This policy brief outlines key findings and actionable recommendations arising from a closed expert workshop on South–South cooperation in humanitarian and diplomatic responses, co-convened in Doha in February 2025. Drawing on empirical research and practitioner insight, the paper identifies strategic gaps in the global humanitarian system, highlights diverse Southern-led initiatives, and proposes concrete steps to reconfigure global response mechanisms. The findings underscore that actors from the Global South are not auxiliary players but critical to shaping, funding, and delivering responses to contemporary crises of conflict and displacement.
To cite this policy brief, use the following reference:
Ghassan Elkahlout & Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh. (2025). South–South Cooperation in Diplomatic and Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Displacement [Policy Brief]. Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS).