As conflict rages with the Israel-Hamas war, the growing crisis is straining an already overwhelmed global humanitarian system. In this Q+A, humanitarian health expert Paul Spiegel discusses the ...

The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), has launched the African Humanitarian Coordination Platform, marking a landmark ...

Mental health illnesses are becoming increasingly prevalent, with some experts deeming that we are in a mental health epidemic. Good mental health is associated with other cornerstones of life such as ...

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas echoes an alarming trend in modern warfare—attacks on health care workers, humanitarian workers, and health care centers, as well as heightened ...

A new report finds that global humanitarian aid is failing, with cuts from major donors like the United States and increased attacks on health workers further eroding the system.

International aid workers deliver crucial assistance to populations in crisis situations, but their voices are largely absent from the public discourse about issues confronting the humanitarian sector ...

A child gets tested for malnutrition at a World Food Program camp at el-Fasher in Darfur, Sudan, March 27, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a video. Credit: OSV News photo/WFP Handout via ...

Globally, humanitarian aid workers are facing complex climate and health crises that require urgent adaptations within a shrinking humanitarian space, according to a recent piece in the Lancet. About ...

Warzones are full of danger. But that’s never stopped humanitarian workers from living and working in such places, with the aim of keeping civilians safe. Humanitarian workers are deployed to ...

Humanitarian aid groups around the world can agree on one thing: The number of people in need, from Gaza to Haiti to Afghanistan, is higher than any time in recent memory. "I live in fear of opening ...