Barnaby Willitts-King is Research Fellow in Humanitarian Policy Group at Overseas Development Institute. He has worked in humanitarian action for over 16 years, including for the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Save the Children, and as a consultant to international agencies including the World Food Programme, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).