In the News: The World Food Programme and Humanitarian Funding
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posted by Tanya Schwarz
In a her article, “Time for a re-think on humanitarian funding?,” (written for IRIN–Integrated Regional […]
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In the News: Humanitarian-“ism”
posted by Bangirana Albert Billy
“The concept which is supposed to transcend ideology obscures the role of the west in creating disasters in the first place.” – Jeremy Seabrook
Jeremy Seabrook, in […]
In the News: Ebola, Western Interventions, and Local Agency
posted by Bangirana Albert Billy
Yet another unique and analytical contribution to the vexing Ebola crisis question. Gregg Gonsalves in “Why rushing off to fight Ebola in West Africa isn’t the right choice” highlights […]
In the News: Ebola, the role of NGOs, and Western Media
posted by Tanya Schwarz
Last month, the Independent shared Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s letter calling for the international community to act on the Ebola outbreak. She said:
The time […]
In the News: Ebola and the African Union
posted by Bangirana Albert Billy
With now over six months since the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, critics are beginning to question Africa’s commitment in responding to this looming catastrophe. The […]