A functional Afghan state requires both humanitarian aid and financial support for a considerable time ahead, and previous investments in social service programs should not be wasted, says Arne Strand and Astri Suhrke.

This blog examines the security implications for Afghans who have had their biometrics registered by humanitarian or military agencies.

This blog explores the challenges associated with the use of biometrics for the delivery of humanitarian aid in Yemen, including privacy and data protection considerations.

This blog examines the provision of legal aid to refugees in countries that do not have any refugee-specific legislation and where the rule of law is largely absent.

In this Nobel Peace Prize blog series, we examine the implications of the award and critically engage in debates on food (in)security, food aid, innovation and technology and the WFP as a humanitarian actor.

This blog examines the imperial past alongside along the humanitarian present, as well as the influences on our understanding of humanitarianism.

This blog reflects on the Nobel committee’s announcement of the WFP as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and whether food aid boosts peace.

The recent award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the WFP triggered mixed reactions. This blog asks do already privileged organisations doing their mandated jobs need such affirmation? Should humanitarian and peace efforts be confounded?

This blog examines the relationship between food – or lack thereof – and military strategies in contemporary armed conflict.

This blog examines the notion of hunger as a weapon of war and the power of food aid.

This blog examines the WFP as the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the political nature of humanitarian multilateralism.

This blog explores the effects of Covid-19 in Gadarif in Eastern Sudan. Precarious food supplies and lacking border control could mean that the chances of containing the pandemic are slim.