Humanitarian corridors constitute one of the most dramatic arrangements humanitarian organisations can set up in conflict environments. They are also among the most unpredictable and contested crossline operations exposing affected populations and humanitarian personnel alike to significant risks. Over the recent decades, humanitarian corridors have saved the life of hundreds of thousands of civilians entrapped in besieged areas. Thousands, however, have also lost their lives or disappeared in these operations of last resort, set up in haste, under intense pressure and with limited experience. The purpose of this policy bulletin is to draw the attention of humanitarian practitioners on some of the essential lessons of setting up humanitarian corridors.
