Analysis Conflict 13 November 2018 What is humanitarian deconfliction? How aid agencies try to avoid getting bombed in Yemen and Syria
Analysis Aid and Policy 12 November 2018 Deaths before data How war, politics, and a lack of reliable information are complicating a famine declaration in Yemen
Analysis Aid and Policy 29 October 2018 Mission impossible for next UN Syria envoy? As Staffan de Mistura prepares to leave office, here’s a look at the UN peace process so far and why it keeps failing
Analysis Environment and Disasters 16 October 2018 Why Indonesia’s rules on foreign tsunami relief are rattling the aid sector “All the assumptions we make are being overturned”
Analysis Aid and Policy 12 October 2018 Famine and the machine Can big money and big data make famine a thing of the past?
Analysis Conflict 2 October 2018 After Russia-Turkey deal, the fate of Syria’s Idlib hangs in the balance A buffer zone is supposed to prevent a bloody battle in Syria’s last rebel-held province, but are Assad’s forces and rebel factions on side?
Analysis Aid and Policy 28 September 2018 As Trump runs low on targets, aid sector asks: are we next? At the UN General Assembly, the US president vowed to review overseas assistance and favour his “friends”. Relief officials are worried
Analysis Aid and Policy 26 September 2018 Shutdowns, suspensions, and legal threats put relief in world’s troublespots at risk A harder donor line on counter-terror compliance, from the US in Syria in particular, has the sector worried
Analysis Conflict 3 September 2018 Syrian war: Understanding Idlib’s rebel factions Fighting forces in Syria’s last rebel-held territory are divided on almost everything but their opposition to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
Analysis Conflict 3 September 2018 Idlib briefing: “Humanitarian catastrophe” feared as Syria war reaches final rebel stronghold Millions at risk from looming army offensive; last-gasp Russia-Turkey talks to determine what happens next
Analysis Conflict 14 August 2018 BRIEFING: All you need to know about South Sudan's new power-sharing accord Will it help end the war and improve civilian life?
Analysis Aid and Policy 2 August 2018 As Iraq slips from the headlines, humanitarians worry that aid donors are beginning to lose interest Is the shift from providing emergency assistance to funding reconstruction and development happening too soon?
