The New Humanitarian

NGO ads don't have to be a balance between dignity and donations. A look at the ethics and power dynamics of crisis communications, and how humanitarian agencies can do better for the communities they serve, with Levis Nderitu, a Kenyan DEI specialist, and Marie-Rose Romain Murphy, a Haitian-American community development expert. 
"At the core of your communication should be people, should be dignity, should be: how would I want to be portrayed myself?"
Decolonise How? is a new podcast by The New Humanitarian that examines the stories we tell about humanitarian crises.

Humanitarianism in the West Bank: Structures, Power, and the Limits of Aid
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What does it mean to "do no harm" in a context where aid can both alleviate suffering and entrench the very systems that produce it?
 
In this critical conversation on the state of humanitarianism in the West Bank today, we examine what it means for humanitarian actors to operate within a broader landscape of occupation, violence, and structural injustice.
 
This event was moderated by Layth Hanbali, Researcher at Institute for Palestine Studies and PhD candidate, who was joined by:
Tammam Aloudat | CEO, The New Humanitarian 
Matiangai Sirleaf | Nathan Patz Professor of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Bushra Khalidi | Global Humanitarian Policy Lead, Oxfam
Lubnah Shomali | Palestinian human rights defender and activist, BADIL 
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This event was convened by The New Humanitarian in collaboration with BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, The Third World Approaches to International Law Review, Birzeit University Muwatin Institute for Democracy and Human Rights and Birzeit University Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies.

The first African to lead the BBC's African service, Joseph Warungu, and The New Humanitarian's Head of Editorial, Andrew Gully, have over half a century's worth of experience working in and leading newsrooms. Why do both use the word "battle" to describe their efforts to produce decolonised journalism with local perspectives?
Decolonise How? is a new podcast by The New Humanitarian that examines the stories we tell about humanitarian crises.

Every year, people in the diaspora send hundreds of billions of dollars home. It is one of the single most important streams of assistance, far outweighing all official foreign aid.
So why does it get less attention when it outpaces aid flows? And can it – or should it – better complement international humanitarian response?
Host Tammam Aloudat discusses the wide-reaching role of diaspora aid in Gaza, South Sudan, and beyond, its strengths and potential in crisis response, and its limitations.  

Guests:
Hala Sabbah, co-founder of The Sameer Project
Daniel Mayang Mayen, researcher at the Sudd Institute
 
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Does it really matter whether a journalist is a local or a foreigner? The distinction between "local" or "international" journalists raises questions about trust, credibility, and control in global news. 
In this episode of Decolonise How? Patrick Gathara sits down with The New Humanitarian's Ali Latifi and Ahmer Khan to discuss power dynamics in crisis reporting, and why it matters.
Decolonise How? is a new podcast by The New Humanitarian that examines the stories we tell about humanitarian crises.