Articles
How should we assess a leader's fitness to govern?
Medical screenings, and cognitive and personality tests are commonly used in many sectors but not so for the most consequential job of leading a nation
Should UNRWA step back from its Gaza operations?
Despite being a noble agency, it has become politically controversial and ineffective
Foreign aid is welcome, but it shouldn't come with strings attached
In our needy and troubled world, compassion must be the only justification for it
Weekend Essay: A new humanitarian diplomacy is needed for a world of disorder
Geopolitical shifts require new forms of problem-solving to tackle growing human suffering
Hunger is an immoral accompaniment to war
Starvation and famine must not be allowed to become the inevitable result of conflicts
Why are we doing so badly in living up to humanitarian ideals during conflicts?
Increased suffering from the changing nature of wars necessitates re-setting the international humanitarian system
A new humanitarian compact is needed for victims of conflicts everywhere
The current humanitarian system is underfunded, overburdened and mistrusted
Better global health care is within reach
Everyone should be entitled to universal health care but 4.5 billion people are not fully covered by essential health services, including in rich countries
An overheated world is bad news for our bodies
As the planet heats, billions of people risk falling out of their natural temperature zone
In the Israel-Gaza war, the UN must play a bigger political role
Its humanitarian role is indispensable, yet why is it sidelined in the search for political solutions to the crisis?
On Gandhi's 154th birthday, does non-violence still have a place?
Today is the International Day of Non-Violence. But how does one counter violence when reasoned dialogue fails?
We should not abandon the Sustainable Development Goals
These objectives provide the vision for a better world that our struggling humanity needs
Afghanistan is in urgent need of a 'mental health first aid' programme
Tackling the psychological trauma of its decades-long crisis is essential to the country's recovery.
My boss died in a Baghdad bombing that changed humanitarian work forever
Twenty years after Sergio de Mello and 22 others were killed, humanitarianism continues to face daunting challenges
Treating indigenous people fairly benefits humanity
Development approach that leaves behind indigenous communities is a loss on many levels