News Aid and Policy 1 March 2019 Nigerian challenges, cash aid headaches, and making mental health matter A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
News Aid and Policy 27 February 2019 UN probes substandard food aid for mothers and children Investigators determining if “operational error, negligence, or fraudulent behaviour” to blame
News feature Food 12 February 2019 Drought and rising costs to leave 2.4 million Zimbabweans needing food aid “We are working but cannot afford the most basic things in life”
News Environment and Disasters 6 February 2019 In rural Pakistan, ‘worst drought in years’ drives displacement and hunger ‘We have no option other than migrating’: Food insecurity and malnutrition are on the rise as farmers grapple with prolonged rain shortages.
News Aid and Policy 5 February 2019 New UN deal with data mining firm Palantir raises protection concerns Critics say it could put ‘highly sensitive’ data about millions of food aid recipients at risk
News feature Migration 5 February 2019 As Venezuela crisis spirals, needs across the Colombian border grow “There are pregnant women, babies without diapers, and people with stomach problems”
Interview Aid and Policy 22 January 2019 Q&A: Why new peace talks on CAR really matter “My fear is that people will keep suffering. There is a certain level of suffering that people cannot take anymore."
News Conflict 9 January 2019 Briefing: Sudanese call for bread and freedom “What we're seeing right now might not be the final chapter, but we are nearing the end"
News Aid and Policy 31 December 2018 UN food agency demands ‘immediate end’ to aid fraud in Yemen The World Food Programme crackdown comes after both an internal review and a media investigation find that vital rations are being diverted
Special Report Food 21 November 2018 Hunger and survival in Venezuela “Malnutrition is the mother of the whole problem”
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
Opinion Aid and Policy 8 November 2018 First person: Bringing aid to my neighbours in Hodeidah just got harder As the battle for the city I call home grows closer, I worry about how I can keep my staff and the people we help safe.
