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This World Humanitarian Day, solidarity is needed more than ever to reflect the realities of a world in turmoil 

On World Humanitarian Day, Natalia Chan reflects on the challenges facing the humanitarian sector and why conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding offer key insights for navigating the complex realities of a world in turmoil. Natalia is a Senior Conflict and Security Adviser at Saferworld and works closely with the conflict sensitivity facilities in Sudan and South Sudan. The facilities support the aid sector to be more conflict sensitive in fragile and conflict-affected humanitarian contexts by strengthening contributions to peace and reducing the risks of causing harm. 

Grasping things at the root: walking the talk on decolonisation and anti-racism

World Humanitarian Day arrives as the world continues to fight COVID-19, grappling with its immediate consequences and starting to plan for its long-term impact. This day also arrives at a critical juncture in time, with two overlapping events that have tested the foundations of the aid system, writes Susana Klien, Saferworld’s Director of International Programmes.

Conflict sensitivity in responses to COVID-19: Initial guidance and reflections

Bold action on the path towards localisation

On World Humanitarian Day, Saferworld’s Director of International Programmes, Susana Klien, looks at what it means to embark on bold reform of the humanitarian system, and explores how power can be shifted to those affected by conflict and crisis.  

Upending the system: putting people at the heart of monitoring and evaluation

Madeline Church argues that to develop a more transformative and adaptive monitoring and evaluation approach, you need to challenge power dynamics and put crisis-affected people at the centre.

Aid but no peace: humanitarian action in northern Uganda

In the latest in our humanitarian blog series, Bettie Atyam Amaso reflects on how aid agencies supporting South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda could better engage with their priorities and experiences.

When disaster strikes: lessons for humanitarian response in Nepal

Anurag Acharya, explores how disaster preparedness is not just about developing capacity for an immediate response, but that it is equally about ensuring any response takes into account community priorities, sensitivities and realities.

‘Our voices, our power’: supporting conflict-sensitive humanitarian action in South Sudan

Humanitarian workers are providing vital services for many communities in South Sudan. David Otim and Elizabeth White outline some of the challenges aid workers face and explore how humanitarian responses can contribute to peace rather than conflict.

Humanitarian reform must be a collective endeavour

Saferworld's executive director calls for a collective approach to making humanitarian work more sensitive to conflict.