UKRAINE: GIVE CHILDREN AND PEACE A CHANCE
A war is often a funeral in slow motion
HAITI EARTHQUAKE : A PERSONAL REFLECTION
Twisted steel and debris are all that remain where once stood homes. The 7.2 earthquake that hit southwest Haiti on Saturday, 14th August, resulted in over 300 deaths, many injuries, widespread destruction and the fear of aftershocks has heightened anxiety particularly among
CHANGING TEAMS, CHANGING JERSEY
July 31, 2021: For the past 21 months, I have worked as a ‘glorified servant’ of our frontline teams in our country offices in War Child– during unusual times when the idea of ‘normal’ was being redefined. I am starting a new job at Plan International, a
PUT PEOPLE FIRST TO WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19
Bereaved families of COVID-19 victims paint a mural featuring red hearts – one for each death – to remember their loved ones, along the bank of the River Thames * (Photo Credit: Nick Hall) The ancient Spanish port city of A Coruña has a fascinating history – one
AMIDST CALAMITIES, NEXT DOOR HUMANITARIANS BECOME HEROES
Remembering Humanity’s True Heroes on the World Humanitarian Day Homegrown local heroes A crisis does not produce heroes. A crisis just brings out true heroes. Meet Fatima Nabaa. “I was in a hospital with my sisters when the news broke,” Fatima tells me. It was just another
LEFT UNATTENDED, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THREATEN A SILENT PANDEMIC
The emotional ripples of the pandemic can linger long. This can eclipse recovery and efforts to rebuild societies The human mind has to deal with a lot more when living through a pandemic, disease outbreaks, disasters, wars and conflicts. Crisis settings implant bitter
CRISIS RESPONSE TO COVID-19 WILL NOT BE A 100-METRE SPRINT
In addition to the life saving medical assistance, it is necessary to address the needs that are often invisible in such settings – the mental health and psychosocial needs The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spotlighted the vital work of nurses and frontline
SPOTLIGHT ON MIND IN WARS AND DISASTERS
I met Amal at a refugee centre in Amman, Jordan. The only activity that seemed to interest this young child was painting. She sat there and painted all day. She and her mother had fled the war in Syria and sought asylum in Jordan. Probably Amal just wanted to forget the
AN EASY PLACE TO SAY HELLO AND A DIFFICULT PLACE TO SAY GOODBYE
After three and a half years with Save the Children, Unni is moving on to work with War Child in Amsterdam. Here he shares some stories from his time with the Save The Children’s Emergency Health Unit Hellos are alike. Good-byes are unique. Over the past 3.5 years at
ACCIDENTAL SUPERHEROES
Humanitarians are ordinary people. Sometimes people become humanitarians by accident when they find themselves in the midst of a disaster. What makes them true heroes is the selfless and extraordinary work they do in some of the most difficult places in the world. In wars