The New Humanitarian https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/ en Who decides what comes next in Gaza? https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/09/16/who-decides-what-comes-next-gaza Gaza’s future cannot be drawn for Palestinians without them, argues Gaza-based writer Hassan Herzallah. Wed, 16 Sep 26 07:49:56 +0000 Hassan Herzallah 264576 British-held asylum seeker dies by apparent suicide in Eswatini https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2026/09/15/british-held-asylum-seeker-dies-apparent-suicide-eswatini KP spent two years in a legal limbo after a British authority granted him international protection. Tue, 15 Sep 26 16:43:19 +0000 Jacob Goldberg, Hamshika Krishnamoorthy 264579 Yemen’s latest escalation pushes millions deeper into crisis https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2026/09/15/yemens-latest-escalation-pushes-millions-deeper-crisis The US-Iran conflict is colliding with Yemen’s own long war, forcing more people from their homes as economic collapse compounds the hardship. Tue, 15 Sep 26 14:54:26 +0000 Nasser Al-Sakkaf 264578 What will Luke Lindberg mean for WFP and humanitarians? https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/09/15/what-will-luke-lindberg-mean-wfp-and-humanitarians A Trump pick could soon lead the World Food Programme. Here are key questions facing Luke Lindberg – and the humanitarian system itself. Tue, 15 Sep 26 14:45:31 +0000 Irwin Loy 264577 How Rwanda-backed M23 rebels finance their war in DR Congo https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/09/14/how-rwanda-backed-m23-rebels-finance-their-war-dr-congo Revenue from taxes, trade, and mining is used to pay fighters, maintain a parallel administration, and consolidate territory. Mon, 14 Sep 26 09:59:00 +0000 A Congolese researcher, Patricia Huon 264575 UK condemns “settler terrorists”, Sudan’s chemical weapons exposed, and Yemen’s war escalates: The Cheat Sheet https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2026/09/11/uk-condemns-settler-terrorists-sudan-chemical-weapons-yemen-war-cheat-sheet A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Fri, 11 Sep 26 14:23:02 +0000 264573 Visible crises, invisible people https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/09/11/visible-crises-invisible-people Campism casts resistance to the regime as a foreign plot, erasing the people risking their lives against both the war and the regime. Fri, 11 Sep 26 08:31:43 +0000 Avishan Chanani 264572 “When do you put your foot down?” Why this de-mining group is rejecting US funding https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/interview/2026/09/10/why-de-mining-group-rejecting-us-funding Norwegian People’s Aid will turn down US funds due to extensive global gag restrictions. “It costs, if you stand up for rights,” an NPA official said. Thu, 10 Sep 26 13:40:08 +0000 Irwin Loy 264571 Rethinking Humanitarianism | Will aid-for-hire become the new normal? https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/2026/09/10/rethinking-humanitarianism-will-aid-hire-become-new-normal A look at the rise of privatised, militarised, and politicised aid actors – and why their growing “subsumption” of humanitarian roles matters. Thu, 10 Sep 26 13:35:34 +0000 264570 Finding a path to peace: Nigeria’s long, faltering history of dialogue with Boko Haram https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/09/09/finding-path-peace-nigerias-long-faltering-history-dialogue-boko-haram Could a reported ceasefire in the Boko Haram conflict be the beginning of a broader settlement? Wed, 09 Sep 26 15:10:03 +0000 Obi Anyadike 264569