Follow the progress of the HUMANITY project as findings emerge from 19 conflict-affected countries.
The HUMANITY project website is now live, presenting the initial findings from an ongoing study of humanitarian action and sovereignty across 19 conflict-affected countries.
The first set of country-level results — covering Afghanistan — is now available, offering an in-depth analysis of how de facto authorities interact with international humanitarian actors through patterns of coercive control, normative regulation, administrative gatekeeping, and developmental integration.
Findings for the remaining 18 countries will be published progressively as the analysis advances. Each country page will present topic-level findings, temporal trends, and contextual mapping of territorial violence.
View Afghanistan FindingsFindings published
Analysis in progress
Explore all 19 countries
Datasets forthcoming
Key milestones and upcoming deliverables
The HUMANITY project officially commenced at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester. The initial phase focused on institutional onboarding, refining the research design, and establishing the analytical framework for studying sovereignty and humanitarian action across 19 conflict-affected countries.
CompleteThe HUMANITY project website goes live with the first country case study. Afghanistan findings include five topic themes, temporal trends, and territorial violence mapping.
LiveAn interactive 3D globe visualisation launched, allowing users to explore all 19 countries across five regions with contextual information and direct links to country pages.
LiveCountry-level findings for the remaining 18 cases will be published progressively, covering Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, South and East Asia, and Latin America.
In ProgressA comparative analysis across all 19 countries, identifying common patterns and regional variations in state responses to humanitarian action.
PlannedCurated datasets shared via Figshare and this website, alongside peer-reviewed articles and a policy brief.
Planned