The New Humanitarian

The New Humanitarian

2/7/2025, 7:32:24 AM

*“I fear this calm”: Life during Gaza’s uncertain ceasefire* There has been no return to normalcy in Gaza, writes Palestinian journalist Rita Baroud, as she wrestles with a war that feels like it hasn’t ended. Read: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-person/2025/02/06/i-fear-calm-life-during-gaza-uncertain-ceasefire

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2/10/2025, 6:41:19 PM

*How local humanitarian groups are navigating US aid freeze havoc* Stopgaps, new funders, and long-term vision: Pressure grows on grassroots aid to chart a path forward amid Trump’s sudden cuts. Read: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2025/02/10/how-local-humanitarian-groups-are-navigating-us-aid-freeze-havoc

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2/4/2025, 7:56:26 PM

*Six Haitian women’s struggles to recover from rape by gangs* The use of GBV has grown dramatically in scale and ruthlessness, with sexual abuse now being deployed as a routine means of torture and control. As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence annual campaign, and as gangs in Haiti subject women and girls to appalling levels of sexual violence, this series of intimate accounts highlights the harms they endure and the necessity of include survivors’ voices in shaping the policies that affect them. Read more: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-person/2024/11/19/six-haitian-women-struggles-recover-rape-gangs

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2/6/2025, 7:14:48 AM

*Inklings | What story will humanitarians tell in a Trump world?* Notes on where USAID’s dismantling leaves aid freeze waivers, who’s calling the shots, and what’s the humanitarian narrative on the future of aid? Read the full story: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2025/02/05/inklings-what-story-will-humanitarians-tell-trump-world

The New Humanitarian

2/5/2025, 11:33:32 AM

*How Europe can escape the migration deterrence trap* European leaders seem to have lost interest in any hint of taking a rational approach to migration policy. As a result, Europe is squandering the possibility of dealing with irregular migration in a safer, more orderly, and more humane way, and is instead simply aiming to increase border security, hold up refugees and asylum seekers in transit, and rapidly deport those not eligible for protection. Last summer saw a surge of far-right parties in elections to the European Parliament, France’s National Assembly, and German regional parliaments (and anti-immigration riots in the UK). Then, in November, Donald Trump was re-elected as US president, running on a virulently anti-migrant, asylum seeker, and refugee agenda, which he is now rapidly enacting. Europe’s centrist politicians have grown conspicuously quiet about creating legal pathways for refugees and asylum seekers to reach the continent, or implementing evidenced-based policies to manage migration in ways that could produce better results for both people on the move and the countries they are aiming to reach. Read more: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025/02/04/how-europe-can-escape-migration-deterrence-trap

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2/4/2025, 7:54:54 PM

*How climate smart is solar in meeting Africa’s power needs?* The roll-out of large-scale solar projects in Africa is fraught with challenges over cost, efficiency, and an increasingly unpredictable climate: Read more: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2025/02/03/how-climate-smart-solar-meeting-africa-power-energy-needs

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1/31/2025, 3:17:41 PM

*Goma capture sparks fears of deeper regional conflict as Rwanda-backed rebels push south* The capture this week of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis that risks expanding into an even deeper regional conflict. The city of around two million was crammed with people seeking shelter as the fighting neared. Another 800,000 were in displacement camps in and around Goma and are scattering into a countryside where abuse by armed groups is rife. There is little water, or electricity, and aid warehouses have been looted by the desperate. The fortunate are those that stockpiled food in advance, while everyone else has to deal with shuttered markets and rocketing prices at the few stalls that remain open. The assault on Goma came as a surprise, some residents say. There was faith that 300-odd Romanian and French mercenaries would defend the city – hired to bolster a demoralised national army known as FARDC and their militia allies. Read more: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2025/01/31/drc-goma-capture-sparks-fears-deeper-regional-conflict-rwanda-backed-rebels-m23

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1/31/2025, 9:58:18 AM

*Rohingya civilians recall alleged Arakan Army abuses* The most well-known armed group taking on Myanmar’s ruling junta faces renewed accusations of rape, night raids, and murder. Read more: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2025/01/30/rohingya-civilians-recall-alleged-arakan-army-abuses

The New Humanitarian

2/2/2025, 9:59:58 PM

Trump aid turmoil, Syria’s new president, and the worsening crisis in eastern Congo: The Cheat Sheet. Read our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe: ⬇️ https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/01/31/trump-aid-turmoil-syria-new-president-and-worsening-crisis-eastern-congo

The New Humanitarian

2/5/2025, 11:39:04 AM

*Six Haitian women’s struggles to recover from rape by gangs* The use of GBV has grown dramatically in scale and ruthlessness, with sexual abuse now being deployed as a routine means of torture and control. Read full story: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-person/2025/02/04/six-haitian-women-struggles-recover-rape-gangs