August 27
Morocco: Neglected Morocco Earthquake Survivors Struggle With Slow Rebuild
'We understand everyone is focused on Gaza right now, but people have largely forgotten what happened to us.' Read more »
May 03
Africa: The Climate Loss and Damage Fund Takes Its First Steps
'The proof of the pudding will be in the eating.' Read more »
April 23
Ethiopia: Weighed Down By War and Drought, Tigray Struggles to Get Back On Its Feet
'It has been over a year since the peace deal was signed and the guns have been silenced, but we are still dying.' Read more »
March 28
Ethiopia: Social Safety Net Programme Faces Funding Gap As Starvation Looms
'At least if there was a safety net we could receive assistance every month.' Read more »
March 18
Malawi: Back-to-Back Climate Disasters Leave Malawians Eating Grass Seeds
'Once again, we have nothing.' Read more »
March 15
Mozambique: Rafah's Civilians, Mozambique's Storms, and Finding Joy in Malawi - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
February 28
Kenya: Why Irrigation Needs to Think Smaller to Save Kenyan Pastoralism
'As policymakers consider irrigation investments in the drylands, the past disappointing experiences of large-scale schemes must be taken into account.' Read more »
January 08
Africa: Why These 10 Humanitarian Crises Demand Your Attention Now
Beyond Gaza and Ukraine, emergency aid needs are going unmet in these neglected hotspots around the globe. Read more »
December 08, 2023
Kenya: The Testing Climate Journey Facing Kenya's Pastoralists
'The fundamental question is not about the future of pastoralism - it will always be around - it's about how we can do pastoralism more sustainably.' Read more »
September 15, 2023
Libya: 'Anything Would Help' - Benghazi Doctor Calls for Aid After Libya Flood Catastrophe
'Everyone is still in shock. We still haven't had time to process our emotions.' Read more »
Libya: Libyans Band Together to Help However They Can After Flooding Catastrophe
'My neighbours used farm equipment to save us.' Read more »
September 04, 2023
Africa: Why the Africa Climate Summit Can't Afford to Overlook Conflict
'Conflict isn't merely a side issue; it is an integral part of the equation.' Read more »
September 07, 2023
Africa: It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid! What Was Off-Key About the Africa Climate Summit
'The summit split opinion on the continent with its focus on market solutions to the climate crisis rather than dealing more directly with its human impacts.' Read more »
August 02, 2023
Kenya: Embracing Local Knowledge Is the Key to Resilience in Northern Kenya, Not Project Box-Ticking
'In the welter of jargon-heavy policy documents promoting 'resilience-building', the big question remains - what is 'resilience', and for whom?' Read more »
August 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Boom to Bust - Fallout of War and Drought Leaves Ethiopians Mired in Poverty
'What I have seen with my own eyes is a huge number of people starving and even dying.' Read more »
March 15, 2023
Malawi: Cyclone Freddy Points to Urgent Need for Climate-Smart Solutions in Malawi
Climate change means more storms, droughts, and unpredictable weather - how can farmers prepare better? Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: How Deep-Seated Sexism Makes Food Insecurity Worse in Nigeria
There's going to be millions of people facing hunger in the Niger Delta by next year.' Read more »
October 31, 2022
Somalia: The Hunger Road - Somalis On Surviving the Worst Drought in Decades
'The aid is not enough. It's only a drop in the ocean.' Read more »
October 19, 2022
Egypt: In COP27 Host Country, Hunger Mounts Amid Soaring Import Costs and Weather Extremes
The world's largest importer of wheat is feeling the pain of both climate change and the war in Ukraine. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: From Aid Double Standards to the Climate Emergency - What We're Watching At the UNGA
As crises expand and increasingly overlap around the world, we look at key issues on (and off) the humanitarian radar. Read more »