Topics
Explore humanitarian contexts and cross-cutting themes. Each topic page assembles curated journalism, analysis, opinion, data, and research to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject.
Contexts
Palestine
The humanitarian crisis in Palestine, with a focus on Gaza, the occupied territories, international humanitarian law, and the political economy of aid in the context of prolonged occupation and conflict.
East AfricaSudan
The humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan following the outbreak of armed conflict in April 2023, one of the world's largest displacement crises and a test case for the failures of international humanitarian response.
Themes
Climate and Humanitarianism
How climate change is reshaping humanitarian needs, challenging existing response models, and forcing a reckoning with the political economy of vulnerability and adaptation.
ThemeFuture of the Humanitarian System
The structural crisis facing the international humanitarian system: growing needs, stagnant funding, institutional inertia, and competing visions for reform.
ThemeLocalisation
The movement to shift power, resources, and decision-making in humanitarian action from international organisations to local and national actors, and the structural barriers that impede this shift.