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In her new book Flotilla: A Journey of Conscience, Zukiswa Wanner recounts the harrowing final hours of a civilian flotilla intercepted while attempting to break the blockade of Gaza

So Close to Gaza: Inside a Night the Gaza Flotilla Didn’t Reach Shore

In her new book Flotilla: A Journey of Conscience, Zukiswa Wanner recounts the harrowing final hours of a civilian flotilla intercepted while attempting to break the blockade of…

Desperate: Since the war started 13 million Sudanese civilians have been displaced. Photo: Jérôme Tubiana/Crisis Group

We cannot ignore the Sudanese civil war

Millions have been displaced, millions more are starving and hundreds of thousands are dead, but Africa remains silent

Even as a schoolgirl Greta Thunberg has stood up for environmental and human rights.

In a world of injustices, be Greta Thunberg

The climate activist also advocates for human rights, such as those of Palestinians being killed by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza

Vusimuzi Madonsela, South African Ambassador to the Netherlands, and then Justice Minister Ronald Lamola, prepare to attend a hearing on January 11 and 12 2024 at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)

Gaza: South Africa must urgently return to the International Court of Justice

As humanitarian needs soar, provisional measures are needed for the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza.

FD1-FD5 volunteers at Jacaranda Montessori preschool packaging and loading donations into trucks to transport to KwaZulu-Natal. (Humairah Rangila)

Food drives from Jo’burg support KwaZulu-Natal’s citizens in need

Various charities and private groups are organising drives to provide necessities such as food, toiletries and medicine in areas heavily affected by looting

Myanmar refugee woman being treated at the operation theatre at the
Red Cross clinic in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia. (Tauseef)

‘Not every day is perfect, but it’s a bit better’

Humanitarian assistance doesn’t always work right away. That doesn’t mean we should stop trying.

Sniper bullets, designed to kill at distances of 1 000m, are being fired at targets from a much shorter range. On average each patient needs between five and nine surgeries before their wounds can heal, MSF says. (Laurie Bonnaud, MSF)

gaza march of return casualties Israel targeting of civilians

There’s something distinctly cynical about Israel’stargeting of people’s legs in Palestine’s march for freedom.

State-orchestrated famine as genocide, however, has never been prosecuted as a crime.

The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

The state is using famine as a weapon of war but SA abstained in a UN human rights resolution

A woman carries a water canister in a village near Loiyangalani

As climate changes, so must aid

In a world of climate change, it is essential that social protection systems are designed with the capacity and flexibility to respond to shocks.

Migrants on the move in Serbia are among the world’s 125-million left destitute by war and natural disasters.

Humanitarian aid system in need of substantial reform

A financing study commissioned for the World Humanitarian Summit in May urges an entirely new approach to help the rising number of poor.

In times of crisis, and with humanitarian funding in decline, the outlook for women and girls will be devastating. Photo: File

NGOs speak: Their most pressing humanitarian priorities for 2016

Following a call from the UN for a record $20.1 billion, 15 of the world’s leading aid agencies were polled on their top humanitarian concerns.

In times of crisis, and with humanitarian funding in decline, the outlook for women and girls will be devastating. Photo: File

South Sudan ‘at tipping point’

The international community must step in to save the war-torn state from imploding, the US warns.

Angelina Jolie lost her mom

Academy honours Angelina Jolie for work with refugees

The Hollywood film industry has recognised Angelina Jolie with a humanitarian award for her work with refugees and advocating for human rights.

EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has expressed concern over the growing number of displaced Syrians.

EU to provide $39-million in humanitarian aid to Syria

The European Union will provide an additional $39-million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the violence in Syria.

Save the Children

Humanitarian disaster looms in drought-stricken Sahel

Relief groups are stepping up their appeals for aid to tackle the worsening food crisis in the Sahel region where more than 18-million face hunger.

UN warns Somalia killings threaten food aid

The UN will end food distribution in Somalia unless armed groups there stop attacking UN staff, the World Food Programme said on Thursday.

Israel-Gaza border clash flares up again

Israel has again sealed off the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, only a day after the border was opened to allow in humanitarian supplies.

Burma cyclone survivors struggle on

Six months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into army-ruled Burma, killing more than 130 000 people, many continue to rely on handouts to stay alive.