At the UN General Assembly, calls for fairer global governance grow louder
As world leaders talk more seriously about reforming inequitable and outdated global power structures, it's time to explore the alternatives.
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Lebanon’s economic collapse prompts rise in gender-based violence
More women are seeking help, just as it becomes harder to get
Meet the Afghans determined to give women and girls an education
Despite the dangers and the restrictions, ad hoc charities are springing up to ensure local communities have the support they need.
Russia’s ‘four new regions’, hurricane havoc, and Tigray 2.0: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
Cholera worries grow in Syria’s Idlib
Can the war-battered region stem a rapidly spreading outbreak?
It’s time to talk about northwest Syria
Ignoring the region risks planting the seeds for political and humanitarian crises for years to come.
What a far-right government in Italy means for asylum seekers and migrants
Beyond stoking racism and xenophobia, experts fear Meloni could double down on migration policies that lead to more deaths at sea.
Is there a path to peace in the Tigray conflict?
A new round of fighting has deepened the humanitarian emergency in northern Ethiopia, where half the population is in severe need of food aid.
For India’s COVID orphans, fix the money worries as well as the damaged minds
An ambitious initiative in Uttar Pradesh for children who’ve lost parents to coronavirus makes sure financial anxieties don’t cloud progress.
In conversation with Peter Maurer: An exit interview with the ICRC president
The ICRC’s outgoing leader says the traditional humanitarian response model has ‘come to an end’. So what comes next?
Debunking the dangerous myth that refugees are an economic burden in Lebanon
Research shows the arrival of Syrian refugees in Lebanon did not hurt its economy. That hasn’t stopped politicians claiming otherwise.
Iran’s crackdown, Syria’s cholera outbreak, and US jobs for refugees: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
UN chief calls for ‘urgent report’ after South Sudan sex abuse allegations
An investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera revealed years of widespread abuse allegations against aid workers at the UN-run camp in Malakal.
Aid sector sex abuse: A common occurrence with reoccurring themes
Gender imbalances, underreporting, and cultural differences have emerged as key common trends.
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged sex abuse by aid workers unchecked for years in UN-run South Sudan camp
The first reports were seven years ago. So why have efforts been so slow to prevent sexual abuse at Malakal?
Rethinking Humanitarianism | ‘No regrets’: Peter Maurer on 10 years as ICRC president
In his last month on the job, Maurer sits down with host Heba Aly to reflect on his decade as ICRC president.
As numbers rise, the hardships of migration through Mexico multiply
Bureaucracy, corruption, violence, and US political pressure are all stalling the human flow.
Don’t forget Afghan refugees in Pakistan flood response
By building an inclusive disaster response, Pakistan’s government has the chance to finally do right by its large Afghan refugee population.
From aid double standards to the climate emergency: What we’re watching at the UNGA
As crises expand and increasingly overlap around the world, we look at key issues on (and off) the humanitarian radar.
El Salvador’s Bitcoin flop, bank heists in Beirut, and searching for hope at the UNGA: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
