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Publications by Julia Steets
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Commentary 25 Jun 2025
A Humanitarian Reset Has Started: It’s Time to Act on What We Already Know
Evaluations show that, despite warranted criticism, the humanitarian system works. Decades of systematically collected evidence in the UN-led humanitarian system provide concrete suggestions for change. Now is the time to implement them.… -
Evaluation report 25 Mar 2025
IAHE: Lessons from the Scaled-Up Humanitarian Response in Somalia
In this evaluation, GPPi analyzed the scaled-up humanitarian response in Somalia launched to mitigate the effects of a severe drought in 2021-2023, and distilled lessons for future scale-ups.… -
Commentary 02 Jan 2025
Wenn Sie sich nur eine Sache für 2025 vornehmen – dann diese
By Julia SteetsKriege, Konflikte, Sorgen: 2025 beginnt mit unübersehbaren Herausforderungen. Unsere Gastautorin nennt drei Gründe, warum wir trotz allem die Menschlichkeit nicht aufgeben sollten.… -
Evaluation report 04 Dec 2024
Evaluation of ICRC’s Athens Delegation 2016-2024
After 10 years of presence in Greece, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Athens Delegation will close by the end of 2024. GPPi has conducted an independent evaluation of the mission.… -
Study 18 May 2024
Introducing Anticipatory Action: A Feasibility Study for Malteser International
Anticipatory Action entails shifting from reactive to proactive approaches, from crisis management to risk reduction, and from dependency to empowerment – and aligns with MI’s vision, priorities, experiences, and future direction.… -
Evaluation report 06 May 2024
Evaluation of the ICRC’s Community Contact Centres
The way the ICRC is currently managing feedback is clearly contributing to strengthening accountability to affected people – at a limited cost and with manageable risks.… -
Evaluation report 14 Feb 2024
The Contribution of Prevention Work to ICRC Protection of Civilians Engagement
Strengthening the synergies between prevention and protection activities should be an important objective for reform at the ICRC, this evaluation found. What are the obstacles in the way? And how can they be surmounted?… -
Report 12 Jan 2024
2023 Stocktake for the Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership
How close is the partnership to its 2025 goal of “making 1 billion people safer from disaster" through better warning systems and community preparedness?… -
Project report 02 Aug 2023
The Nexus Agenda: How to Stay the Course
How does UNHCR cooperate with its development partners? And how does their partnership affect refugees? This report offers findings from the one-year-long second phase (2020-2021) of a longitudinal evaluation with the International Security and Development Center.… -
Evaluation report 17 Feb 2023
Evaluation of the Policy on WFP’s Role in Peacebuilding in Transition Settings
By Julia Steets, Claudia Meier, Alexander Gaus, Sarah Bressan, Inji El Bakry, Steffen Eckhard, Jan Kemper, Elena LeuschnerWhat effects that did the World Food Programme's projects have on conflict and peace dynamics? How relevant were their policy implementation measures? What factors enabled or hindered their impact? An evaluation from 2012 to 2021.… -
Commentary 10 Feb 2023
Humanitäre Hilfe in Syrien: Die Helfer dürfen sich nicht von Assad erpressen lassen
By Julia SteetsHilfe für die Rebellengebiete darf nicht über Damaskus laufen. Sonst wird sie politisch instrumentalisiert. Das Regime muss die Grenzübergänge zur Türkei öffnen.… -
Commentary 10 Feb 2023
What to Do About the Lack of International Aid to Syrians After the Earthquake
By Julia SteetsThe earthquake has revealed just how much control the Syrian government has over access to humanitarian aid. But Syria isn't the only context in which the humanitarian community has made too many compromises.… -
Podcast 16 Jan 2023
Protecting Civilians in Iraq
What can be done to increase the protection of civilian? Using examples from Iraq, this podcast discusses some preventive protection efforts that hinder future harms rather than mitigating the effects of past violations.… -
Journal article 16 Jan 2023
Three Key Lessons from Efforts to Strengthen Community Protection in Iraq
By Julia SteetsA core task of humanitarian organizations: protect civilians from harm. How can practitioners do better? One way would be to strengthen community capacities.… -
Report 08 Jun 2022
The Logic of Protection Approaches
Every day, civilians suffer under armed groups. To end these violations, protection actors use a range of methods. What are they?… -
Evaluation report 21 Feb 2022
Evaluation of Diversity, Inclusion, and Accountability to Affected People in ICRC Operations
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Project report 28 Dec 2021
Doubling Down on the Nexus
How does UNHCR cooperate with its development partners? And how does their partnership affect refugees? This report offers findings from a three-year evaluation with the International Security and Development Center.… -
Project report 08 Feb 2021
Discussion Papers 1–4: UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation
This series of four discussion papers presents the findings of an ongoing longitudinal evaluation of UNHCR’s engagement in humanitarian–development cooperation.… -
Project report 08 Dec 2020
Independent Review of Individual Donor Assessments in Humanitarian Operations
Despite the Grand Bargain commitment to curb individual donor assessments, the number of donor assessments are on the rise. This report demonstrates why this is happening, which donors are responsible and what can be done to better balance the needs and interests of agencies and donors.… -
Project report 19 Nov 2019
UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation: Think Piece
Over the years, UNHCR has invested significantly in its ability to work with development actors. This analysis offers preliminary findings and recommendations from an ongoing evaluation exploring the scope and effects of the agency’s engagement in humanitarian-development cooperation.…