Latest Rethinkinghumanitarianism Podcast Episodes
Weapons as aid? | RH Bonus edition
The New Humanitarian - July 12, 2022 13:19 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCalls for arms to take precedence over humanitarian assistance in Ukraine are driving renewed discussions over the limits of aid neutrality. In this pop-up episode of the Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast, host Heba Aly sits down with Yevhenia Cravchuk, a Ukrainian member of parliament, Ukrai...
Weapons as aid? | Rethinking Humanitarianism (Bonus episode)
The New Humanitarian - July 12, 2022 13:19 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCalls for arms to take precedence over humanitarian assistance in Ukraine are driving renewed discussions over the limits of aid neutrality. In this pop-up episode of the Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast, host Heba Aly sits down with Yevhenia Cravchuk, a Ukrainian member of parliament, Ukrai...
Is Ukraine a game-changer for aid and the private sector? | Rethinking Humanitarianism (Davos Special)
The New Humanitarian - June 02, 2022 15:07 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRussia's invasion has led to unprecedented levels of humanitarian support from big business. Leaders from the political and business world gathered in Davos, Switzerland in late May for the annual World Economic Forum, where the war in Ukraine topped the agenda. Since the start of the Russian in...
Is Ukraine a game-changer for aid and the private sector? | RH Davos Special
The New Humanitarian - June 02, 2022 15:07 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRussia's invasion has led to unprecedented levels of humanitarian support from big business. Leaders from the political and business world gathered in Davos, Switzerland in late May for the annual World Economic Forum, where the war in Ukraine topped the agenda. Since the start of the Russian in...
Is Ukraine a game-changer for aid and the private sector? RH Davos Special
The New Humanitarian - June 02, 2022 15:07 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRussia's invasion has led to unprecedented levels of humanitarian support from big business. Leaders from the political and business world gathered in Davos, Switzerland in late May for the annual World Economic Forum, where the war in Ukraine topped the agenda. Since the start of the Russian in...
Ukraine & Beyond: Whose suffering counts? | TNH Event
The New Humanitarian - June 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe New Humanitarian hosted a debate on media coverage of humanitarian crises and why Ukraine has dominated Western media since the start of the war. Speaking with four panelist, TNH CEO Heba Aly discussed why some crises get more attention than others and what that tells us about our inherent bi...
EVENT | Ukraine & Beyond: Whose suffering counts?
The New Humanitarian - June 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe New Humanitarian hosted a debate on media coverage of humanitarian crises and why Ukraine has dominated Western media since the start of the war. Speaking with four panelist, TNH CEO Heba Aly discussed why some crises get more attention than others and what that tells us about our inherent bi...
The dangers of border technology for refugees | Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - May 19, 2022 13:08 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHow are mass surveillance, biometric data, and other high-tech border measures affecting refugees and migrants? In this episode of Fixing Aid, host Alae Ismail speaks to a Latinx community organiser and migration researchers on the use of border and surveillance technology aimed at stopping re...
Is it possible to predict future forced displacement? | Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - May 05, 2022 13:17 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIs it possible to accurately predict how many people will be forcibly displaced in the future? If so, how might this help aid responses? In this episode of Fixing Aid, host Alae Ismail speaks to the Danish Refugee Council about the prediction tool they’ve developed with tech company IBM. Explo...
Do tech-based tools help or hinder the Ukrainian aid response? | Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - April 14, 2022 10:53 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIs there a better way to organise the many tech-based tools that popped up in Poland to help refugees from Ukraine? In this episode of Fixing Aid, host Alae Ismail hears from a Ukrainian refugee there about her difficulties in getting information and support to rebuild her life, and talks to a te...
Can blockchain help fix the I.D. problem for a billion people? | Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - March 31, 2022 13:19 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIs there an efficient and secure way for refugees and others who have had to leave their homes and documents behind to establish and access digital I.D.s? In this episode of Fixing Aid, host Alae Ismail hears from a student who had to flee Sudan without I.D. papers and how that complicated his ...
How this Afghan-led business pivoted to emergency aid | Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - March 17, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhen you’re a member of the diaspora community, it can feel helpless watching a crisis unfold in your home country. In this episode of our podcast series, Fixing Aid, host Alae Ismail explores how a diaspora-led business turned global concern into emergency aid – delivered straight to families i...
Finding better ways for people to give feedback | Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - March 03, 2022 13:18 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhy’s it so difficult for people who need aid to give feedback on what they’ve received – or what they really need? In the first episode of the new podcast series Fixing Aid, host Alae Ismail hears from individuals in Somalia, the Philippines, and Zambia about their frustrations, and explores how...
Trailer: Fixing Aid
The New Humanitarian - March 01, 2022 19:42 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe New Humanitarian is launching a new 6-episode podcast series exploring innovations across the emergency aid sector. Hosted by award-winning innovations expert Alae Ismail, each episode will focus on people, projects, organisations, or start-ups working in new and creative ways to improve the...
An interview with the UN’s humanitarian chief | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - January 26, 2022 17:05 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn the final episode of Season 2 of the Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast, host Heba Aly sits down with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths to discuss his priorities in the role, how he intends to address unequal power dynamics in the aid sector, the increasing ...
An interview with the UN’s humanitarian chief | RH S2E10
The New Humanitarian - January 26, 2022 17:05 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn the final episode of Season 2 of the Rethinking Humanitarianism podcast, host Heba Aly sits down with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths to discuss his priorities in the role, how he intends to address unequal power dynamics in the aid sector, the increasing ...
What happens when the middle class falls into poverty? | RH S2E9
The New Humanitarian - January 12, 2022 15:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAn economic crisis, compounded by COVID-19 and the 2020 Beirut port explosion, has left middle-class families in Lebanon without food, medicine, and fuel. They are now depending on NGOs to get by. In this episode, host Heba Aly looks at how humanitarians are being confronted with a new catego...
What happens when the middle class falls into poverty? | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - January 12, 2022 15:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAn economic crisis, compounded by COVID-19 and the 2020 Beirut port explosion, has left middle-class families in Lebanon without food, medicine, and fuel. They are now depending on NGOs to get by. In this episode, host Heba Aly looks at how humanitarians are being confronted with a new catego...
Are volunteers the new face of humanitarian border aid response? | RH S2E8
The New Humanitarian - December 22, 2021 13:24 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe major part of the humanitarian response at the Poland-Belarus border is provided by volunteers. In this episode, host Heba Aly speaks to a Polish activist leading the voluntary humanitarians, and the UN Refugee Agency on their role when it comes to providing humanitarian assistance in Eur...
Are volunteers the new face of humanitarian border aid response? | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - December 22, 2021 13:24 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe major part of the humanitarian response at the Poland-Belarus border is provided by volunteers. In this episode, host Heba Aly speaks to a Polish activist leading the voluntary humanitarians, and the UN Refugee Agency on their role when it comes to providing humanitarian assistance in Eur...
Who will finance growing humanitarian needs? | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - December 08, 2021 17:04 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTraditional funding can’t keep up with the growing amounts of humanitarian aid dollars needed to help people in crises around the world. In this episode, host Heba Aly speaks to three organisations who are meeting the funding crunch head-on by actively experimenting with different ways of fina...
Who will finance growing humanitarian needs? | RH S2E7
The New Humanitarian - December 08, 2021 17:04 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTraditional funding can’t keep up with the growing amounts of humanitarian aid dollars needed to help people in crises around the world. In this episode, host Heba Aly speaks to three organisations who are meeting the funding crunch head-on by actively experimenting with different ways of fina...
Does peacebuilding need a rethink? | RH S2E6
The New Humanitarian - November 24, 2021 13:39 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBig UN-led peace processes are struggling to address today’s more fragmented conflicts. In this episode, host Heba Aly explores whether hyper-local peace deals can be a viable alternative. Guests: Danjuma Dawop, local peacebuilder at Mercy Corps in Nigeria. Obi Anyadike, senior Africa editor...
Does peacebuilding need a rethink? | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - November 24, 2021 13:39 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBig UN-led peace processes are struggling to address today’s more fragmented conflicts. In this episode, host Heba Aly explores whether hyper-local peace deals can be a viable alternative. Guests: Danjuma Dawop, local peacebuilder at Mercy Corps in Nigeria. Obi Anyadike, senior Africa editor...
The politicisation of aid in Ethiopia | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - November 10, 2021 19:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode, TNH CEO and podcast host Heba Aly discusses the difficult balancing act for aid agencies that want to speak out against government abuses in Ethiopia but are worried about the consequences of doing so on their perceived neutrality and their ability to continue delivering assista...
The politicisation of aid in Ethiopia | RH S2E5
The New Humanitarian - November 10, 2021 19:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode, TNH CEO and podcast host Heba Aly discusses the difficult balancing act for aid agencies that want to speak out against government abuses in Ethiopia but are worried about the consequences of doing so on their perceived neutrality and their ability to continue delivering assista...
NGO emissions: Greening the aid sector | RH SE4
The New Humanitarian - October 27, 2021 15:13 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo what extent are massive relief operations contributing to climate-related crises? In this episode, TNH CEO and podcast host Heba Aly discusses the findings of The New Humanitarian’s eight-month investigation into the size of the aid industry’s carbon footprint. We also hear from two aid org...
Reducing emissions in the aid sector | Rethinking Humanitarianism
The New Humanitarian - October 27, 2021 15:13 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo what extent are massive relief operations contributing to climate-related crises? In this episode, TNH CEO and podcast host Heba Aly discusses the findings of The New Humanitarian’s eight-month investigation into the size of the aid industry’s carbon footprint. We also hear from two aid org...
Reducing emissions in the aid sector | RH SE4
The New Humanitarian - October 27, 2021 15:13 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo what extent are massive relief operations contributing to climate-related crises? In this episode, TNH CEO and podcast host Heba Aly discusses the findings of The New Humanitarian’s eight-month investigation into the size of the aid industry’s carbon footprint. We also hear from two aid org...
Diversity in the aid sector | RH S2E3
The New Humanitarian - October 13, 2021 15:50 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMore than a year after the renewed push for racial justice, what progress has the humanitarian aid sector made? Amid the 2020 global movement for racial justice, aid organisations were criticised for their lack of diversity and colonial structures. Many published statements promising to do be...
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