Stopping starvation in gaza

The world changed on 7 October 2023 when Hamas made incursions into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. In a series of coordinated attacks, Hamas murdered more than 1,200 people and took a further

Christopher Lockyear, the secretary general of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) directs teams of medical staff around the world as they carry out lifesaving interventions in horrific circumstances. In 2

Keep calm and carry on is Ukraine’s mantra this winter. The nation has been at war for nearly four years and its list of problems is growing almost as rapidly as its exhaustion, but people are determi

As a longtime advocate for homeless people, the ‘big issue’ I see in the coming year, unfortunately, is more homelessness in the United States – with only a few glimmers of hope. Approaching the close

“The failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished,” notes Prakash Loungani, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This includes the economists at the IM

Christmas in Gaza is like everywhere else and nowhere else. At the branch of the YMCA International in Gaza City, switching on the lights of the Christmas tree was a major event attended by hundreds,