The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies opened its doors at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs in September. As a newly endowed center, CHRHS plans to promote ...

The ongoing war in Ukraine, as all violent conflicts, has resulted in profound suffering. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights confirmed a staggering toll of 29,731 ...

Every day, millions of people worldwide face life-threatening crises. Humanitarian aid is a vital lifeline that delivers a variety of essential services to those in need. But as global crises escalate ...

Humanitarian Outcomes, an NGO tracking attacks on aid workers since the late 1990s, concluded that this rise in aid worker killings was unlikely to be a short-term spike but a long-term step change.

On 19 August each year, we mark the World Humanitarian Day, paying tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and rallying support for people affected by crises around the ...

GOMA – Prolonged conflict, serious human rights abuses and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law are unleashing grave suffering on internally displaced Congolese and refugees, the UN ...

Over 305 million people are suffering from famine, natural disasters, and conflict across the world, resulting in an urgent and unprecedented need for humanitarian assistance. The effective delivery ...

This World Humanitarian Day – 19 August 2025 – we face a truth we can no longer avoid: the world is failing humanitarian workers and the people they serve. In many emergencies, it is local actors who ...

If the new Israel-Hamas deal holds and their ceasefire begins on Sunday, the first stage includes a commitment to allow more humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. Announcing the deal to the US ...

As delivered"Ambassador Clase, thank you so much for having me today. I really appreciate it."Let me start by saying what you all know. Across the globe, children are facing record levels of violence, ...