Oct 7, 2024 · After the 2016 peace agreement, the humanitarian crisis subsided at first, but not for long. Since then, 1.4 million people have been displaced or forcibly confined because of armed conflict, according to the UN. And the latest annual ICRC report on humanitarian challenges shows 50,236 new displacements in 2023 alone, far more than the 13,809 registered in 2016.

Aid and Policy Analysis; 7 November 2024 What could Trump 2.0 mean for humanitarian response? ‘He has stoked the rise of white supremacy and authoritarianism while undermining critical international institutions.’

Nov 12, 2024 · Human rights groups have accused the Ethiopian authorities of extrajudicial killings, mass arrests, and attacks on schools and hospitals.. In the widening violence, more than 5,000 women have sought medical treatment after sexual abuse, a fraction of the real toll, notes the Forum for Higher Education Institutions, a coalition of …

Dec 9, 2024 · Politics and Economics Analysis; 9 December 2024 Syria faces huge humanitarian challenges as it begins post-Assad era. Whoever ends up governing is inheriting a country in the midst of a long-running crisis where needs are at their highest point ever.

Nov 29, 2024 · Long a chronic harm for Haitian women and girls, the use of gender-based violence (GBV) has grown dramatically in scale and ruthlessness during the country’s ongoing political and security crisis, with gangs now deploying sexual abuse as a routine means of torture and control.. According to a recent UN report, several local sources in different part of the capital, Port-au-Prince, said there ...

Oct 30, 2024 · “What is happening at the moment is, in many instances, unrecognised, unacknowledged failure,” she added. Alex Gray, director of international funds at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, said many of the solutions that need to be implemented – from local, pooled funding mechanisms to survivor-led and community-led responses – …

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 …

Jan 8, 2024 · As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue to dominate headlines going into 2024, it’s important to remember the many other crises that are too easily forgotten by the media and neglected by aid donors – often just because of their complexity or their relative lack of geopolitical importance.

Oct 3, 2024 · Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

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