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Aid distribution in DRC 2023

Security in conflict zones requires trusting relationships

Johan reflects that relationships are central to providing security when delivering much-needed food to conflict-affected people.

Mozambique family pets rocks

Challenging choices: decision-making in the nexus

Security expert Johan Eldebo says everyone, including donors, need take into account ambiguity, especially in fragile contexts

Eswatini World Vision staff member in a field

Five secrets to humanitarian work when familiar contexts become fragile

Johan warns people to resist the temptation of certainty and get ready to flex when things take a turn for the worst.

Mozambique conflict

We saw this coming: why the tragedy in Mozambique is entirely preventable

As children suffer the effect of conflict in the often-neglected country of Mozambique, Johan warns us why more attention needs to be paid now.

Stranded vehicle in DRC

Seeing into the fragile future: A certain challenge in an uncertain world

Sometimes our desire for certainty and our desire for agility collide – navigating a way through this is vital, says Johan.

Ebola vaccine

GLOBAL POLICY: Two key components to beating COVID-19

Johan and Anne Marie look at World Vision's listening-led approach to beating pandemics, in a piece first published on Global Policy.

Road damage in Vietnam

GLOBAL POLICY: Tolerating Ambiguity

In a piece first published on Global Policy, Johan looks at how we maintain our ability to manage and tolerate uncertainty and ambiguity when making...

teaching people in South Sudan about COVID vaccination

GLOBAL POLICY: Adaptive Context Analysis

In a piece first published on Global Policy, Johan looks at how we mitigate the impact of COVID-19’s travel restrictions on vital context analysis.