Four days is not nearly long enough to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.2 million desperate inhabitants.
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Government sanctions against Hamas, which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group, mean that aid groups are not able to directly work with Hamas.
The politics of delivering aid in war zones are messy, the ethics fraught and the logistics daunting. But getting everything right is essential − and in this instance could save many Gazans’ lives.
Gaza desperately needs humanitarian aid, but it’s a complex situation which makes it hard for much-needed supplies to reach a people under siege.
As American Jews grieve, many are giving as well.
Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover, warns a Palestinian health specialist.
The Rafah crossing has historically played a pivotal role in easing the hardships faced by Gazans. Today, it represents an actual lifeline.
Even before Storm Daniel hit, Derna in Libya was in dire need of help. But it’s not always clear how best to help humanitarian organisations to deliver aid most effectively.
The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding of the Dnieper River gives the Russians a natural defense.
Three reasons getting the warring parties to stick to an agreement is so difficult.
As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
The earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, was a natural disaster, but its consequences have been shaped by the human tragedy of the Syrian civil war.
Politics stood in the way of a humanitarian response that could have saved hundreds, if not thousands, of lives.
The focus of efforts to save the lives of earthquake victims needs to shift to the emerging threats from disease and lack of clean water and shelter.
The negative effects of conflict on human capital – particularly nutrition, health and education – are larger than commonly thought.
The window of survival after an earthquake is narrow and there are three top priorities for aid workers.
In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
The international response to the refugee crisis in Ukraine has been impressive. But humanitarian aid is falling short to help refugees in other countries such as Bangladesh, Yemen and Ethiopia.
Parties to the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have agreed to end hostilities after two years. Here is a selection of previously published articles on its devastating consequences.
Millions of Somalis are in urgent need of aid. But not enough is being done to reach marginalised groups.
Top contributors
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Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Liverpool John Moores University
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Lecturer in Operations Management, Lancaster University
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Professor of Public Health and Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor Emeritus in Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester
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Business School Associate Director, Edge Hill University
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Professor, Université de Lubumbashi
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PhD Researcher, Development Studies, University of Sussex
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Director, Program on Resilient Communities, Harvard University
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Associate Rrofessor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University
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Associate Research Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
