Humanitarian aid is not neutral. It never has been. From Palestine to Sudan to Haiti and across much of the world – especially in countries living with the legacy of colonisation – aid has been ...

Despite this apparent governance success, al-Shabab faces a crucial paradox: legitimacy without popularity. While Somalis may recognise the group’s administrative competence and align with its ...

Not only are Trump’s policies pushing many migrants to request asylum in Mexico, but US aid cuts are making their integration there even harder.

It does not end the Israeli-induced famine in Gaza City – my home, which is being ethnically cleansed as I write these words – or lift the siege that has turned Gaza into a prison camp of dust and ...

For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured almost continuous wars. By some estimates, they have become the deadliest since World War II, with many millions of people killed.

Steve Muhindo, a 25-year-old poet from a town called Sake, which is near Goma, remembers discovering slam at a La Lucha anniversary. “I heard young, committed voices denouncing injustice and violence, ...

Ten Western states – including the UK, France, Belgium, Australia, Canada, and Portugal – officially recognised the State of Palestine during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on 21 and 22 September in ...

Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2024, but the statistics barely capture the lived reality of a system where political connections ...

As Israel’s relentless assault continues, the desire to cling to a home that could soon be gone forever gives way to the instinct to survive.

In chasing the promise of AI, humanitarians risk backtracking on badly needed reforms. But there are ways to harness benefits ...

August, nearly 250,000 people have been forced to flee Gaza City by Israel’s escalating assault. More than half did so in the past week, according to the UN. The Israeli military’s unrelenting attack ...

The move has angered many of the charity’s employees, who believe they are being censored and made to contradict what local partners are experiencing.