The New Humanitarian

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The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH’s journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.

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Episodes

Can Global Public Investment replace aid financing as we know it? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

All contribute, all decide, all benefit: the three pillars of a bold idea to transform how global public goods are financed. Once laughed off as a pie-in-the-sky idea, Global Public Investment (GPI) has been gaining traction in recent years and is increasingly seen as a plausible paradigm shift for a traditional aid system beholden to the whims of wealthy countries and stuck in a failing donor-recipient binary. Host Heba Aly sits down with two people working to make GPI “technically sound” and “...

Nov 02, 2022•49 min

EVENT | Launch of the Pledge for Change 2030

Soon after her interview with Degan Ali (Executive Director, Adeso) on whether decolonising aid is an oxymoron, our host, Heba Aly, moderated the launch of the Pledge for Change – a new set of commitments spearheaded by Adeso and other INGOs to reimagine their role in the aid sector by 2030.

Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 33 min

Is “decolonised aid” an oxymoron? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

Is decolonising aid a call for reform, or a call to end aid altogether? Are these two approaches mutually exclusive, or can they co-exist? Is decolonised aid even achievable within our current global governance system? Host Heba Aly discusses these tensions with one of the leaders of the movement to decolonise aid, Degan Ali, executive director of Adeso.

Oct 19, 2022•55 min

What could an alternative to the UN look like? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

Calls to reform the UN Security Council – and the UN system as a whole – were more forceful at this year’s UN General Assembly, but will anything come of them?

Oct 05, 2022•54 min

Season 3 of Rethinking Humanitarianism

This season, we’re proving a space to reimagine the global governance system – one that is rooted in justice for the most marginalised and capable of addressing the challenges of our times.

Oct 03, 2022•4 min

Peter Maurer on 10 years as ICRC President | Rethinking Humanitarianism

In his last month on the job, Maurer sits down with host Heba Aly to reflect on his decade as ICRC president.

Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 5 min

EVENT | Nabil Alawzari in conversation with TNH Middle East Editor Annie Slemrod

Nabil Alawzari is a Yemeni freelance photojournalist working on rights and freedoms. This discussion was about the current situation in Yemen and Nabil's lived experience there.

Sep 16, 2022•48 min

EVENT | Anthony Langat in conversation with TNH Senior Africa Editor Obi Anyadike

Anthony Langat is a Kenya-based reporter covering environment, climate change, health, and security. Topics discussed included drought, climate change, conflict, impact on pastoralism in Kenya, and more.

Sep 14, 2022•54 min

EVENT | Megan Janetsky in conversation with TNH Latin America Editor-at-large Paula Dupraz-Dobias

Megan Janetsky is a Colombia-based reporter and photographer covering migration, women's issues and human rights in Latin America. Topics discussed included crises and trends in Latin America, the COVID-19 hangover, social media, migration, political shifts, emerging crises, and more.

Sep 13, 2022•54 min

EVENT | Thin Lei Win in conversation with TNH Policy Editor Irwin Loy

Thin Lei Win is an award-winning multimedia journalist specialising in food and climate issues for various international news media and also through her own newsletter Thin Ink . Topics discussed included food security, climate issues, what's happening in Myanmar, social media’s hate problem, humanitarian challenges, and more.

Sep 12, 2022•57 min

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