Why are humanitarians so WEIRD?
BELGRADE, 15 April 2015 (IRIN) - In his latest column, recovering aid worker Paul Currion argues that humanitarian organisations are fundamentally WEIRD - Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic. Unless that changes, he says, they will always struggle to understand the communities in which they work. Read report online |
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What future for the humanitarian capital of the world?
GENEVA, 7 April 2015 (IRIN) - Geneva has firmly taken its place as one of the most expensive cities in the world, following a sharp rise in the value of the Swiss franc in January. Should cost-conscious aid agencies be headquartered there? Read report online |
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Oil-rich Delta poses first big test for Nigeria's new leader
PORT HARCOURT, 9 April 2015 (IRIN) - An early test for Nigerian president-elect Muhammadu Buhari is how his incoming administration will handle the volatile oil revenue-generating Delta, where former militia commanders pledged their support to Goodluck Jonathan, their clansman, who was emphatically beaten in the 28 March presidential election. Read report online |
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The new buzzword in aid - and why agencies are slow to act
NEW YORK, 9 April 2015 (IRIN) - 'Urban' is a new buzzword in humanitarian circles, but aid agencies, accustomed to working in more remote war zones or in the aftermath of natural disasters, have been slow to turn it into action Read report online |
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Cameroon soldiers defy Boko Haram in polio battle
MAROUA, 13 April 2015 (IRIN) - How do you vaccinate women and children against polio in remote areas prey to attack from Boko Haram militants? Arm the soldiers with vaccine. This is exactly what has happened with great success in northern Cameroon. Read report online |
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Migrant crisis in the Mediterranean: What can be done?
LAMPEDUSA/OXFORD, 15 April 2015 (IRIN) - With Italian authorities rescuing 8,500 migrants in the Mediterranean over the weekend and reports up to 400 may have perished, there can be no doubt that an unprecedented summer surge in migrant sea crossings is already under way. Read report online |
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The Med: One final danger in a migrant's odyssey
OXFORD, 20 April 2015 (IRIN) - Every time a migrant boat capsizes on its way to Europe, a death toll is estimated by aid agencies and reproduced in media reports. But what about that other number? What about all those who die before ever setting foot on a boat? That number may be far higher. Read report online |
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Migrant smugglers profit from Libya's chaos
TRIPOLI, 23 April 2015 (IRIN) - Most of the 1,750 migrants to have drowned in the Mediterranean this year were sub-Saharan Africans who boarded smugglers' boats in Libya. We will never know all their individual stories, but it is possible to retrace their steps through the deserts of Sudan, Chad and Niger to Libya's porous southern borders, and north to its coastal cities and the beaches where the boats were launched. Read report online |
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Destroy the smuggling market, not the boats
LONDON, 24 April 2015 (IRIN) - Anthropologist and author of "Illegality, Inc." Ruben Andersson of the London School of Economics explains why an EU plan to destroy migrant smugglers' boats is doomed to fail. Read report online |
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Does community-driven aid need a makeover?
NAIROBI, 27 April 2015 (IRIN) - Community-Driven Development (CDD) instinctively makes sense - give people the power to determine and control their own development projects and you get better results, right? Wrong. This briefing explores why, at least in some post-conflict countries, CDD doesn't deliver as promised. Read report online |
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A year on, Guineans finally lay Ebola souls to rest
GUECKEDOU, 28 April 2015 (IRIN) - It is hard to put their anguish into words. After losing loved ones to Ebola, Guineans following traditional customs have waited more than a year to honour the dead due to government restrictions on public gatherings. Finally, the souls of the departed may be at peace. Read report online |
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Legal routes no easy fix to EU migration crisis
OXFORD, 28 April 2015 (IRIN) - In a new column, Jeff Crisp, former policy chief at UNHCR and now an advisor with Refugees International, questions whether opening up more legal routes into Europe is really the silver bullet to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean many make it out to be. Read report online |
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Can you hear me now? Why good communication is critical to the Nepal quake response
LONDON , 29 April 2015 (IRIN) - As aid continues to pour into Nepal after Saturday's powerful earthquake, the need for clear information is becoming ever more stark. Imogen Wall, a communications specialist who has worked for various humanitarian agencies in several emergency responses, says a well-managed exchange of information can be the difference between an effective relief operation and misguided chaos. Read report online |
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Vaccination teams defeat 'Ebola effect' in Guinea
GUECKEDOU, 29 April 2015 (IRIN) - Trying to convince Guinean parents that a measles vaccine is good for their children is no easy task. West Africa's Ebola epidemic began here and the rumour mill has been working overtime ever since. So how did vaccination teams manage to overcome this so-called 'Ebola effect'? Read report online |
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Briefing: Is Mali's peace process in peril?
BAMAKO, 30 April 2015 (IRIN) - As Tuareg rebels drag their feet on signing the latest peace deal, violence is erupting once again in northern Mali. Here's a look at why the situation might unravel and what the stakes are: Read report online |
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