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Mozambique's constitutional court validates national elections in favour of the ruling party sparking even more protests as the population are clearly not happy, with the situation only likely to get worse from here theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…

Post election violence in #Mozambique having increasing humanitarian consequences with reports from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency of 3000 people fleeing to neighbouring Eswatini and Malawi mznews.co.mz/acnur-preocupa…

Efficiency and value for money will be top of the humanitarian aid agenda in 2025 as rising needs and dwindling funding force aid agencies to do more with less. A more defined approach to 'Prioritisation' and 'Boundary setting' is still needed though thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/…

Maputo braces itself for more protests today as President elect, Daniel Chapo, who many see as illegitimately winning elections last October, is inaugurated. Can he govern and quell the anger of the people? bbc.com/news/articles/…

Shock turn of events as #Mozambique opposition leader says he is prepared to serve in Frelimo government that he has led protests for months saying is illegitimate after fraudulent elections. Is it to be believed or just political games? bbc.com/news/articles/…

Looking forward to this Centre for Humanitarian Action event next Monday to discuss my new publication written with Mark Bowden on the shrinking humanitarian marketplace. Please join if you are interested in how economic incentives shape the humanitarian sector and stifle reform

My latest article in The New Humanitarian with Mike Pearson on the impact of prioritisation/boundary setting in humanitarian appeals. While there has been some success, there have also been unintended consequences with humanitarian numbers becoming murkier. thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/…

Humanitarians must find a consistent way of presenting needs and costs that is credible and fundable – now more than ever. Damian Lilly and Mike Pearson explore the numbers as budgets tighten: ⬇️ buff.ly/4geLCOv

Very sad scenes at UNRWA offices in Jerusalem today (where I used to work) as Israel enacts ban on the agency. The UN must not abandon Palestine refugees

The #humanitarian system does display characteristics of an economic marketplace. Do these impede #reform in the #humanitarian sector? Watch the recording of our #Outofthebox event with Damian Lilly Mark Bowden, Chilande Kuloba-Warria and Ralf Suedhoff: ow.ly/Gr6a50UQYEk

A historic step towards justice for the Rohingya as Argentina court issues international arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing. INTERPOL red notice must follow to get him arrested. Huge credit to Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK - BROUK brouk.org.uk/argentina-cour…

This really is the doomsday scenario: if after the 90-day freeze, 90% of US aid funding will be gone. So much for humanitarian waivers. Along with cuts from UK, Germany, Netherlands, etc. this really is end of humanitarian action as we know it. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

US aid cuts = more food insecurity = increased risk of famines = greater instability. Good to see Crisis Group comment on the Trump aid freeze. It is only by highlighting this sort of short-sightedness in the policy that there is an hope of reversing it crisisgroup.org/united-states/…

US aid cuts are shocking but we shouldn't be surprised as I write in this Centre for Humanitarian Action blog . They are merely representative of a broader trend of reduced humanitarian funding since 2022. The question is why we were not better prepared and what we can do now to turn this around

Rebuilding political and public support for foreign aid is going to be extremely challenging after recent unprecedented cuts. Time for an independent, high-level review of the global aid regime to articulate a new paradigm argues Nilima Gulrajani project-syndicate.org/commentary/for…

Third cyclone in as many months about to hit #Mozambique causing devastation in coastal regions with response likely to be seriously affected by reduced capacity of partners because of US funding cuts

Activists complain about what private sector CEOs earn, yet now the elevated salaries of aid workers are under scrutiny. WFO staffing costs were $1.2 bn in 2023. WHO spent $92 million on just 215 director salaries. The times they are a-changing thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/202…

Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored? aje.io/2ihe2e via Al Jazeera English

In a new The New Humanitarian opinion, Damian Lilly argues that, "protection must be radically simplified if it is to meet the needs of people facing ever-growing risks in emergencies." There is a need to focus on results, not processes. thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025/0…

Simply defending the status quo isn’t enough. Humanitarian protection needs a reset, too, Damian Lilly writes: ⬇️ buff.ly/nb7qW66