Racism or selective amnesia? Ukraine’s aid bonanza questioned amid fears it’s coming at expense of crises in Middle East and Africa
While many people and humanitarian organizations laud the amazing generosity towards Ukraine and its people, some observers are asking why only now, why only for Ukrainians, why not for Ethiopians, for Syrians, for Iraqis, for Palestinians – and claim that it is racism driving the disparity. “Those critiques ...
‘Ukraine humanitarian response will suck up financial and human resources from other crises facing unprecedented funding shortages
As near-record levels of funding fill the coffers of the Ukrainian aid response, humanitarian insiders worry that resources may be diverted from other crises that are receiving scant attention and remain badly underfunded – from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Horn of Africa. Numerous factors are contributing to the unusually...
Ethiopian hunger: Given the severity of the food situation, my wife is asking me to return so we can die in same place
Funding shortages are hindering the humanitarian response to a severe drought in southeastern Ethiopia as international donors and the federal government focus their resources on the 16-month conflict affecting Tigray and other northern regions. There have been significant delays in launching crucial animal vaccination and fodder distributions for vulnerable livestock...
