A selection of The New Humanitarian’s articles in audio format.

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Israel escalation, journalists under fire, and pressuring the Davos elite: The Cheat Sheet

Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.

Afghanistan’s female NGO workers, coping with climate shocks, and Tigray’s death toll: The Cheat Sheet

Why these 10 humanitarian crises demand your attention now

Aid needs are continuing unchecked in these hotspots (and none of them are Ukraine). Read the full analysis here:  https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2023/01/13/10-humanitarian-crises-demand-attention

In brief: Trends driving humanitarian need in 2023

What’s fuelling this year’s worsening outlook for crises and affected people around the globe. For a deeper dive into the list, please read:  https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2023/01/03/ten-humanitarian-crises-trends-to-watch

South Sudan conflicts, Syrian discontent, and an execution in Iran: The Cheat Sheet

China’s COVID dilemma, curbing runaway needs, and where are you really from? The Cheat Sheet

Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.

Myanmar’s war, Tigray aid hopes, and debt relief as an aid issue: The Cheat Sheet

Ethiopia’s accord, armed interventions, and hunting for hope in the COP27 gloom: The Cheat Sheet

Syria’s water woes, slivers of climate hope, and Yemen’s mercenaries: the Cheat Sheet

Tigray’s civilian toll, Rohingya security fears, and cholera vaccine cuts: The Cheat Sheet

Helping Haiti, Ebola in Kampala, and TikTok begging profits: The Cheat Sheet

Cholera surge, climate justice calls, and the return of the Rosetta Stone: The Cheat Sheet

Russia’s ‘four new regions’, hurricane havoc, and Tigray 2.0: The Cheat Sheet

El Salvador’s Bitcoin flop, bank heists in Beirut, and searching for hope at the UNGA: The Cheat Sheet

The UN’s (non-Ukraine) funding gap, Tigray 2.0, and the UK’s colonial debt: The Cheat

Deadly DRC protests, Ukraine grain, and Lebanon’s upended lives: The Cheat Sheet

Haiti’s deadly descent, Libya’s flare-up, and an African diplomatic lovefest: The Cheat Sheet

Hope for grain exports, France’s new Sahel plans, and 8 billion humans: The Cheat Sheet

Broken food systems, Cuban exiles, and a deadly Uzbek crackdown: The Cheat Sheet

Syria aid diplomacy, G7 misses, and the ICC at 20: The Cheat Sheet

Taliban quake response, Amhara massacre, and South Asia’s monsoon-hit millions: The Cheat Sheet

Yemen’s respite, Congo’s neglected crisis, and Myanmar’s grim milestone: The Cheat Sheet

Chinese atrocities, Bangladesh floods, and a toned-down Davos: The Cheat Sheet

Sri Lankan unrest, Lebanese elections, and disgust at Abu Akleh’s killing: The Cheat Sheet

Ukraine diplomacy, wasted COVID vaccines, and Darfur’s rising toll: The Cheat Sheet

From Mali to Ukraine, a tale of two massacres: The Cheat Sheet

US asylum speed-ups, Haiti returns, and alarm bells in South Sudan: The Cheat Sheet

Yemen’s poor appeal, Tigray’s ‘catastrophe’, and an African architecture win: The Cheat Sheet

Ukraine’s civilians, Philippines’ survivors, and COVID’s 2-year toll: The Cheat Sheet

EU double standards, Ukraine’s trapped civilians, and abuses in Papua: The Cheat Sheet

Russia invades Ukraine, wheat woes, and lessons on the nexus: The Cheat Sheet

COVID in the Pacific, a Frontex first, and Latin America’s reopening: The Cheat Sheet

A US raid in Syria, deadly pushbacks, and FIFA’s own goal: The Cheat Sheet

Can Haiti rebuild a food system broken by disaster, historical injustice, and neglect?

Years of political unrest, under-investment in agriculture, and repeated earthquakes and storms have left 4.3 million people facing acute hunger.

‘Contactless’ aid, deadly snow days, and a doomsday reset: The Cheat Sheet

A record Afghan aid appeal, hunger in the Horn, and the Djokovic deportation row: The Cheat Sheet

Have the lessons of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake been learned?

‘Every year, we have earthquakes and hurricanes in Haiti, and when the disasters happen, that’s when we start to prepare.’

How Denmark’s hard line on Syrian refugees is an aid group’s ethical dilemma

Some countries point to a reduction in fighting and say Syrian refugees no longer need protection. Should NGOs be helping them make that case?

Why the return of displaced people is such a thorny issue in South Sudan

‘There is insufficient focus on the lack of progress in the peace agreement.’

Omicron selfishness, record humanitarian needs, and a new republic: The Cheat Sheet

Nigeria’s ‘massacre’, migrant helpers on trial, and celebrating young humanitarians: The Cheat Sheet

A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.

Sudan resistance, climate inaction, and the WHO’s bad week: The Cheat Sheet

Humanitarians look for COP26 to deliver on existing climate crisis needs

‘It’s no longer a glimpse into the future, or something that will wait for emissions reductions.’

Myanmar’s hidden hunger

‘We’re just eating whatever is available.’

Lebanon’s new low, Libya’s migrant crackdown, and the UN’s Hancock hire: The Cheat Sheet

Rohingya camp fears, Kenyan drought, and Congo’s sexual abuse victims: The Cheat Sheet

Billions pledged and awareness raised, but UN food summit fails to heal divisions

‘There is a big, global, normative shift underway on food, as there is on climate.’

Haitian migrants, climate talks at the UNGA, and an Oxfam puzzle: The Cheat Sheet

The ‘other’ climate migrants, stalled vaccines, and development boosters: The Cheat Sheet

Earthquake relief. Mexico. 2051.

A fictional take on the disasters of tomorrow – when cluster approaches, donor-funded appeals, and foreign-led responses are no more. Read by the author, Malka Older.

Why support for secession is growing in southeast Nigeria

‘I don’t think Nigerians want a broken country. They think the country is already broken and they’re protesting it.’

Power plays, lost school days, and an Afghan money maze: The Cheat Sheet

Haiti earthquake aid slowed by gangs, blocked roads, and shipping delays

‘We’ve been given food, but there’s not enough water.’

Afghan healthcare under threat from international aid freeze

‘We’re losing a health system which proved its resiliency during three waves of COVID-19.’

Yemen starvation, Tigray rebel abuses, and Afghanistan’s crisis within: The Cheat Sheet

What peace deal? Colombia’s coca regions remain at war

‘We haven’t known peace in decades.’

The shrinking options for Afghans escaping Taliban rule

‘We’ve got a very short window of time in terms of what we can do for those on the ground in Afghanistan who face real threats.’

Afghan aid, Salvadoran gangs, and a fading US vow: The Cheat Sheet

Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. To read on our site, head to   

Taliban funding, Haiti aid, and a new US deployment: The Cheat Sheet

Nigeria’s secret programme to lure top Boko Haram defectors

The jihadist conflict in the northeast is stalemated. But is forgiving some of the worst killers the right way to bring peace?

What does Taliban control mean for aid in Afghanistan?

‘I don’t think we were prepared for the entire country to fall around the same time.’

Climate alarm, migration as a weapon, and aid under the Taliban: The Cheat Sheet

Why Boko Haram fighters are surrendering

‘They are quitting because they can’t raid – they can’t steal – like they used to.’

A year after the Beirut blast, subsidy cuts compound Lebanon’s desperation

The government has been helping importers buy staples like wheat, medicine, and fuel. It can’t afford to anymore, and residents are feeling the pain.

The Afghan refugee crisis brewing on Turkey’s eastern border

‘If the country was peaceful, no one would leave.’

Expelled aid workers, COVID lockouts, and climate casualties: The Cheat Sheet

Tunisian protests, Asian floods, and the Refugee Convention at 70: The Cheat Sheet

Women rescued at sea reveal scale of alleged Libya abuses

‘One man is pointing a gun at you. The other one is raping you.’

Coronavirus crisis in Myanmar, media restrictions in Nigeria, and a bombing in Baghdad: The Cheat Sheet

Gang violence and security vacuum in Haiti thwart aid delivery

‘We are now living in a situation in Haiti where we have three or four crises at the same time.’

Afghan refugees, COVID-19 surges, and a new phase in Tigray: The Cheat Sheet

Weeks of rioting fail to force reform in Eswatini

‘The government has no desire to give up its power. The royal family would not think of giving up its privileges, or the keys to the treasury.’

Scanning the past: The League of Nations archive goes digital

‘New historians – that could not come to Geneva – will be able to provide a new perspective.’

Afghan women’s hopes, fears for Haiti aid, and a mosquito menace: The Cheat Sheet

Asia COVID waves, new Sudan protests, and ‘anti-gay’ clinics: The Cheat Sheet

Where’s the aid for Mexicans displaced by gang violence?

‘They are fleeing the ruthless violence of organisations killing innocent people.’

Trial of LRA commander Ongwen still divides northern Uganda

‘Dominic is now like Jesus: carrying the cross for everyone and what they have done.’

Taliban gains, Tigray escalation, and Africa’s COVID surge: The Cheat Sheet

Why fewer women are getting vaccines in militarised Kashmir

‘To live or die is in the hands of God. But to live with the stigma of not having a child is to die every day.’

Afghan Hazara, Grand Bargain 2.0, and France’s seven years in the Sahel: The Cheat Sheet

Mali’s coup fallout, Haiti’s COVID fears, and Ethiopia’s shadow war: The Cheat Sheet

Monsoon and conflict compound Myanmar’s post-coup food crisis

How rising violence, torrential rains, and economic instability are squeezing food supplies along Myanmar’s remote borders.

Caught in the middle: Peace activists in Cameroon try to end a brutal war

‘This is a conflict without a head. Dialogue is really complicated, because who do you dialogue with?’

Congo evacuation, Macron mea culpa, and Grand Bargain 2.0: The Cheat Sheet

Closed borders aren’t stopping Venezuelan migration, they’re just making it more dangerous

‘Hunger is stronger than border policy. It’s stronger than fear of COVID, too. These people have no choice.’

Syria aid at risk in Security Council vote

‘People will die if UN cross-border aid comes to an end.’

Back from the brink? Somalia’s political crisis explained

‘The violence in particular scared many over what could happen if Somalia does not get its act together.’

South Asia’s ‘catastrophe’, soaring food prices, and EU migration deaths: The Cheat Sheet

India's COVID aid effort, Chad’s transition, and Haiti’s kidnapping epidemic: The Cheat Sheet

What was really behind Baghdad's deadly hospital fire?

‘This is why so many Iraqis do not trust either the health system or the leadership.’

The climate displacement crisis has a neglected flipside

‘Climate mobility and immobility are not separate things; they are two sides of the same coin.’

Darfur’s aid plea, Venezuela’s hungry children, and oxygen shortages in South Asia: The Cheat Sheet

Indigenous refugees in Guatemala caught between COVID-19 and a volcano

‘We are not here because we want to be.’

Vaccine doubts, Afghan volatility, and a volcanic eruption: The Cheat Sheet

Whistleblowers detail new Oxfam misconduct allegations in Iraq

‘What happens in Iraq, stays in Iraq.’

Could COVAX be used as a test case to demand more aid accountability in South Sudan?

‘The key to effective leverage is finding something those in charge covet.’

Beyond Tigray, more Oxfam woes, and new vaccine hurdles: The Cheat Sheet

Nigeria’s unhappy union: How growing insecurity threatens the country’s future

‘From the north to the south, life has become nasty, brutish, and short.’

What Sudan’s new peace deal means for Darfur

‘We are rejecting the agreement because nobody consulted us.’

Afghanistan’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans cross conflict front lines

 ‘We never had access to coronavirus testing, and I doubt we will have access to the vaccine anytime soon.’

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Israel escalation, journalists under fire, and pressuring the Davos elite: The Cheat Sheet

Afghanistan’s female NGO workers, coping with climate shocks, and Tigray’s death toll: The Cheat Sheet

Why these 10 humanitarian crises demand your attention now

In brief: Trends driving humanitarian need in 2023

South Sudan conflicts, Syrian discontent, and an execution in Iran: The Cheat Sheet

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