10-Crises: 2026 year in view
From resurgent HIV to the global gender backlash, from deal-making replacing peacemaking to migration in a time of far-right populism: These are just some of the trends our specialist editors are forecasting to shape humanitarian needs in 2026. What are the political decisions, policy gaps, and structural mechanisms driving them?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026 The New Humanitarian convened a conversation with global peace-building and humanitarian sector thought-leaders who tried to answer exactly that, and to offer some constructive paths forward: What can be done to shift the dial?
The 10 Crises 2026 event was guided by our annual start-of-year lists, which explore some of the most pressing humanitarian crises, the underlying trends, and the aid policy landscape. As ever, our analysis is informed by extensive in-depth reporting around the globe: interviews with researchers, aid workers, and policymakers, and with people and communities working hard to rebuild their lives in the midst of conflicts and disasters.
The discussion was facilitated by The New Humanitarian CEO Tammam Aloudat, who was joined by:
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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Sweta Velpillay, Co-Director of Conducive Space for Peace
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David Harland, New Zealand diplomat and Executive Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
This event was convened by The New Humanitarian in collaboration with the Centre on Armed Groups and Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding.
Read more:
Shaping a new global order from the grassroots
Tammam Aloudat, Francesca Albanese, Sweta Velpillay, and David Harland discuss the crises, trends, and policy directions to watch this year.
Event details
| Location | Geneva/online |
| Date | 14 January 2026 |
| Time | 17:30-19:00 Geneva (19:30 Nairobi, 11:30 New York) |