Humanitarian Operations and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

During emergencies humanitarian supply chains need to respond swiftly, very often without time for good planning that may end up in excessive waste and emissions. This short-term focus on saving people's lives during disaster responses harm communities the planet long-run. Even long-term (development) improving life conditions of poor be either unsustainable due lack community involvement or inequitable resources. At same time, countries closer fulfilling United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) suffer less from disasters but still struggle with issues such as social equity. There appears an important link between operations SDGs. special issue focuses this interaction through a rich variety contributions using different methodologies, data lenses, while proposing ways advance The clearly shows value management can bring problems society faces.