The precipitous decline in funding for humanitarian assistance has made headlines around the world. In Nigeria, reports indicate that reductions in the delivery of food assistance, nutrition programming, and health services have already affected hundreds of thousands of people. According to the 2026 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), 7.3 million people are already […]
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On September 16th, at least 21 people were killed in Gaza City after a residential building collapsed. The building had been damaged during the war, but families decided to move back in because there was no alternative. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, tent supplies are not entering Gaza. Caravans are barred. Israel has been […]
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On May 15, 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed its seventeenth recorded outbreak of Ebola, in Ituri province. Since then, the number of cases has risen to over 900 and the virus has crossed into Uganda and reached the provinces of North and South Kivu, now controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23. Initial […]
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Sudan’s humanitarian response has been chronically underfunded. In 2024, only 37% of requested funding was received. In 2025, less than 40% was secured. The 2026 plan requires $2.9 billion. As of April 2026, only 16% of it has been funded. Pledges of €1.5 billion were announced at the third International Sudan Conference in Berlin on […]
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Around 1.3 billion people experience significant disability—around 16% of the world’s population. This number is generally even higher in conflict-affected areas. Yet persons with disabilities are relatively invisible in humanitarian action, peacebuilding efforts, and other activities across the peace continuum. We are now celebrating the 25th anniversary of the women, peace, and security agenda and the […]
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In December 2022, the UN Security Council adopted the landmark Resolution 2664, creating a cross-cutting humanitarian carve-out for asset freezes under all UN sanctions regimes. Earlier this month, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2761, extending the application of the carve-out to the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida counterterrorism regime indefinitely—a resolution that is just as significant.
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As the war in Sudan reaches the 18-month mark with no signs of abating and increasing devastation for civilians, the UN Secretary-General recently presented a report to the Security Council on recommendations for the protection of civilians in the country. This article looks at what’s in the report, what isn’t, and where it may fall short.
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Have the landmark humanitarian carve-outs in UNSC sanctions regimes worked? On the one year anniversary of UNSC Resolution 2664, Alice Debarre looks at the resolution’s impact and to what degree it has contributed to fully safeguarding humanitarian action.
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Last week, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2664, a cross-cutting humanitarian carve-out for all UN sanctions regimes–including the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida regime–to safeguard the timely and effective conduct of humanitarian activities.
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The fact that a standing humanitarian exemption was added from the outset in the Haiti sanctions regime signals a shift within the UNSC toward recognizing the need to anticipate and mitigate the adverse impacts of sanctions on humanitarian action.
