The New Humanitarian | What we do
WEBOur focus. Our global coverage takes a holistic view of humanitarian crises, from emerging and protracted conflicts to the human face of climate change, from refugee issues and migrant movements to disease outbreaks.We cover policy and practice, from local groups to international actors, from the particular needs of women and girls to the neglected viewpoints of marginalised minorities, from ...
The New Humanitarian | The 25 crises that shaped history
WEBThe 25 crises that shaped history. TNH@25 | Rethinking Humanitarianism: This year, The New Humanitarian (founded in 1995 as IRIN News) marks 25 years of journalism from the heart of crises. This story is part of a series that looks back on crisis response over the last quarter century and examines what it may look like in the future.
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WEBA new bi-weekly podcast where we explore open secrets and uncomfortable truths around the world’s conflicts and disasters. The New Humanitarian aims to amplify the voices of refugees, asylum seekers, and people affected by conflict and disaster – placing them at the centre of the conversations about the policies and events that shape their ...
The New Humanitarian | Neutrality and humanitarian principles
WEBAug 27, 2020 · OXFORD, UK. Four principles – humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence – are considered the foundations of humanitarian action. Without them, it is said, aid workers can neither be legitimate, nor effective. For too long, it has also been suggested that international organisations should …
‘We can't find support’: Three women’s stories of repeated rape by ...
WEBJun 27, 2023 · Healthcare - Shuttered clinics: Several clinics and hospitals have suspended some of their services or closed due to gang violence; others are full because of the cholera outbreak. Staff shortages are chronic. Although most of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospitals are now open, some are not operating at full capacity. The MSF clinic in Cité Soleil, one of the neighbourhoods most impacted ...
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It’s time to end aid agency child sponsorship schemes
WEBApr 20, 2021 · Despite these shifts, child sponsorship schemes are still popular today, and many INGOs are reluctant to give up these multi-million-dollar marketing campaigns for fear of losing income. In 2019, World Vision globally reported sponsoring 3.4 million children, through its overall annual spending of around $2.1 billion, while Plan International ...
How India’s caste system keeps Dalits from accessing disaster relief
WEBNov 29, 2022 · A sweeping study released in September by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights warned that “climate apartheid” was likely to hit Dalits and Adivasis the hardest, and outlined “systemic inadequacies and disregard in involving their participation in disaster/drought risk management.”. “ [Indian] society has its dysfunctionalities ...
The Rohingya: Tracking the history of today’s refugee crisis
WEBAug 25, 2021 · Today, roughly 900,000 Rohingya live across the border in southern Bangladesh, in cramped refugee camps where basic needs often overwhelm stretched resources. The crisis has shifted from a short-term response to a protracted emergency. Conditions in the camps have worsened as humanitarian services are scaled back during the coronavirus pandemic.
Have the lessons of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake been learned?
WEBJan 12, 2022 · Nearly 39,000 people were displaced. Experts say lives may have been saved had Haiti been able to apply more lessons from the 2010 earthquake that killed between 100,000 and 300,000 people, most of them in the capital, Port-au-Prince – enforcing building codes to make housing safer, involving the local population more in response decision ...
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