of aid in conflict zones threaten to deepen human suffering worldwide.

Our panel of experts will explore the evolving landscape of humanitarian assistance and address key questions about the future of international aid.

Moazzam Malik, CEO of Save the Children UK. Moazzam joined Save the Children UK as CEO in January 2025. He served as UK Ambassador to Indonesia for five years and as Director General, first at the Department for International Development (DfID) and then at the merged Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Liz Allcock is Head of Protection at Medical Aid for Palestinians. She is a humanitarian protection specialist with 20 years’ experience in the international development and humanitarian sectors. She has worked with UN agencies, international non-governmental agencies and civil society organisations across Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. She worked with UNRWA in Gaza following the aftermath of the 2014 war and has been MAP’s Head of Humanitarian Protection in Gaza since April 2024. She currently works remotely, from the UK, following a ban by the Israeli military on some international humanitarian personnel.

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