As the UN launches its biggest ever humanitarian appeal, here are five things the numbers tell us

Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Humanitarian ~ Politics

Counter-terrorism laws: what aid agencies need to know

Seizing the moment: Gaza donors’ conference

Central African Republic: let's keep people safe, not push for elections

sub-Saharan Africa ~ Central African Republic ~ Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Politics ~ Humanitarian ~ Conflict ~ Violence

What have we learned about stabilization in Afghanistan? Not much.

Asia ~ Afghanistan ~ Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Politics

Afghanistan’s long war: the humanitarian consequences of drawdown

Asia ~ Afghanistan ~ Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Humanitarian ~ Conflict ~ Violence

Remembering the humanitarians

Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Humanitarian ~ Conflict ~ Violence ~ Fragile states ~ Security ~ Politics

Praise for ‘the cowboys’ on World Humanitarian Day

Global ~ Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Humanitarian ~ Conflict ~ Violence ~ Fragile states ~ Security ~ Politics

Blurred vision: Why aid money shouldn't be diverted to the military

Aid ~ Humanitarian system ~ Protection ~ Humanitarian ~ Conflict ~ Violence ~ Fragile states ~ Security ~ Politics

Humanitarian crisis in South Kordofan: The need for a political solution

Counter-terrorism and humanitarian action

Protecting civilians? The interaction between international military and humanitarian actors

Friend or foe? Military intervention in Libya

Country-specific civil–military coordination guidelines

City limits: urbanisation and vulnerability in Sudan

Trends and challenges in humanitarian civil–military coordination

Preventing and responding to gender-based violence in humanitarian crises

‘You don’t need to love us’: civil-military relations in Afghanistan, 2002–13

Living on hope, hoping for education: the failed response to the Syrian refugee crisis

Talking to the other side: humanitarian engagement with the Taliban in Afghanistan