Don’t apply here: Why NGO hiring practices are sparking protests in South Sudan
Despite clear benefits, localising jobs requires intervening in difficult political questions.
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The UN risks a failed drawdown in Congo if it doesn’t listen to civilians
The peacekeeping mission is making plans to exit after two decades on the ground. The stakes are high.
Omicron selfishness, record humanitarian needs, and a new republic: The Cheat Sheet
Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.
Excluding the disabled in climate disaster response is an embarrassment
If we can urgently work to combat climate change, we can also urgently seek to create a world in which people with disabilities can fully participate.
How Bangladesh is beating the odds on climate disaster deaths
Some countries hardest hit by climate-related disasters are punching above their financial weight when it comes to responding and reducing deaths.
‘They don’t want to be martyrs’: A Q&A on protecting health workers in wartime
Attacks on hospitals and healthcare will continue unabated unless a much broader coalition campaigns to stop them, warns Leonard Rubenstein.
‘No room for dialogue’: How abuses by Niger’s foreign-funded army derail its anti-jihadist fight
Donors have spent vast sums on local forces accused of violating human rights. As ever, it’s the militants who stand to gain.
Omicron throws spotlight on South Africa’s faltering vaccination campaign
Most South Africans say they are happy to get a COVID-19 jab, but a lack of easy access to vaccine sites gets in the way.
Warnings of worrying rise in northwest Syria suicide rate among women
After more than a decade of war, there are very few professionals trained to tackle the complex and growing needs of a traumatised population.
The coalitions seeking to transform food systems and boost climate resilience
From agroecology to soil health, can these targeted campaigns build on the UN’s first food systems summit?
Burkina Faso on edge, Ituri unrest, and Colombia’s forever war: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
Ten stories throwing the spotlight on sexual and gender-based violence
From COVID-19 lockdowns to migration and conflict, it’s women and girls who are most at risk from violence, sexual abuse, and exploitation.
Five years after ‘peace’, the Colombian communities living in forced confinement
Many Afro-Colombian and Indigenous settlements in Chocó province are trapped by a fresh wave of violence by non-state armed groups.
Rethinking Humanitarianism | Does peacebuilding need a rethink?
Guests Danjuma Dawop and Obi Anyadike discuss what we can learn from local peacebuilding efforts.
‘The war crushed our dreams’: Displaced again and again in Yemen’s Marib
A succession of battles over the oil-rich province over several years has led to a perpetual cycle of displacement for tens of thousands of people.
Can a new charter point the way to a greener future for the aid sector?
Sceptics fear it could just become another set of unenforceable ideals in a sector that has often been resistant to change.
There are a billion reasons Elon Musk is not going to end world hunger
The crises of today demand a different generation of funders who create spaces to have honest conversations about real needs and real solutions.
Afghanistan’s upheaval is no excuse to ignore local aid promises
What was important for the country’s long-term development before the Taliban took control in August is still vital today.
Underpaid and under fire: The risky business of monitoring Congo’s volatile volcano
A May eruption cost dozens of lives and left tens of thousands of people homeless. The risk is far from over.
Nigeria’s ‘massacre’, migrant helpers on trial, and celebrating young humanitarians: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
