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“Some people even attempted su***de because they didn't know how to take up arms and didn't want to join, but if they co...
25/01/2025

“Some people even attempted su***de because they didn't know how to take up arms and didn't want to join, but if they committed su***de, the soldiers would harm their families.” Life under Pyusawhti – a pro-junta militia sowing fear across Myanmar: ⬇️

Accused of extrajudicial killings and waves of violence against opponents of the junta, the militia has been forcing civilians to join its ranks.

25/01/2025

Read this powerful, first-person article by Palestinian journalist Nour ElAssy about the reaction in Gaza to the announcement of a ceasefire after 15 months of devastation and her hopes and fears about what will come next. https://buff.ly/3PKWmJQ

Every week, our editors bring you the latest news, trends, and developments from around the globe. This week: Goma fears...
24/01/2025

Every week, our editors bring you the latest news, trends, and developments from around the globe. This week: Goma fears, West Bank escalation, and Trump’s migrant crackdown. Read and sign up for the Cheat Sheet to stay ahead of the curve:
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Nations have already refused to recognise the Islamic Emirate until all Afghan girls can go to school, so why would a ba...
24/01/2025

Nations have already refused to recognise the Islamic Emirate until all Afghan girls can go to school, so why would a ban on the nation’s cricket team change the Taliban’s mind on female education?

The campaign to ban the nation’s record-setting squad has gained traction, but it wreaks of cheap double standards. Here’s why.

If, as seems likely, Europe fudges its responsibilities regarding the ICC, that will have repercussions for other spaces...
24/01/2025

If, as seems likely, Europe fudges its responsibilities regarding the ICC, that will have repercussions for other spaces, including Kenya: ⬇️

The edifice that allows abductions to happen, from its colonial set-up to the complicity of Western actors, should be addressed and dismantled.

Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right t...
24/01/2025

Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right to asylum: ⬇️

Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right to asylum.

With conflict between the ruling junta and armed ethnic groups affecting nearly all regions of Myanmar, getting basic me...
24/01/2025

With conflict between the ruling junta and armed ethnic groups affecting nearly all regions of Myanmar, getting basic medical supplies to treat diseases like malaria and tuberculosis has become increasingly difficult, and such diseases are on a notable rise.

Junta restrictions on the delivery of basic medical supplies are leading outbreaks of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, and even HIV, to soar.

🚨 New newsletter: Inklings explores all things aid and aid-adjacent. Today: What are humanitarians to make of Trump 2.0’...
24/01/2025

🚨 New newsletter: Inklings explores all things aid and aid-adjacent. Today: What are humanitarians to make of Trump 2.0’s first days?

What Trump sees in aid and the UN, breaking down US funding dependence, and a new examination of cash for work.

23/01/2025

“We’ve seen the world make promises before, only to have them broken by the same forces that continue to tear us apart.” Journalist and poet Nour ElAssy on the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza after 15 months of war: ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3PKWmJQ

In Myanmar, cases of malaria and TB have soared seven-fold between 2020 and 2022. HIV increased by 10%, health workers s...
22/01/2025

In Myanmar, cases of malaria and TB have soared seven-fold between 2020 and 2022. HIV increased by 10%, health workers say the 2021 military coup and the junta’s restrictions have played a major role in these rising numbers: ⬇️

Junta restrictions on the delivery of basic medical supplies are leading outbreaks of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, and even HIV, to soar.

While Palestinians have greeted the deal with relief, it is entirely unclear if it will lead to a decisive end to the wa...
22/01/2025

While Palestinians have greeted the deal with relief, it is entirely unclear if it will lead to a decisive end to the war: ⬇️

While Palestinians have greeted the deal with relief, it is entirely unclear if it will lead to a decisive end to the war.

Volunteers at hidden jungle hospital treats have been treating Myanmar’s war-wounded amid junta airstrikes and keeping e...
22/01/2025

Volunteers at hidden jungle hospital treats have been treating Myanmar’s war-wounded amid junta airstrikes and keeping emergency medical operations going in eastern Kayah State: ⬇️

Volunteers have been joining the effort to keep emergency medical operations going for civilians and wounded fighters in eastern Kayah State.

Israel and the US weren’t banned from any sports leagues for their rights abuses in Gaza and Iraq, so why should Afghani...
22/01/2025

Israel and the US weren’t banned from any sports leagues for their rights abuses in Gaza and Iraq, so why should Afghanistan’s cricket team pay the price for the Taliban’s restrictions on women? TNH Asia Editor explains why the campaign to ban the Afghanistan's record-setting squad wreaks of cheap double standards.

The campaign to ban the nation’s record-setting squad has gained traction, but it wreaks of cheap double standards. Here’s why.

The Kenya-led security support mission to Haiti is, at present, unfit for purpose. More than six months after deploying ...
22/01/2025

The Kenya-led security support mission to Haiti is, at present, unfit for purpose. More than six months after deploying to help police wrest back control, the rampant gangs have gained more territory and power, while access to vital humanitarian aid for desperate civilians has dwindled. But how come, and what next? ⬇️

The US failure to effectively support the mission it pushed for has left the Kenyan police on the ground in an impossible Catch-22 situation.

Gaza ceasefire, drone safety, and one million displaced Haitians: The Cheat SheetRead our  editors’ weekly take on human...
21/01/2025

Gaza ceasefire, drone safety, and one million displaced Haitians: The Cheat Sheet
Read our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe: ⬇️

A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.

Stopping Syrian asylum claims and rushing to return people to Syria while the country is still unstable will likely viol...
21/01/2025

Stopping Syrian asylum claims and rushing to return people to Syria while the country is still unstable will likely violate international law. Read more in this opinion piece by Alio Mustafa and Rez Gardi:

Stopping Syrian asylum claims and rushing to return people to Syria while the country is still unstable will likely violate international law.

“We stand at the edge of hope, but I know better than to believe it’s over. Peace in Gaza is always fragile.” Journalist...
21/01/2025

“We stand at the edge of hope, but I know better than to believe it’s over. Peace in Gaza is always fragile.” Journalist and poet Nour ElAssy writes about her reaction to the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza after 15 months of horror.

While Palestinians have greeted the deal with relief, it is entirely unclear if it will lead to a decisive end to the war.

19/01/2025

🗣️ Dire need alone doesn’t convince donors to open their wallets. “Whether it knows it or not, the humanitarian system is in a struggle to stake its relevance,” More on the trends shaping humanitarian aid in 2025: https://buff.ly/3WbFuPS

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The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) was founded by the United Nations in 1995, in the wake of the Rwandan genocide, out of the conviction that objective on-the-ground reporting of humanitarian crises could help mitigate or even prevent future disasters of that magnitude.

Almost twenty years later, we became an independent non-profit news organisation, allowing us to cast a more critical eye over the multi-billion-dollar emergency aid industry and draw attention to its failures at a time of unprecedented humanitarian need. As digital disinformation went global, and mainstream media retreated from many international crisis zones, our field-based, high-quality journalism filled even more of a gap. Today, we are one of only a handful of newsrooms world-wide specialized in covering crises and disasters – and in holding the aid industry accountable.

In 2019, we changed our name to The New Humanitarian to signal our move from UN project to independent newsroom and our role chronicling the changing nature of – and response to – humanitarian crises.

Throughout our journey, we have remained true to our mission to inform crisis prevention and response by amplifying the voices of those most affected; shining a light on forgotten crises; and resisting superficial, sensational narratives about the crises of our time.