Even for the most experienced humanitarian relief organizations, the crisis in Syria has presented challenges in logistics, funding and strategy that raise the bar for complex emergencies.
Devex spoke to Wynn Flaten, Syria response director at World Vision, about how the global relief organization has sought to navigate an “arduous and complicated” implementation landscape.
With negotiators gathered in Geneva for tenuous peace talks and the world’s militaries upholding an uneasy ceasefire, the humanitarian and development communities continue to gauge their role in bringing the Syrian crisis to an end and promoting stability and prosperity in the region.
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Jeff Tyson@jtyson21
Jeff is a former global development reporter for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers multilateral affairs, U.S. aid, and international development trends. He has worked with human rights organizations in both Senegal and the U.S., and prior to joining Devex worked as a production assistant at National Public Radio. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from the University of Rochester.
