This is the Worst Crisis in the World that Gets the Least Amount of Attention Mark Leon Goldberg September 8, 2016Over the course of the last six weeks or so, I've received a series of increasingly urgent sounding press releases from various humanitarian organizations operating in the far northeastern region of Nigeria, called Borno state.In July, I received thi...
The Syria Humanitarian Crisis Enters a New Phase Mark Leon Goldberg February 3, 2016The United Kingdom plays host to a major conference this week intended to raise money and political support for the Syrian humanitarian disaster. There are now over 4.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled abroad, mostly to surrounding countries and 7.6 m...
Amid Fuel Shortages in Nepal, Food Aid is Delivered by Mule (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg October 16, 2015This is a pretty amazing video from the World Food Program showing an operation to open a mountain pass so that a convoy of mules can reach stranded communities in Nepal. It is a good reminder of just how logistically complex the relief operation are today...
The SDG Challenge: Q&A with Graca Machel Kimberly Curtis October 5, 2015One of the exciting things about the opening of the UN General Assembly in the wide variety of politicians, activists and civil society organizations it brings to New York every year. This year, one of those activists was Graça Machel, an international activis...
The Aid Diversion Dilemma Adam Lichtenheld July 22, 2014Why misuse of humanitarian aid is increasingly a feature of modern conflict
The Security Council’s Syria Cross-Border Aid Gamble Mark Leon Goldberg July 14, 2014A risky resolution passes 15-0.
The UN’s Syria Aid Dilemma Mark Leon Goldberg May 21, 2014Why the UN can't just deliver aid via Turkey
Famine Looms in South Sudan, And No One is Doing Enough to Stop It Mark Leon Goldberg April 4, 2014A stark warning from the UN.
Here’s What UNICEF and WFP’s New Relief Operation in South Sudan Looks Like Mark Leon Goldberg March 28, 2014This is an airdrop.
