Annie Slemrod
The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN)
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Past articles by Annie:
Türkiye-Syria earthquake strikes a region where millions already in crisis
A vital Syrian border crossing and aid hub have been hit hard. → Read More
WhatsApp, Lebanon? Go behind the scenes
What happens when journalists ask people to tell their own stories? → Read More
Syria aid access resolution expires amid UN Security Council standoff
As Russia uses its veto, diplomats fail to find a last-minute compromise to keep aid flowing to millions in the rebel-held northwest. → Read More
Syria’s ‘bread crisis’ in graphs
Money is worth less, and basics like bread and fuel cost more. → Read More
The risk of another Israel-Palestine war
Can calls for calm stop a spiralling situation? → Read More
Marib’s descent back into war is shocking, but it shouldn’t be a surprise
If we’re always fixating on the new, big story, we’re likely to miss the warning signs and the slow-burning tragedies. → Read More
New Yemen aid fund is flush with cash, but short on details
The Famine Relief Fund has money to spend in Yemen, and fast. Who’s behind it, and where’s the cash coming from? → Read More
US 'terror' label on Yemen's Houthis could hit peace talks, aid
Aid groups say the blacklisting will throw up a new set of obstacles in a country where it’s already difficult to deliver assistance. → Read More
Even if famine isn’t declared, Yemen has a massive hunger problem
What happens in a war zone when savings are gone, money is worth less, and food costs more? → Read More
Funding, fuel, and 'famine': Unpacking Yemen's overlapping crises
Funding shortages are forcing aid groups to scale back or shut down operations across the country, even as needs are rising. → Read More
UN launches sexual misconduct probe after incriminating car video emerges
The blurry video shows a woman straddling a man suggestively in a UN car in Tel Aviv. → Read More
UN appeals for Yemen aid amidst growing pandemic, donor doubts
The UN and Saudi Arabia host a virtual fundraiser as aid workers die of COVID-19, and relief projects close. → Read More
UN cuts extra pay for health workers in Yemen just as COVID-19 hits
Up to a third of the country’s medical staff and health workers could lose out in the planned WHO cuts. → Read More
US, UK threaten to cut Yemen aid due to fraud and obstruction
Aid agencies and donors say aid is being blocked and wasted in Yemen. But they don’t agree how bad it is or what to do next. → Read More
UN experts: Uptick in Houthi obstacles to Yemen aid delivery
It’s getting harder to bring assistance to the millions of Yemenis who need it after more than five and a half years of war. → Read More
UN tells migrants to leave Libya transit centre as $6m project flounders
Critics, including one UN refugee agency insider who described it as 'blackmail', say undue pressure is being put on those in the facility. → Read More
UN tells migrants to leave Libya transit centre as $6m project flounders
Critics, including one UN refugee agency insider who described it as 'blackmail', say undue pressure is being put on those in the facility. → Read More
Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees replaced amid misconduct probe
UNRWA said initial findings ‘revealed management issues’ related specifically to the commissioner-general, Pierre Krähenbühl. → Read More
Syria-Turkey briefing: The fallout of an invasion for civilians
If Turkey follows through with its threat to invade northeastern Syria, hundreds of thousands of civilians will be at risk. → Read More
Key Gulf donors yet to deliver on Yemen aid promises
The UN has received little more than a quarter of the $4.2 billion it requires to help Yemenis in need this year. → Read More