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Ashleigh O'Connor-Hanlon
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Senior Development Officer @CrisisGroup
conflict and development / humanitarian action. Views expressed are my own.
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“Savage” cuts to UK foreign aid will leave 55.5 million of the world’s poorest people without access to basic resources.

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‘Savage’ UK cuts will deprive 55m people of aid around the world
Exclusive: The cuts will result in a reduction of key programmes for education, family planning, water and food aid. Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin report
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April 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying

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What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying
A top Canadian pollster explains how Trump completely upended the election.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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This Gaza ceasefire deal is a fragile thing, beset by strongman egos. But it is our best hope yet | Simon Tisdall
This Gaza ceasefire deal is a fragile thing, beset by strongman egos. But it is our best hope yet | Simon Tisdall
Netanyahu, with Trump waiting in the wings, has no interest in lasting peace. From these beginnings must come political change – and a reckoning At last! The yearned-for Israel-Hamas ceasefire-for-hostages deal is finally happening. It is welcome. Like…
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January 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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'Don’t be surprised if “efficiency” and “value for money” become buzzwords in 2025'.

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What’s shaping aid policy in 2025
The scramble for money, Trump multiplied, aid worker killings, mutual aid: Key trends driving change or disrupting the humanitarian system this year.
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January 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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As we enter into the New Year sharing my top reads from 2024 ✨

📚Of This Our Country: Ore Agbaje-Williams et al
📚A Wreath for Udomo: Peter Abrahams
📚Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World: Zahra Hankir
📚Black Sunlight: Dambudzo Marechera
January 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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West Africa in 2025: Security response needed against extremist insurgency

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West Africa in 2025: Security response needed against extremist insurgency - The Africa Report.com
Will the Alliance of Sahel States quell their struggles with Islamist militants, and ask their Russian security guests to pack their bags? Will Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara contest elections in...
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January 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM