Lost in Transition: Lessons from humanitarian-development aid response transition planning in Iraq and Libya Despite Iraq and Libya being vastly different contexts, both have faced very similar junctures over the last year as wide-scale conflict largely subsided and the number of people in humanitarian need saw notable reductions.

Both ‘oil-rich, middle income’ countries were prescribed as ready to transition from pure humanitarian assistance to development frameworks and subsequently, both witnessed a dismantling of formal humanitarian architecture. Contrasting against global guidelines to nexus approaches and transition planning, this discussion aims to provide an overview of what both transitions looked like, including what informed initial prescriptions of ‘readiness’, how government capacities factored into blueprints and sector deactivation processes and why nuanced, data-driven planning may be what success hinges on.

Organisers: Libya INGO Forum (LIF) and NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI)

Speakers:

• Eiman Zarrug, Advocacy Coordinator for LIF
• Jacquelyn Foster, Executive Director, NCCI