January 12, 2026: PTF Co-Founder Frank Vogl has recently published an article calling on the World Bank to use its expertise to help in new sectors, notably in the humanitarian assistance sector. The current humanitarian crisis, he writes, combined with cuts to many aid programs notably in Europe and the US means that the UN and other providers of humanitarian aid are unable to cope.
The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) was founded with “the idea that longer-term development aid for the poorest nations was essential”. Frank Vogl argues that expanding its efforts to assist with emergency humanitarian assistance is feasible and the World Bank very much has the capacity to make a difference.
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