The destruction of civilian property to make way for a politically and logistically contentious aid delivery project could violate international law.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

The police claimed that Masrat Zahra uploaded photographs and posts that could provoke the public to disturb law and order.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

How rising violence, torrential rains, and economic instability are squeezing food supplies along Myanmar’s remote borders.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

Efforts to end the war will depend on the calculations of leaders and militias in Afar and Amhara, which are still locked in conflict with Tigray.

The establishment of a robust international investigative mechanism could pave the way for greater accountability.

As negotiations to broker a pause in the year-long civil war intensify, the humanitarian crisis is deepening by the day.

UN officials coordinating the humanitarian response have been deported, even as starvation deaths rise and conflict spreads.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

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UN officials coordinating the humanitarian response have been deported, even as starvation deaths rise and conflict spreads.

As negotiations to broker a pause in the year-long civil war intensify, the humanitarian crisis is deepening by the day.

Without showing evidence, Ethiopia claims aid agencies are smuggling weapons. Aid agencies are alarmed, fearing further attacks against their staff.

The establishment of a robust international investigative mechanism could pave the way for greater accountability.

As negotiations to broker a pause in the year-long civil war intensify, the humanitarian crisis is deepening by the day.

Emergency aid is undeniably political. Stop fetishising neutrality – and start supporting local groups opposed to Myanmar’s coup.

The agency’s aid into Tigray has been suspended since an internal investigation – due to deliver its findings any day – was launched in May.

Torn between humanitarian principles and public resistance to the military coup, local aid workers in Myanmar question the views they once held.

As negotiations to broker a pause in the year-long civil war intensify, the humanitarian crisis is deepening by the day.

Aid is not enough and not getting to where it’s needed, Tigrayans tell researchers.

Does the humanitarian sector have something to learn from this celebrity’s approach to relief work?

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

I thought I was doing my job, focusing on training, diversity, and inclusion at a major aid group. Then I was accused of “reverse racism”.

The guns have been silenced for now, but millions of Tigrayans still find themselves cut off and in desperate need of assistance.

Millions of people in Tigray need help. Aid agencies say they’re ready. What’s the hold-up?

The establishment of a robust international investigative mechanism could pave the way for greater accountability.

The establishment of a robust international investigative mechanism could pave the way for greater accountability.

Western governments say they want to tie economic aid to a credible transitional justice process.

Indiscriminate drone strikes have hit non-military targets and killed hundreds of civilians – but there is little chance of any accountability.

As coronavirus restrictions drive up needs, hundreds of Indigenous people who fled rural conflict are protesting in the capital’s parks.

A Palestinian-American journalist says media coverage and aid policy are complicit in promoting a one-sided view of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

Emergency aid is undeniably political. Stop fetishising neutrality – and start supporting local groups opposed to Myanmar’s coup.

Violence is a hallmark of Kenyan policing, but women – all too often the victims – are fighting back.

Western governments say they want to tie economic aid to a credible transitional justice process.

The continued presence of Eritrean troops in border regions means refugees are not ready to return.

Millions of people in Tigray need help. Aid agencies say they’re ready. What’s the hold-up?

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

The conflict in Tigray could prompt renewed violence elsewhere.

UN officials coordinating the humanitarian response have been deported, even as starvation deaths rise and conflict spreads.

Lucy Kassa has exposed massacres, sexual violence, and man-made starvation in the northern region. The personal cost has been high.

War and an aid blockade have turned Tigray’s health system into a “Swiss cheese”, a doctor says, with everything from medicines to gauze lacking.

Rebels are accused of mounting abuses as the war extends from Tigray into other parts of northern Ethiopia.

With the basics for sustaining life in the enclave being destroyed, he warns that the hunger crisis is going to get ‘unimaginably worse‘.

A global funding gap is hampering relief efforts as 20 million people face hunger.

Calling out war crimes and human rights abuses carries access and expulsion risks for the aid community in Ethiopia, but is staying silent worse?

A Kenyan poet reflects on flooding in Somalia and its former coloniser, Italy.

The abuse and discrimination could widen the rift between the country’s polarised ethnic groups.

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The continued presence of Eritrean troops in border regions means refugees are not ready to return.

A new round of fighting has deepened the humanitarian emergency in northern Ethiopia, where half the population is in severe need of food aid.

A new round of fighting has deepened the humanitarian emergency in northern Ethiopia, where half the population is in severe need of food aid.

Last year’s global agreements on refugees and migrants ignore the needs of more than 40 million people displaced within their own countries.

Almost 40,000 people have sought safety in Sudan over the past two weeks. Many more are expected as the civil war escalates.

Opposition leaders and other critics of what the government deems an inclusive process say it is anything but.

A new round of fighting has deepened the humanitarian emergency in northern Ethiopia, where half the population is in severe need of food aid.

Indiscriminate drone strikes have hit non-military targets and killed hundreds of civilians – but there is little chance of any accountability.

Opinion | Aid for Myanmar refugees in India is ad hoc, inadequate, and unsustainable. Here’s where to start.

While the Russian invasion sucks in media attention (and donations for Ukrainians), many other large-scale crises are quietly getting worse.

Western governments say they want to tie economic aid to a credible transitional justice process.

For decades, the principle of neutrality has been core to humanitarian assistance. It’s time to question that.

Torn between humanitarian principles and public resistance to the military coup, local aid workers in Myanmar question the views they once held.

Millions of people in Tigray need help. Aid agencies say they’re ready. What’s the hold-up?

A collection of articles exploring the imbalances in prevention and response, how poor planning amplifies disaster risks, and local approaches to reducing them.

Aid is not enough and not getting to where it’s needed, Tigrayans tell researchers.

After being deadlocked for almost three decades, conflict has re-erupted in Western Sahara.

Aid is not enough and not getting to where it’s needed, Tigrayans tell researchers.

The UN is under no legal obligation to report such breaches, but data protection advocates say the lack of transparency carries grave risks.