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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
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Deconfliction is supposed to keep non-combatants safe. But it is not working in Gaza either for aid workers or journalists.
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Former Australian Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin has a wide remit, but it’s unclear how he’ll obtain the information needed for his investigation.
Victims: one of the World Central Kitchen vehicles destroyed in the Israeli airstrike which killed seven aid workers.
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Humanitarian workers are protected by international law, but the number of aid agency workers being killed around the world is growing.
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The government’s rhetoric in response to the death of the Australian aid worker is stronger than we’d previously seen, but in a conflict with no clear solutions, little will change.
Palestinians stand near a World Central Kitchen vehicle on April 2, 2024, after three aid vehicles were targeted by Israeli strikes.
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Aid workers used to be considered off-limits in conflicts. The deaths of 7 aid workers in Gaza show that’s not the case anymore. Attacks on aid workers are on the rise.
People unload boxes of medicine from a truck at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 23, 2023.
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Aid workers consistently face a host of moral challenges and often have to make difficult choices. Organizations need to be aware of the mental impact on their staff and provide support.
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Aid workers are supposed to be protected by international humanitarian law. But increasingly they are being targeted by warring parties.
Millions of Syrians remain displaced from the conflict that began in 2011.
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Russia has used similar tactics in both countries, including bombings that flatten homes, schools, hospitals and key infrastructure. The humanitarian needs are vast.
International Committee of the Red Cross workers prepare bags with bodies of government soldiers to be handed over in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in 2015.
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Nearly all of the 129 aid workers killed on the job in 2021 were from the countries where they lost their lives.
International diplomacy: Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing the Swedish parliament on March 24.
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The best of the past week’s coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Women in an Indonesian village plan strategies for reconstruction after extreme weather.
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Researchers asked aid workers how to best prepare for the climate emergency in places where its effects are most severe.
Kenya Red Cross workers transport emergency relief supplies to flood victims in Tana River County.
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The security of local aid agency workers on the front line hasn’t been prioritised.
Virtual reality is helping train counter-terrorism officers.
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Virtual reality, augmented reality and serious games can help train people to respond to terrorism and kidnappings.
Reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam aid workers sparked a flurry of other allegations.
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To stop sexual exploitation in the aid sector, more self-regulation by NGOs isn’t the answer.
The power imbalance in aid work is under the spotlight.
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Most overseas aid workers remain largely cut off from the people they are in emergency settings to help.
Children in disaster zones are often highly vulnerable.
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Shocking allegations of abuse by Oxfam aid workers in Haiti are testament to how badly the aid sector needs deep, systemic reform.
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A huge majority of humanitarian employees are local to the country of intervention, but their motivations and pressures are often misunderstood.
Food is delivered by the UN in South Sudan.
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Last month South Sudan announced a dramatic increase in the cost of aid-worker permits from $100 to $10,000. It’s now backtracked on the decision.