Humanitarianism

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2025

Tacit engagement in humanitarian action: making sense of silence and secrecy in humanitarian negotiations

Journal article in Journal of International Humanitarian Action

Press release

Wednesday, 22 Jan 2025

Destruction of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza. Photo: Getty Images

New Study Reveals Human Impact of UNRWA Ban: Lifelines to Millions at Risk

New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.

Policy brief

2025

Consequences of the Israeli UNRWA Ban

MidEast Policy Brief

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Monday, 10 Feb 2025 08:30–09:30 UTC+01

Displaced Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza on January 27, 2025. Photo: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Law on the Frontlines in Palestine – A Conversation with UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese will share firsthand experiences and insights from her work in Occupied Palestine.

Press release

Wednesday, 22 Jan 2025

New Study Reveals Human Impact of UNRWA Ban: Lifelines to Millions at Risk

New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.

Humanitarian law and politics: two sides of the same coin

Protection of Civilians in Crisis: Geneva Conventions at 75

With the devastating news from Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan among other wars, we witness a crisis of the international regime for protecting civilians in armed conflict. However, this is not a total collapse but a return to the troubling world that the legal protections for civilians in the 1949 Geneva ...

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Thursday, 30 Jan 2025

The United States is by far the world’s largest provider of foreign aid. Before the inauguration, there were strangely few signals about the U.S.’s foreign aid policies and priorities. Photo: J. Countess/Getty Images.

Trump Vol. 2 Will Impact Global Development

The United States is by far the world’s largest provider of foreign aid, but it is completely unclear whether and how this will continue. Trump speaks of quickly achieving peace but at the same time he threatens neighboring countries. One thing is certain, however: Trump will not prioritize climate issues. ...

Policy brief

2025

Consequences of the Israeli UNRWA Ban

MidEast Policy Brief

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Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024

An Untested Refugee Theory

From late January 2025, the Israeli ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will come into effect. What does this mean for the rights of the Palestinian refugees, and who will then take responsibility for helping them? In October 2024, the Israeli parliament (Knesset) ...

Journal article

2025