Irwin
@irwinloy.bsky.social
Journalist: Policy editor @ thenewhumanitarian.org. What comes next?
This – a mix of reporting and reflections on the slaughter unfolding in El Fasher – is tough to read but an essential account in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
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An atrocity foretold: How the RSF siege of El Fasher turned into genocidal slaughter
Communication networks are down but a deluge of shocking videos point to mass killings on a devastating scale.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This – a mix of reporting and reflections on the slaughter unfolding in El Fasher – is tough to read but an essential account in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
Former UN relief chief Martin Griffiths on genocide in Gaza + implications for humanitarians: "In the face of genocide... the job of enforcing humanitarian law cannot remain detached or siloed from humanitarian action itself," he (co-)writes: www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/it-...
It is genocide: Humanitarian law must be enforced in Gaza - Institute of Development Studies
On 30 May 2025, IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths described the situation in Gaza as genocide. Alongside IDS Research Fellow Philip Proudfoot, here he calls for ...
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June 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Former UN relief chief Martin Griffiths on genocide in Gaza + implications for humanitarians: "In the face of genocide... the job of enforcing humanitarian law cannot remain detached or siloed from humanitarian action itself," he (co-)writes: www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/it-...
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Let this month be a reminder not just of how far we’ve come, but of what we must now defend – openly, actively and without apology.
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❝Quiet cuts and loud silences: this year’s Pride carries a heavier weight - Geneva Solutions
US president Donald Trump’s assault on diversity initiatives has had a silencing effect on many of Geneva’s humanitarian organisations, writes Jamie Munn, the director of the International Council for...
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June 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Let this month be a reminder not just of how far we’ve come, but of what we must now defend – openly, actively and without apology.
genevasolutions.news/peace-humani...
genevasolutions.news/peace-humani...
"I was forced to receive the implant by the doctor.”
Stigmatised for the perception of having too many children, Rohingya women are forced to use contraception in Bangladesh refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
Stigmatised for the perception of having too many children, Rohingya women are forced to use contraception in Bangladesh refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
Rohingya women coerced to use contraception in Bangladesh refugee camps
Many in the overcrowded camps are open to family planning, but coercion and racist treatment by healthcare workers risks squandering that demand.
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May 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"I was forced to receive the implant by the doctor.”
Stigmatised for the perception of having too many children, Rohingya women are forced to use contraception in Bangladesh refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
Stigmatised for the perception of having too many children, Rohingya women are forced to use contraception in Bangladesh refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
IOM being IOM: The Trump administration has hired the International Organization for Migration for its "self-deportation" program. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump pushes unauthorized migrants to ‘self-deport’ as lawyers raise red flags
Trump is touting an “exit bonus” and free flights. Immigration lawyers worry migrants who could qualify to remain legally in the U.S. are being pressured.
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May 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
IOM being IOM: The Trump administration has hired the International Organization for Migration for its "self-deportation" program. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Taking part in Israeli plans to enforce military-controlled aid in Gaza would implicate the 🇺🇳UN in atrocity crimes and genocide risks, an internal UN briefing warns. It may also set a precedent of “total control” likely to be copied by other countries: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/05...
Gaza militarised aid plan could implicate humanitarians in Israeli war crimes: UN briefing
The UN and established NGOs are refusing to participate in an Israeli plan to take over aid distribution in Gaza, but face US pressure to join.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
May 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Taking part in Israeli plans to enforce military-controlled aid in Gaza would implicate the 🇺🇳UN in atrocity crimes and genocide risks, an internal UN briefing warns. It may also set a precedent of “total control” likely to be copied by other countries: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/05...
Humanitarian blurred lines: Former WFP chief David Beasley has a new role advising a firm led by ex-military and CIA members. Fogbow was involved in that US military-run Gaza aid pier.
Q: What's the next step here for Fogbow x Beasley in Gaza?
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Q: What's the next step here for Fogbow x Beasley in Gaza?
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Inklings | Ex-WFP boss David Beasley’s new gig
UNRWA’s private-sector fundraising, more humanitarian R-words, and David Beasley’s new Fogbow side hustle.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Humanitarian blurred lines: Former WFP chief David Beasley has a new role advising a firm led by ex-military and CIA members. Fogbow was involved in that US military-run Gaza aid pier.
Q: What's the next step here for Fogbow x Beasley in Gaza?
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Q: What's the next step here for Fogbow x Beasley in Gaza?
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
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Once again, Myanmar has fallen off the int'l radar again less than 4 weeks after the worst quake in >100 years hit.
So thank you The New Humanitarian for this piece on what's happening in Sagaing, only 15km from epicentre but where needs are still high.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
So thank you The New Humanitarian for this piece on what's happening in Sagaing, only 15km from epicentre but where needs are still high.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
In Myanmar, a disaster in a war zone means a slow and difficult aid response
Local groups are struggling to cope with the scale of the disaster, while the civil war means international efforts have so far proved ineffective.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
April 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Once again, Myanmar has fallen off the int'l radar again less than 4 weeks after the worst quake in >100 years hit.
So thank you The New Humanitarian for this piece on what's happening in Sagaing, only 15km from epicentre but where needs are still high.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
So thank you The New Humanitarian for this piece on what's happening in Sagaing, only 15km from epicentre but where needs are still high.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
🔥 Hot take: Maybe the humanitarian reset is going exactly according to plan. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Inklings | Why a reset is not reform
Notes on Sudan’s fundraising crossfire, what new development assistance data shows, and yet another humanitarian reset.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🔥 Hot take: Maybe the humanitarian reset is going exactly according to plan. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
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"Here’s the uncomfortable truth: If your humanitarian mission dies when the money dries up, it was never a mission, it was a business."
So many strong lines in the piece. @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
So many strong lines in the piece. @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
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What if we stopped aid altogether?
The future of refugee aid work is that INGOs need to ditch their egos and self-interest, and work honestly and collaboratively with refugee leaders.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Here’s the uncomfortable truth: If your humanitarian mission dies when the money dries up, it was never a mission, it was a business."
So many strong lines in the piece. @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
So many strong lines in the piece. @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
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Controversial take - well structured digital nomad visas buffeted by strong housing policies are an acceptable counterpoint to highly skilled worker visas that have been skimming off the best trained and most qualified workers from the global majority for generations.
April 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Controversial take - well structured digital nomad visas buffeted by strong housing policies are an acceptable counterpoint to highly skilled worker visas that have been skimming off the best trained and most qualified workers from the global majority for generations.
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In the first quarter of 2025, hundreds of cooperation and humanitarian aid projects came to a sudden end. How can ethics be ensured in the closure of a humanitarian project, even when it occurs unexpectedly? #humanitarianethics
Ethics in the closing of a humanitarian project - Salud everywhere
Ethics in the closing of a humanitarian project helps prevent harm and legitimizes us in our imperative to alleviate suffering.
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March 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In the first quarter of 2025, hundreds of cooperation and humanitarian aid projects came to a sudden end. How can ethics be ensured in the closure of a humanitarian project, even when it occurs unexpectedly? #humanitarianethics
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We enter a data desert: the USG shutters key collecting/analytic efforts like FEWSNET, terminates efforts to improve data-reinforced decision making.
The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse
Famine warning, needs assessments, health data: Humanitarian action will be groping in the dark if vital data sources are allowed to crumble.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We enter a data desert: the USG shutters key collecting/analytic efforts like FEWSNET, terminates efforts to improve data-reinforced decision making.
The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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Humanitarian aid’s extreme donor dependency problem in five charts - superb bit of number crunching by @odi.global's Mike Pearson www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Humanitarian aid’s extreme donor dependency problem in five charts
A closer look at the numbers shows the perils of donor concentration, and why a wider donor base means more funding.
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March 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Humanitarian aid’s extreme donor dependency problem in five charts - superb bit of number crunching by @odi.global's Mike Pearson www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky
Does reading make your eyes hurt? On the TNH podcast feed, @tammam.bsky.social reads his essay, "Why reform isn’t enough," accompanied by a soothing score. open.spotify.com/episode/2hs7...
Why reforming humanitarianism isn't enough | First Person
The New Humanitarian · Episode
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February 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Does reading make your eyes hurt? On the TNH podcast feed, @tammam.bsky.social reads his essay, "Why reform isn’t enough," accompanied by a soothing score. open.spotify.com/episode/2hs7...
“Who we are”: The International Rescue Committee and others are wiping DEI-related content from their websites. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Inklings | Who’s erasing DEI from their websites?
What Trump’s envoys say about aid funding, who’s bridging the gap, and who’s not complying in advance.
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February 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“Who we are”: The International Rescue Committee and others are wiping DEI-related content from their websites. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
The International Rescue Committee is laying off and furloughing thousands of staff – one organisation among many amid Trump’s aid freeze. A few notes:
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IRC cutting thousands of staff after US aid freeze
Layoffs and furloughs spread as humanitarians grapple with the fallout from Trump’s attempted dismantling of US foreign aid.
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February 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The International Rescue Committee is laying off and furloughing thousands of staff – one organisation among many amid Trump’s aid freeze. A few notes:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/02...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/02...
🗣️ “We keep fixing that hole, but the water pressure keeps building.”
Thoughts on aid dependency and reforms amid the Trump chaos, from an NGO head who once relied on aid: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Thoughts on aid dependency and reforms amid the Trump chaos, from an NGO head who once relied on aid: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Inklings | Thoughts on aid dependency amid the Trump chaos
Aid worker attacks, political and donor headwinds, and reflections on dependency from an NGO head who once relied on aid.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🗣️ “We keep fixing that hole, but the water pressure keeps building.”
Thoughts on aid dependency and reforms amid the Trump chaos, from an NGO head who once relied on aid: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Thoughts on aid dependency and reforms amid the Trump chaos, from an NGO head who once relied on aid: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
🗣️ “A big wake-up call." Frontline local aid groups are scrambling to move forward after Trump’s US aid freeze – keenly aware that emergencies are deepening in their backyards, and that help is not on the way. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
How local humanitarian groups are navigating the US aid freeze havoc
Stopgaps, new funders, and long-term vision: Pressure grows on grassroots aid to chart a path forward amid Trump’s sudden cuts.
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February 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🗣️ “A big wake-up call." Frontline local aid groups are scrambling to move forward after Trump’s US aid freeze – keenly aware that emergencies are deepening in their backyards, and that help is not on the way. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
"We, for the first time in our history, will have to suspend ongoing and urgent humanitarian work for hundreds of thousands of people in nearly 20 countries," @nrc-global.bsky.social says: www.nrc.no/news/2025/fe...
NRC forced to suspend essential aid work in almost 20 countries
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February 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"We, for the first time in our history, will have to suspend ongoing and urgent humanitarian work for hundreds of thousands of people in nearly 20 countries," @nrc-global.bsky.social says: www.nrc.no/news/2025/fe...
UNHCR's new advice to refugees waiting in Indonesia after Trump suspends the US refugee admissions program: "UNHCR advises... not to make any major life changes based on anticipated resettlement." help.unhcr.org/indonesia/20...
Information on the US Resettlement Program - UNHCR Indonesia
The United States Government has announced the suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The suspension will impact refugee travel (for those already approved) and case processing (fo...
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February 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
UNHCR's new advice to refugees waiting in Indonesia after Trump suspends the US refugee admissions program: "UNHCR advises... not to make any major life changes based on anticipated resettlement." help.unhcr.org/indonesia/20...
The Trump machinery understands this simple logic: A clear narrative can be more persuasive than data; a good story, repeated often, beats a few facts. What story will humanitarians tell in a Trump world? ✍️ www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...
Inklings | What story will humanitarians tell in a Trump world?
Notes on where USAID’s dismantling leaves aid freeze waivers, who’s calling the shots, and what’s the humanitarian narrative on the future of aid?
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Trump machinery understands this simple logic: A clear narrative can be more persuasive than data; a good story, repeated often, beats a few facts. What story will humanitarians tell in a Trump world? ✍️ www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2...