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The New Humanitarian | The 25 crises that shaped history
WEBThe 25 crises that shaped history. 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 examines what it may look like in the future.
The New Humanitarian | Neutrality and humanitarian principles
WEBAug 27, 2020 · 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 …
Palestine refugees: locations and numbers - The New Humanitarian
WEBJan 16, 2010 · More than two million Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA. Unlike any other host country, Jordan granted Palestinian refugees full citizenship rights, except for 120,000 people who originally came from the Gaza Strip. There are 10 official and three unofficial refugee camps in Jordan. UNRWA’s operations in Jordan.
The Rohingya: Tracking the history of today’s refugee crisis
WEBAug 25, 2021 · The violent 2017 ouster of more than 700,000 Rohingya from Myanmar into Bangladesh captured the international spotlight, but the humanitarian crisis had been building for decades. Nearly one million Rohingya from Myanmar live in Bangladesh's crowded refugee camps. Government restrictions …
What does Taliban control mean for aid in Afghanistan?
WEBAug 16, 2021 · As with many in Afghanistan, aid groups were shocked by the speed at which government authorities collapsed. In a little over a week, the Taliban swept through the majority of the country’s provincial centres before reaching the capital, Kabul, on Sunday. “I don’t think we were prepared for the entire country to …
The New Humanitarian | Somalia’s political crisis explained
WEBMay 20, 2021 · The African Union has 22,000 troops in Somalia under a peace enforcement mission known as AMISOM, defending the country against al-Shabab. It has condemned the extension of Farmajo’s term as “undermining [the] unity and stability of the country”, and called on AMISOM to “monitor” the deployment of Somali security forces while urging it …
The New Humanitarian | TNH@25 | Rethinking Humanitarianism
WEBJul 6, 2020 · A look at the past, present, and future of crisis response. In 2020, The New Humanitarian marks 25 years of journalism from the heart of crises. Founded in 1995 as IRIN, our newsroom emerged from the ashes of the Rwandan genocide. Twenty-five years on, we are looking back on the world’s response …
Explosion in land violence forces Hondurans to migrate, strains aid ...
WEBMay 18, 2023 · In the past year, the violence has escalated and expanded to new areas of the country, displacing more people and putting additional duress on an already strained humanitarian response. “People are affected by a triple emergency – violence from drug corridors, droughts and the storms, and the pandemic,” said Maria José Alexander ...
It’s time to end aid agency child sponsorship schemes
WEBApr 20, 2021 · Despite these shifts, child sponsorship schemes are still popular today, and many INGOs are reluctant to give up these multi-million-dollar marketing campaigns for fear of losing income. In 2019, World Vision globally reported sponsoring 3.4 million children, through its overall annual spending of around $2.1 billion, while Plan International ...