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.
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A cholera outbreak, a harsh winter, ten years of civil war and obstruction from the Syrian government are some of the difficulties faced by aid agencies.
The window of survival after an earthquake is narrow and there are three top priorities for aid workers.
Despite international and national responses to the drought, the situation is dire. The government’s response is a lesson in how not to deal with drought.
Most refugees rarely gain citizenship in host countries and the work that is available to them is informal, irregular and precarious.
A leaked draft security agreement seemingly proves Chinese spending ‘bought’ enough influence to get the Solomon Islands government. But such an interpretation misses two key issues.
Here are some ways to support people from Afghanistan locally, nationally and overseas.
Due to warfare, ploughing and planting was not timely in Tigray. This may lead to a second year with failed crops.
When humanitarian agencies are obliged to stop operations by political decision or because of huge physical insecurity, the poorest and most vulnerable succumb first through starvation and disease.
Data science infrastructure is sorely needed in many places. Doctors Without Borders brings medical help to nations in need, but similar efforts are relatively small for statistics.
The way foreign aid is disbursed needs to be revisited to avoid the traps it’s fallen into in the past.
Providing foreign aid is not always straightforward. But here are some practical ways Australia might be able to help India.
A survey of the impact of the first few rounds of coronavirus aid shows that most of those who lost jobs or wages due to the pandemic were facing severe economic hardship.
Boris Johnson has announced the UK’s Department for International Development will merge with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Why Britain and Africa need each other more than ever.
The survival resource of the world’s most vulnerable people – their social networks – may become compromised
If trends continue, 87% of the world’s poorest people will live in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
There is little evidence that pads alone will keep girls in school – stigma, lack of appropriate infrastructure, and embarrassment need to be dealt with too.
Maps that divide the world into ‘no-go’ and ‘safe’ zones has created a new politics of danger.
A new regulation makes it easier for the government to contract local NGOs.
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Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
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Senior Researcher, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor in Global Health Infection and Immunity. and co-Director of the Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh
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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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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Malawi
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Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Nottingham Trent University