The New Humanitarian

Young girls and women are leading the way in driving systemic change, and supporting their communities, but a new report, titled "We need to know the humanitarian sector stands with us", shows the ext...

18 Apr 202422min

*This episode originally aired in October 2023, and includes new interviews recorded days before the first anniversary of the war in Sudan. Hajooj Kuka, external communications officer for the Khartou...

11 Apr 20241h 24min

Israel has continued to choose violence, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an independent journalist of Palestinian descent, tells host A...

4 Apr 202423min

Today's First Person story comes from Fatma Jaffar, a Yemeni humanitarian worker and the policy and advocacy lead for Oxfam Yemen. Fatma describes the dire humanitarian situation in her country and ho...

28 Mars 20249min

As Yemen's war continues, a new project by The New Humanitarian shares personal testimonies that show how the devastating conflict has changed life for millions, while the rest of the world wasn't pay...

21 Mars 202425min

For nearly 40 episodes, Rethinking Humanitarianism has been hosted by Heba Aly. But this time around, Aly joins the podcast as a guest. Since 2007, Aly has worked with The New Humanitarian, and IRIN N...

14 Mars 202456min

A project to turn Kenya's refugee camps - some of the largest in the world - into self-reliant communities where refugees can live, work, and set up businesses among their local hosts was recently lau...

7 Mars 202423min

A Mercy Corps staff member describes life in the sliver of southern Gaza where 1.2 million people are sheltering in desperate conditions. The author's name is being withheld for safety given the ...

29 Feb 20249min