Financial Times interview on leadership

13 March 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

Andy Aitchison/Oxfam

It was a pleasure to be asked to share my thoughts on leadership for the Financial Time’s How to Lead series. I’m a strong believer in values-based leadership and have been inspired throughout my career by leaders who have been brave and principled, inclusive and caring. I also talked about Oxfam’s journey and how this … Continue reading “Financial Times interview on leadership”

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Opinion: Why Oxfam is talking about race

28 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

Amy Elting/unsplash.com

Following some criticism of Oxfam’s work on anti-racism, I wrote this article for the blog site From Poverty To Power, explaining why Oxfam is talking about race, and why tackling racism is an integral part of our work fighting poverty. Read more

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DEBATE: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY DURING COVID-19

8 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

I joined this panel at the International Institute for Social Studies annual conference, discussing how well the world had stepped up during the pandemic, and the prospects for the future. I argued that it had brought out the best and worst in human behaviour. At the community level, an inspiring rise in mutual aid groups. … Continue reading “DEBATE: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY DURING COVID-19”

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Debate: The way forward for development

1 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

Elena Heatherwick / Oxfam

I was invited to address the United Nations Development Programme as part of its Development Dialogues, to reflect on how the UN and the aid system can adapt in order to be fit for purpose in today’s world. I made the case for an aid system that doesn’t treat people as beneficiaries of largesse, but … Continue reading “Debate: The way forward for development”

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Speech: Humanitarianism for the new era

28 April 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

Ed Blagden

I was invited to give the opening keynote speech at the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership’s annual conference, organised by Australia’s Deakin University. I reflected on how the development sector has evolved over past decades and how by integrating key values – keeping people safe, accountability, and innovation – into humanitarian work going forward, we can … Continue reading “Speech: Humanitarianism for the new era”

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Opinion: shifting power and amplifying local action

8 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

Ed Blagden / Oxfam

In recent years a welcome debate has come to the fore about the role of large aid and development NGOs. I wrote this piece for Open Democracy in response to a thoughtful open letter from 200 organisations based primarily in the Global South, which challenged international NGOs to change their approach to be better partners … Continue reading “Opinion: shifting power and amplifying local action”

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Speech: progressive internationalism and the UN

7 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , , ,

As an internationalist to my core, it was an honour to be asked to give the keynote speech to the United Nations Association UK’s annual conference. In the face of global challenges from the climate crisis to Covid-19, the need for meaningful global cooperation and progressive internationalism has never been greater. Afterwards, I spoke to … Continue reading “Speech: progressive internationalism and the UN”

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Debate: how can the world best help refugees?

1 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

I was delighted to take part in The Imperial War Museum’s Refugee Nights festival celebrating refugee stories. I joined academics Maya Goodfellow and Alexander Betts and CNN international correspondent Clarissa Ward to discuss how the world can help refugees. For me, there are three core elements: providing practical help such as clean water and shelter, … Continue reading “Debate: how can the world best help refugees?”

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OPINION: DECOLONISING AID

12 November 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , , ,

Katie G. Nelson/Oxfam

I was invited to share some reflections on the future of aid for The New Humanitarian’s series on where next for the sector. For me, shifting power has to be at the heart of our efforts if we want to see genuine transformation, supporting communities to drive sustainable change themselves. And movements like Black Lives … Continue reading “OPINION: DECOLONISING AID”

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