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The United States is paying the price of a failure to reform its governance system, which is far weaker than it likes to think.
on Nov 5
A fool’s mission: Trying to track the impact of EU migration funding in Senegal
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The EU has spent billions of euros to address the root causes of migration in Africa. What – if anything – has it achieved?
on Oct 18
Rising Cauca violence shows the scale of Colombia’s peacebuilding challenge
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President Gustavo Petro promised to bring back “Total Peace” through negotiations with armed groups. Things aren’t going according to plan.
on Oct 8
Amid all the darkness: How kindness helped me survive one year of Israel’s genocide in Gaza
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Gaza-based writer Nour ElAssy reflects on how small moments of human kindness have helped to preserve humanity through 12 months of hell.
on Oct 4
‘It’s the only hope’: Inside the effort to help Gaza university students continue their studies
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Against all odds, a number of initiatives are trying to make it possible for university students in the enclave to continue their education.
on Sep 27
Israel’s Lebanon attacks, UNGA challenges, and an assault on Bamako: The Cheat Sheet
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A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
on Sep 25
Navigating the Limits and Evolving Role of Humanitarian Aid
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Panel 1: Gaza, Sudan, and the limits of humanitarian action 9:00am-10:15am (ET)
on Sep 21
From dodgy deterrence deals to drug cartels: Aid barriers in the Darién
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A recent US-Panama deal threatens to add to the dangers on the route, while Venezuela’s election fallout could also compound the crisis.
on Sep 18
Escaping Gaza’s war, Palestinians find little solace in Egypt
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The lack of aid and official recognition means escape from the most immediate horror has simply been replaced by a new struggle to get by.
on Aug 29
I have been forcibly displaced 12 times by Israel’s war in Gaza
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A 21-year-old journalist opens a window into daily life for Palestinians struggling to survive Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
on Aug 26
EXCLUSIVE: Save the Children to cut hundreds of jobs as funding gap looms
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The announcement comes amid sector-wide concerns about donor cutbacks and internal tensions over diversity and the war in Gaza.
on Aug 13
Drowning, sexual violence, or robbery: Pick your route through the Darién
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As the contested Venezuela election sparks fears of a new exodus, a new US-Panama plan could force migrants into even more dangerous journeys.
on Jul 31
Drowning, sexual violence, or robbery: Pick your route through the Darién
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on Jul 31
Netanyahu US Congress address downplays, misrepresents Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a rhetorically forceful but factually dubious defence of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip in a speech in front of the US Congress on 24 July.
on Jul 26
How the Rafah invasion broke Gaza’s aid response
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Israel’s invasion of Rafah at the beginning of May upended already limited aid efforts in the Gaza Strip. They have yet to recover.
on Jul 25
US Gaza pier to close after costing $230m for a day’s worth of aid
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The ill-fated project was beset from the start by unrealistic expectations and logistical problems.
on Jul 19
When Colombia’s conflict-displaced come to the capital
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For Exhibit A of President Petro’s failures on peacebuilding, look no further than a makeshift camp not far from the presidential palace.
on Jul 17
Stop forcing Congolese journalists to pick sides in the M23 conflict
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Our integrity is being eroded as we have become trapped in a battle of narratives.
on Jul 2
Haiti in-depth: Ten key questions as Kenyan police deploy to restore order
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As the UN-approved and largely US-funded mission begins, a lack of transparency and clear objectives fuels concerns it may do more harm than good.
on Jun 28
Decolonise How? | Do we really need foreign correspondents?
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The growing clamour for Israel to let international media into Gaza should be measured against the nuanced perspectives of Palestinian journalists.
on Jun 26
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Working in the aid industry as a person of faith is a “dynamic struggle”.
on Jun 26
What’s behind the rise in Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Europe and North America?
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Several different factors appear to be pushing people from Türkiye to take irregular journeys to seek protection outside the country.
on Jun 26
Growing violence and harsher policies as Cypriot politicians weaponise migration
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Anti-migration sentiment, long present, has been stirred up by an increasing number of Syrian refugee arrivals by boat ahead of EU elections.
on Jun 25
Inklings | UN double standards on staff torture claims
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The different responses to UN staff torture claims in Ethiopia and Gaza, mapping debt, and how military ops in space can hit humanitarian work.
on Jun 24
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After studying Nazi Germany, an Indian writer and peace worker warns about the potential consequences of another election win for Narendra Modi.
on Jun 1
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on May 31
How El Fasher went from Darfur’s safe haven to all-out war
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The besieged Sudanese city faces continuous shelling and starvation.
on May 30
‘We try to set examples’: Meet the local activists feeding DR Congo’s war-displaced
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Goma Actif members explain their mutual aid efforts and express frustration at some of the practices of big NGOs.
on May 27
EXCLUSIVE: How Egyptian authorities are deporting thousands of Sudanese refugees
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Refugees are being denied the right to claim asylum, even as they escape massacres and a looming famine.
on May 18
UN declined offers to assist Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand
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After Thai authorities asked UNHCR to find a solution to the Uyghurs’ detention in 2019, the agency decided against “taking pro-active steps”.
on May 5
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli military demolished homes to make way for US Gaza aid pier
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The destruction of civilian property to make way for a politically and logistically contentious aid delivery project could violate international law.
on May 3
Lawless and neglected: Local Colombians see Darién influx as economic lifeline
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Under pressure from a drug cartel, communities at the gateway to the Darién Gap have met the needs of migrants by developing an informal economy.
on May 1
How host families are helping Congolese displaced by the M23 conflict
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Though motivated by solidarity, their ability to help is at breaking point.
on Apr 17
How European countries wrongfully classify children seeking asylum as adults
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Thousands of children seeking protection in Greece, Italy, and Britain have likely been registered as adults – a failure with serious consequences.
on Apr 14
Behind the numbers: Gaza’s unprecedented aid worker death toll
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More humanitarians were killed in Gaza than the deadliest year ever recorded globally. Aid officials fear a new norm that numbs people to the damage.
on Apr 4, 2024
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Where Yemenis talk, and the world listens
on Mar 31, 2024
Thousands will now die of starvation and disease in Gaza: Alex de Waal
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One of the world’s leading hunger experts says the US, Britain, and other countries have tolerated Israel’s deliberate creation of famine.
on Mar 28, 2024
Water for peace? First, stop it becoming a weapon of war
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What we really need this World Water Day is the international multilateral system to take a stand against weaponising water.
on Mar 22, 2024
How private tech threatens humanitarian principles
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Private tech companies are not expected to be impartial, neutral, or independent. Why are they allowed into humanitarian responses?
on Mar 20, 2024
Back-to-back climate disasters leave millions of Malawians in deepening need
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After Cyclone Freddy’s floods, farmers were hit by El Niño-linked drought. The cash-strapped government can’t afford the costs of adaptation.
on Mar 20, 2024
Anger as Panama stops MSF working in Darién Gap amid sexual violence spat
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Aid officials and crisis experts say the suspension is cutting off vital assistance at a crucial time, and sending all the wrong messages.
on Mar 11, 2024
Gaza in-depth: Why Israel wants to end UNRWA and what its closure would mean
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The UN’s agency for Palestine refugees has long been a lightning rod for controversy. Now, Israel is intensifying efforts to dismantle it.
on Mar 7, 2024
Communication blackout thwarts mutual aid efforts in besieged Khartoum
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Community kitchens are closing and families cannot reach loved ones.
on Mar 4, 2024
Water in Gaza - what the analysts are saying
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A dry winter in the Middle East is being studied particularly closely in Gaza, where the area’s 1.9 million residents already face a number of largely man-made threats to water security. The following round-up of recent publications by think tanks, analysts and human rights organizations...
on Mar 4, 2024
ICJ scrutinises legalities of Israeli occupation in Palestine in latest hearings
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Since Monday, more than 50 countries and three international organisations have been presenting arguments to the International Court of Justice.
on Feb 29, 2024