Global humanitarian and disaster management one year after the dismantling of USAID
Date and Time
May 7, 2026
10:00AM - 10:50AM EDT
Presented jointly with The Studio
How are the front lines of global disaster and humanitarian response faring one year after the dismantling of USAID? Altaf Musani, director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the World Health Organization, and Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, will examine the impacts and explore the paths forward to ensure that lives continue to be saved. The conversation will be moderated by Irini Albanti, executive director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Video will be posted for viewing on this web page and on Harvard Chan School’s YouTube channel on May 7, 2026, 10 am ET.
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