The New Humanitarian https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/ en EU opens innovation funding to military tech, raising civilian harm concerns https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2026/08/26/eu-opens-innovation-funding-military-tech-raising-civilian-harm-concerns From civil research to weapons: As Europe re-arms, advocates fear EU-funded tech could be used to harm civilians in conflict. Wed, 26 Aug 26 11:00:04 +0000 Ingrid Heller 264553 Landmark ICC trial on Libya migrant abuses must lead to more scrutiny of EU complicity https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/08/25/landmark-icc-trial-libya-migrant-abuses-must-lead-more-scrutiny-eu-complicity Testimony from migrant and refugee victims in the El Hishri case exposes the links between detention crimes in Libya and European migration policy. Tue, 25 Aug 26 14:13:54 +0000 Allison West, Viola Castellano 264551 What one group of Afghan women and their supporters make of international engagement with the Taliban https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2026/08/24/what-one-group-afghan-women-and-their-supporters-make-international-engagement There were mixed views on engagement, but universal calls for the rights, lives, and dreams of women and girls to be supported and respected. Mon, 24 Aug 26 08:01:09 +0000 Mozhda Poyan 264550 Uninhabitable Gaza shelters, Yemen war warnings, and record aid worker deaths: The Cheat Sheet https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news2026/08/21/uninhabitable-gaza-shelters-yemen-war-warnings-aid-worker-deaths-cheat-sheet A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Fri, 21 Aug 26 15:26:05 +0000 264549 Rethinking Humanitarianism | Somalia’s plan to break free from aid dependence https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/2026/08/20/rethinking-humanitarianism-somalias-plan-break-free-aid-dependence Countries like Somalia are reeling from “cataclysmic” aid cuts. Could it also be the defining moment that shifts them away from aid dependence? Thu, 20 Aug 26 08:36:49 +0000 264548 US funding cuts fuel child recruitment into Haiti’s armed groups https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2026/08/19/us-funding-cuts-fuel-child-recruitment-haitis-armed-groups Cuts to USAID, which ended some 83% of the agency's programmes worldwide, have severely disrupted violence prevention and family support in Haiti. Wed, 19 Aug 26 12:33:19 +0000 Jess DiPierro Obert 264547 When aid institutions fail to protect their own: The moral test exposed by Yemen https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/08/19/aid-institutions-fail-protect-their-own-moral-test-yemen On World Humanitarian Day, is the UN ready to re-evaluate its approach and fully commit to protecting those who risk their lives in its service? Wed, 19 Aug 26 10:27:04 +0000 Sarah Whittaker, Olivier Vandecasteele, Charles Petrie 264544 The Decolonise How? Digest | Fun under the sun and hidden details https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2026/08/18/decolonise-how-digest-fun-under-sun-and-hidden-details Sanitised heatwave imagery, algorithmic colonisation, and humanitarian labels that conceal more than they reveal. Tue, 18 Aug 26 15:35:45 +0000 Patrick Gathara 264545 Gulf war fallout: Somali households pay the price of trade disruption https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2026/08/17/gulf-war-fallout-somali-households-pay-price-trade-disruption The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is hurting Somalia’s import-dependent economy. Mon, 17 Aug 26 10:30:55 +0000 Faisal Ali 264543 RSF drone attacks in Sudan, Somalia’s drought emergency, and WFP sticks with Palantir: The Cheat Sheet https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/cheat-sheet/2026/08/14/rsf-drone-attacks-somalias-drought-emergency-and-wfp-sticks-palantir-cheat A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Fri, 14 Aug 26 14:56:43 +0000 264542