I Think You're On Mute is a podcast by the Humanitarian Advisory Group to explore who’s talking and who’s listening in humanitarian emergencies and response. Protracted crises are situations of prolonged and sustained instability, conflict or humanitarian emergency that persist over an extended period of time. The United Nations (UN) Secretary General wrote in his Protection of Civilians report to the UN Security Council this year, that the ‘average conflict duration is more than 30 years’. How can the international humanitarian system maintain a response and support people impacted by crises that last for decades on end? In this episode of I Think You’re On Mute, your host Beth Eggleston explores the nature of protracted crises, how humanitarian response differs compared to short-term emergencies, and what we can do to support local organisations and leadership with guests Jess Lees and Ahmad Shuja Jamal. Full podcast transcript Podcast host and guests: Host: Beth Eggleston Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group Guests: Jess Lees Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group Speaks to the nature of protracted crises and how humanitarian response differs. Ahmad Shuja Jamal Author, Academic & Advisor Speaks to the challenges to international aid in Afghanistan and an emerging strain of diaspora aid This episode features the following audio: Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsjNWkUgz8 Podcast research and links: Humanitarian Horizons | Measuring Localisation: Framework and Tools https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/measuring-localisation-framework-and-tools/   Humanitarian Horizons | Field Handbook on the Protection of Civilians in Situations of Violence   https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/from-principle-to-practice/ The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan by Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/the-decline-and-fall-of-republican-afghanistan-169760/