The brutal conflict in Sudan is approaching it’s one-year anniversary. Mercy Corps’ Rebecca Gibbons tells us why it’s time for the UK government to scale up funding in Sudan and help tackle the ongoing famine.
An increasing number of children are spending their lives on the streets, lack protection and are at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues. It is crucial they are not left behind.
As horrors continue to unfold by the minute in Gaza, the methodical onslaught on the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls in the territory has had dire consequences.
Since October 7 2023, life has changed beyond recognition for the 2.2 million people living in the Gaza Strip. While children are always the innocent victims of any violent conflict or crisis, the impact of this war on children is unprecedented.
Humanitarians are being constrained by geopolitical agendas of donor states and the growing assertion of national sovereignty. What, then, can humanitarians hope to achieve? Watch this webinar with expert speakers from University of Bath, Dr Mathilde Maîtrot, Dr Touseef Mir and Dr Naomi Pendle who discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of humanitarian principles and practice.
By working with those with lived experience, creating new spaces for survivors to set agendas, we can make our policy and programming work far more effective, in both anti-trafficking spaces and beyond.
Two years on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the humanitarian effort is still being lead by international organisations as opposed to locals. It is time to divert our funding and our attention.
As the conflict in Gaza creates an increasingly desperate humanitarian crisis, we look at the multiple factors that are making the distribution of assistance almost impossible.
Why is gender-based violence so endemic within humanitarian settings? Poorly planned distributions can create the perfect conditions for exploitation from strangers, abusive intimate partners, or by aid workers themselves. But there are steps humanitarian actors can take to help prevent it. Laura Hendy from World Jewish Relief tells us more.
