BARCELONA — This year, the Black Lives Matter movement revived discussions around the racism that still exists within development policies and practices.
Opinion: Why the Black Lives Matter movement should have us rethinking humanitarian aid
It is time to move from seeing humanitarian aid and resettlement as an act of generosity from rich countries to the mutually beneficial investment that it is, writes Wale Osofisan from IRC.
Many organizations issued statements in solidarity with BLM, but experts tell Devex that for the most part, practices have been slow to change. This includes hiring practices that continue to make it difficult for professionals from minority backgrounds to break into the sector and, once there, to get into the rooms where decisions are made.
