Triple Nexus – Threat or Opportunity for the Humanitarian Principles?

This discussion paper outlines the potential for the Triple Nexus to improve the humanitarian sector’s operational impact and its respect for its principles. It  argues that the principles are flexible and envision the compromise and negotiation necessary to make the Triple Nexus work. The paper recognizes the potential for the Nexus to improve the humanitarian sector’s operational impact and its respect for its principles. It further identifies the principles as a chance to ground the Nexus in people-centric approaches that supplement the top-down focus on institutions.