The number of those in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has decreased by 34% due to an improved definition of needs, but a third still requires aid - including 2/3 children and over 2.6 million displaced and 173,000 acutely malnourished politicalanalysis.co.za/report-one-thi…

Today, a colossal 120 million people globally need aid just to survive as a result of violence and conflict. Read these 8 ways to improve humanitarian efforts in the year ahead weforum.org/agenda/2019/01…

Following terror attack in Kenya, an important debate has erupted about ethical reporting. Should journalists publish graphic images to document the impact of violence in the world? Or is doing so in breach of victim's dignity? brightthemag.com/how-do-you-eth… BRIGHT Magazine @hgsantur

WHO: 24.4 million in Yemen need humanitarian assistance middleeastmonitor.com/20190118-who-2… via Middle East Monitor

Organic development is driven by experimentation & peer engagement. Now rapid growth of digital infrastructure can help establish international networks as groups of individuals, companies & organisations connect in ways like never before openaccessgovernment.org/sweden-interna… Open Access Gov

This is how Trump's foreign aid cuts puts healthcare progress in Zambia at risk of going backwards theguardian.com/global-develop…

Humanitarian standards can make a real contribution to de-politicising a response, identifying and addressing needs and bringing full meaning to the concepts of accountability and participation. Read more spherestandards.org/addressing-the… via Sphere Standards

Is WEF an ideal milieu for aid agencies to collaborate across sectors & between actors to improve world affairs? Or do big business partnerships compromise humanitarian principles? Whichever the case, agencies can't afford to not go to Davos swissinfo.ch/eng/world-econ… Imogen Foulkes

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International calls for restraint by Zimbabwe's security forces amidst a government crackdown following sharp rise in living costs bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

Donors have reportedly released just 0.016% of promised funds for Tanzania'a government projects last year, as disputes continue over President Magufuli's increasingly anti-democratic administration allafrica.com/stories/201901… via allAfrica.com

Under Trump's Global Gag Rule, 1.4 million women globally will go without Marie Stopes International care as they face a funding gap of £37m through to 2020. But the pro-choice organisation refuses to back down. Meet the incredible women defying it ✊👏 mariestopes.org/stories/meet-t…

1 in every 70 people worldwide is caught up in a crisis. In 2019, nearly 132 million people across the world will need humanitarian assistance. Read our overview of UN OCHA's recommendations on how humanitarian responses can improve in the year ahead aid-expo.com/blog/232-25-bi…

Turmoil for international aid groups in Burundi over ethnic quotas devex.com/news/turmoil-f… via Devex

There are remarkably few news organisations who regularly cover humanitarian affairs. With those who do largely dependant on support from foundations, we interviewed Dr @martinscott2010 to find out what impact this has on reporting ✍️aid-expo.com/blog/233-found… Mel Bunce @newsprof1

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For Ethiopia, 2018 was perhaps one of the most consequential years in more generations. The nation now has momentum toward more peace, more democracy and promising prospects newafricanmagazine.com/guest-column/e… via New African

From dogs to drones - how are non-human actors perceived in humanitarian literature? Dr Benjamin Meiches investigates blogs.city.ac.uk/humnews/2019/0… via Humanitarian News