THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Beyond the bang-bang: Reporting from the front lines of peace. This article is part of our peacebuilding coverage, reporting on how atrocities can be prevented, how societies can be made more resilient, and how peace can be sustainably built. Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series exploring the potential for peace in Cameroon's four-year conflict. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Darfur's tipping point: Sudan’s conflict-plagued region of Darfur is facing a dangerous moment, long after it has faded from the headlines. Peacekeepers have pulled out, a new peace deal is stirring tension, and the country’s political transition is stoking unease among local leaders and communities on the ground. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Beyond the bang-bang: Reporting from the front lines of peace. This article is part of our peacebuilding coverage, reporting on how atrocities can be prevented, how societies can be made more resilient, and how peace can be sustainably built. Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series exploring the potential for peace in Cameroon's four-year conflict. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Darfur's tipping point: Sudan’s conflict-plagued region of Darfur is facing a dangerous moment, long after it has faded from the headlines. Peacekeepers have pulled out, a new peace deal is stirring tension, and the country’s political transition is stoking unease among local leaders and communities on the ground. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

world's

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 2020 has been – by all definitions – an intense year. The COVID-19 pandemic and an awakening to the systemic racism at play in many of the world’s institutions have caused profound suffering and exposed deep-rooted injustice. These world-changing events have also raised fundamental questions THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Plans to allocate up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to humanitarian troublespots by the end of this year could be derailed because neither the drug companies nor the UN agencies and NGOs want to shoulder the risk of potential lawsuits. COVAX, the worldwide vaccine-sharing initiative, agreed THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Around 85 percent of vaccines already administered have gone to people in high-income and upper-middle-income countries, while 85 percent of the 26 million refugees in the world are hosted in developing countries.. Due to a number of factors – export bans in countries such as India; a global shortage of raw materials used to produce vaccines; and hoarding by wealthy nations – COVAX, a UN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 1 day ago · Editor’s note: The Grand Bargain, a sweeping reform deal between donor nations and the main international aid organisations, was intended to allow a more efficient and effective response to emergencies around the globe.But five years on, the plan is due for a rethink, and signatories are preparing to hammer out version 2.0 next week. In this two-part article, The New Humanitarian

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN CAPE TOWN, South Africa. In May, South Africa begins its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign, aimed at reaching 40 million people – the minimum to reach herd immunity – by the beginning of next year. As even wealthy nations are struggling with their rollouts, the South African campaign will be keenly watched by other developing countries. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 10 April 2019. Launch of the Fragile States Index 2019. 22 March 2019. From the ground up: the state of local aid. 21 March 2019. IRIN becomes The New Humanitarian. 29 January 2019. The future of the UN's agency for Palestine refugees. 8 November 2018. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 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 dominate humanitarian action

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Email to a friend. DUBLIN. After tending to the war-wounded for more than a year, Libya’s doctors and nurses are facing a new battle in COVID-19. It’s a fight they are suiting up for despite the fact their salaries often go unpaid, their hospitals are regularly shelled, and the country at large is woefully underprepared for the global

pandemic.

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN We are delighted to announce the election of two new members to our board of directors: award-winning journalist Zaina Erhaim and marketing and product development executive Hayley Nelson. “We are lucky to have such committed and capable women joining our Board of Directors, just as we develop a new strategy to guide our efforts in the coming years,” said Heba Aly, CEO of The New Humanitarian. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The first episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism — a joint project by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development — will be available Wednesday, 21 October. Search for “The New Humanitarian” in your preferred podcast app (available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, and Youtube) and subscribe to make sure you never miss THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

world's

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

local

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The first episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism — a joint project by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development — will be available Wednesday, 21 October. Search for “The New Humanitarian” in your preferred podcast app (available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, and Youtube) and subscribe to make sure you never miss THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

front of

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

world's

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 1 day ago · Around 85 percent of vaccines already administered have gone to people in high-income and upper-middle-income countries, while 85 percent of the 26 million refugees in the world are hosted in developing countries.. Due to a number of factors – export bans in countries such as India; a global shortage of raw materials used to produce vaccines; and hoarding by wealthy nations – COVAX, a UN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN In Rethinking Humanitarianism, our new 10-part podcast series, Heba, director of The New Humanitarian, and Jeremy, senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, will discuss the drivers of change affecting international aid, from the increasingly protracted nature of crises, to the funding environment and opportunities offered by

digital.

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN More than 380 Iraqis were quietly repatriated last month from Syria’s al-Hol camp to northern Iraq – a test case for the future of up to 30,000 compatriots languishing in the notorious facility, which contains both supporters and victims of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. It was the THE NEW HUMANITARIAN A month after they first started, anti-government protests in Colombia show no signs of abating, with President Iván Duque deploying troops to the flashpoint city of Cali and the UN calling for an independent inquiry after allegations of police brutality and dozens of deaths. What began on 28 April THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 10 April 2019. Launch of the Fragile States Index 2019. 22 March 2019. From the ground up: the state of local aid. 21 March 2019. IRIN becomes The New Humanitarian. 29 January 2019. The future of the UN's agency for Palestine refugees. 8 November 2018. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Weekend read ‘I’ve never seen scenes as ugly’: Treating Gaza’s wounded. The Gaza conflict – the worst since the 2014 war – has taken its toll on an ailing health system that was already struggling to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases. As Mohammed Zaanoun explains in our weekend read, doctors and nurses had to work around the clock to deal with the fallout of the bombing and shelling. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Over the past year, Rasha Kayrout has spent her days taking care of elderly people in Copenhagen after losing her job in hospitality due to the pandemic. “I love them. They love me. It’s a wonderful job,” the 38-year-old Syrian refugee told The New THE NEW HUMANITARIAN GENEVA. As the UN asks today for $3.85 billion for aid to Yemen at an international pledging conference, The New Humanitarian has learnt that a new fund with deep pockets has emerged on the scene, looking to give hundreds of millions of dollars towards hunger relief in the country. While some UN aid agencies and at least two large NGOs are in THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom founded in 1995. We deliver quality, reliable journalism about crises and big issues impacting the world today. Our reporting on humanitarian aid has uncovered sex scandals, scams, data breaches, corruption, and much

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

local

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The first episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism — a joint project by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development — will be available Wednesday, 21 October. Search for “The New Humanitarian” in your preferred podcast app (available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, and Youtube) and subscribe to make sure you never miss THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

front of

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

world's

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

local

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The first episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism — a joint project by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development — will be available Wednesday, 21 October. Search for “The New Humanitarian” in your preferred podcast app (available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, and Youtube) and subscribe to make sure you never miss THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

front of

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

world's

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 1 day ago · Around 85 percent of vaccines already administered have gone to people in high-income and upper-middle-income countries, while 85 percent of the 26 million refugees in the world are hosted in developing countries.. Due to a number of factors – export bans in countries such as India; a global shortage of raw materials used to produce vaccines; and hoarding by wealthy nations – COVAX, a UN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN In Rethinking Humanitarianism, our new 10-part podcast series, Heba, director of The New Humanitarian, and Jeremy, senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, will discuss the drivers of change affecting international aid, from the increasingly protracted nature of crises, to the funding environment and opportunities offered by

digital.

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN More than 380 Iraqis were quietly repatriated last month from Syria’s al-Hol camp to northern Iraq – a test case for the future of up to 30,000 compatriots languishing in the notorious facility, which contains both supporters and victims of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. It was the THE NEW HUMANITARIAN A month after they first started, anti-government protests in Colombia show no signs of abating, with President Iván Duque deploying troops to the flashpoint city of Cali and the UN calling for an independent inquiry after allegations of police brutality and dozens of deaths. What began on 28 April THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 10 April 2019. Launch of the Fragile States Index 2019. 22 March 2019. From the ground up: the state of local aid. 21 March 2019. IRIN becomes The New Humanitarian. 29 January 2019. The future of the UN's agency for Palestine refugees. 8 November 2018. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Weekend read ‘I’ve never seen scenes as ugly’: Treating Gaza’s wounded. The Gaza conflict – the worst since the 2014 war – has taken its toll on an ailing health system that was already struggling to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases. As Mohammed Zaanoun explains in our weekend read, doctors and nurses had to work around the clock to deal with the fallout of the bombing and shelling. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Over the past year, Rasha Kayrout has spent her days taking care of elderly people in Copenhagen after losing her job in hospitality due to the pandemic. “I love them. They love me. It’s a wonderful job,” the 38-year-old Syrian refugee told The New THE NEW HUMANITARIAN GENEVA. As the UN asks today for $3.85 billion for aid to Yemen at an international pledging conference, The New Humanitarian has learnt that a new fund with deep pockets has emerged on the scene, looking to give hundreds of millions of dollars towards hunger relief in the country. While some UN aid agencies and at least two large NGOs are in THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom founded in 1995. We deliver quality, reliable journalism about crises and big issues impacting the world today. Our reporting on humanitarian aid has uncovered sex scandals, scams, data breaches, corruption, and much

more.

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

local

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The first episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism — a joint project by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development — will be available Wednesday, 21 October. Search for “The New Humanitarian” in your preferred podcast app (available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, and Youtube) and subscribe to make sure you never miss THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

front of

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba's brothels. JUBA، 28 نوفمبر 2011. In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms - a so-called "sex camp" - girls and women practise the world's oldest profession in the

world's

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN • HUMANITARIAN NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROMAID AND POLICYCONFLICTENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERSMIGRATIONFOODHEALTH The New Humanitarian is an independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters, and other crises. THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The UN in Nepal this month released an $84 million appeal to fill gaps in the healthcare system and address a wider crisis sparked by new lockdowns and lost wages. But humanitarian funding – in the pandemic’s second year – is stretched across the globe. Aid groups in Nepal say there’s little new money available as needs rise, and

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The first episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism — a joint project by The New Humanitarian and the Center for Global Development — will be available Wednesday, 21 October. Search for “The New Humanitarian” in your preferred podcast app (available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, and Youtube) and subscribe to make sure you never miss THE NEW HUMANITARIAN The South African government is investigating reports of large-scale “looting” of its $26 billion coronavirus rescue package, launched to cushion the economic impact of the pandemic on struggling households. Amid rising public anger, the ruling ANC party has called a meeting of its National Executive Committee to begin on Friday to probe corruption within its ranks – from the theft of THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Six ways COVID-19 is changing South Africa. ‘The kind of camaraderie and willingness to solve this is unprecedented.’. A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed. (Guy Oliver/TNH) THE NEW HUMANITARIAN Unaddressed claims of misconduct by Oxfam staff weren’t confined to the Democratic Republic of Congo, five whistleblowers have told The New Humanitarian, revealing that complaints also piled up in Iraq before 12 workers finally filed a joint grievance last year.. The Iraq claims, coming hot on the heels of misconduct allegations in Congo earlier this month, point to persistent and enduring THE NEW HUMANITARIAN As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, women and girls across the globe continue to be disproportionately affected by the AIDS pandemic - HIV is the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. IRIN/PlusNews presents five important ways to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV: ARCTIC SCIENTIST RUNS 1,800 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF Arctic Scientist Runs 1,800 Miles to Raise Awareness of Climate Change. Erlend Moster Knudsen, an Arctic climate system specialist, spent four months running from Norway to Paris to help spread the word about the impact of climate change on the Arctic. Erlend Moster Knudsen started his 1,800-mile (2,900-km) run on August 3, 2015, in

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THE NEW HUMANITARIAN 22 hours ago · Around 85 percent of vaccines already administered have gone to people in high-income and upper-middle-income countries, while 85 percent of the 26 million refugees in the world are hosted in developing countries.. Due to a number of factors – export bans in countries such as India; a global shortage of raw materials used to produce vaccines; and hoarding by wealthy nations – COVAX, a UN THE NEW HUMANITARIAN In Rethinking Humanitarianism, our new 10-part podcast series, Heba, director of The New Humanitarian, and Jeremy, senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, will discuss the drivers of change affecting international aid, from the increasingly protracted nature of crises, to the funding environment and opportunities offered by

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