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Surveillance for good? Facebook tracks disaster victims

06/08/2017. The initiative will use aggregated and anonymised Facebook user data to produce 3 different kinds of maps: where people are checking in as safe; where populations are before, during, and after a natural disaster; and where people are moving…

Sudan: UN report exposes human rights violations

05/19/2017. “The conflict highlights the startling level of impunity in South Sudan, which has fed successive cycles of violence across the country,”

It’s not just NGOs tackling humanitarian crises. Banks have a role too

05/19/2017. Of the 90 million people with physical disabilities around the world who need a mobility device, just one in 10 can access physical rehabilitation services.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Ethiopian wins top WHO job

05/23/2017. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia will be the next director general of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Princes and bankers and aid! Oh my!

05/26/2017. Despite external criticism and some of their own internal discomfort, more humanitarians are engaging with the World Economic Forum than ever before and see such spaces as critical for solving today’s complex crises.

One year after humanitarian summit, UN stresses reforms to put people ‘at heart’ of decision-making

05/23/2017. The international community must use resources better and galvanize new partnerships, top United Nations officials said today.

Five key principles for US foreign assistance success

05/22/2017. MFAN urges Congress to use its leadership and budget authority to ensure that the following core principles are reflected in the national budget and any proposed reforms of U.S. foreign assistance.