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Memento Mori
LONDON 13 July 2015 (IRIN) – It is easy to laugh at aid workers, but every year, hundreds are killed, kidnapped or injured doing their jobs. We need to do more to honour them. More here: Memento Mori
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Does the aid industry have a sexual violence problem?
LONDON 17 September 2015 (IRIN) – Anecdotal reports of sexual assault within the aid industry suggest the sector has a systemic problem. But the official data says incidence is incredibly low. So how...
View ArticleWho in the world is Millie Wonder?
The July rape of aid workers in South Sudan made headlines around the world. The incident was brutal but not uncommon – one in three women are sexually or physically assaulted in their lifetimes. It’s...
View ArticleHow aid agencies should protect their staff from sexual abuse
Only 16 percent of aid agencies have proper policies dealing with sexual assaults on staff, and just one in 10 cases of sexual abuse are reported and then properly handled, according to a new report....
View ArticleAid workers at risk on World Humanitarian Day
We mark World Humanitarian Day with a selection of articles about the risks faced by aid workers Read more: Aid workers at risk on World Humanitarian Day
View ArticleFrom evacuee to humanitarian: aid goes local in conflict-torn Marawi
Homegrown aid workers are on the front lines of crises in the southern Philippines. Now they want to play a larger role, but they need more help to do it Continued here: From evacuee to humanitarian:...
View Article2018 in Review: Local aid
Local aid workers are the backbone of humanitarian responses around the world, but they’re frequently overshadowed when crises hit Follow this link: 2018 in Review: Local aid
View ArticleIn Kashmir, slow internet throttles doctors’ coronavirus response
On lockdown once again, Kashmir’s schools, aid workers, and doctors struggle to prepare for COVID-19 amid months of internet restrictions. Go here to see the original: In Kashmir, slow internet...
View ArticleStay or go? An international aid worker’s coronavirus dilemma
COVID-19 is forcing countless aid workers in crisis zones to make an impossible decision. One humanitarian explains why she chose to leave. Continue reading here: Stay or go? An international aid...
View ArticleCoronavirus and aid: What we’re watching, 23-29 April
Disaster risks rise, reproductive health shrinks, aid workers pressured: updates on how COVID-19 is disrupting humanitarian efforts around the globe. Original post: Coronavirus and aid: What we’re...
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