Providing Aid to Ukrainian Refugees
Before the current invasion started, about 1.5 million people were internally displaced within Ukraine. Since this stage of the conflict began on February 24, about 4 million people have fled. This is about 10% of the country's population of 44 million. Some of those...
Services Provided by Humanitarian Aid
The primary goal of humanitarian aid is to save lives and assist with immediate needs during a crisis. Traditionally this has been different from development aid, which is focused on addressing ongoing issues that cause suffering. Although, some see the two as less...
2022 Crises That Need Attention
The ICRC released its Emergency Watchlist for 2022 before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing crisis. And it is worth remembering that going into this year twenty countries accounted for 89% of people in need of humanitarian aid, while having only 10% of...
Decolonizing Humanitarian Aid
Discussions of systemic racism and the need for decolonization of humanitarian aid existed before 2020, but the global BLM protests forced the sector to examine the issue in earnest. The report Time to Decolonise Aid is an excellent primer on the topic, providing a...
New Guidance on Curbing Child Abduction In War
The UN identifies six grave violations committed against children in armed conflict: killing and maiming recruitment or use of child soldiers sexual violence abduction attacks against schools or hospitals denial of humanitarian access A recent UNICEF report points out...
How UN Plans to Strengthen Aid Delivery Amid ‘Megacrises’
The UN Economic and Social Council (ESOSOC) three day Humanitarian Affairs Segment focused on addressing “megacrises,” or humanitarian emergencies complicated by several serious compounding issues. The meeting brought together various stakeholders including aid...
The Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis
It’s been almost a year since the world witnessed dramatic scenes of Afghans desperately trying to leave alongside the US troop withdrawal. Since the subsequent Taliban takeover of the country the people have endured an almost total economic collapse. This economic...
Helping Refugees and Immigrants
Tens of millions of people have been displaced from their homes over the past decade due to conflict and persecution. By the beginning of 2021, 82.4 million people were forcibly displaced, that’s and over one percent of the world’s population. Refugees often arrive in...
Humanitarian Aid Efforts in Ukraine
With Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, many people are seeking ways to help. There are many humanitarian aid efforts currently in effect for the Ukrainian people. And the need will only increase for the foreseeable future. According to UNHCR, a UN Refugee Agency,...
The Future of Humanitarian Aid
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, experts in the field were discussing ways humanitarian aid needed to evolve to meet future needs and realities. But when suddenly every nation was suffering in the pandemic and travel became globally restricted, a different approach...