Paula Dupraz-Dobias
The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN)
Geneva, GE, Switzerland
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Past articles by Paula:
Is emergency shelter fit for purpose?
Given the growing frequency and intensity of climate disasters, governments and the aid sector must find affordable solutions fast. → Read More
COP27: Diplomatic baby steps amid mounting humanitarian crises
Climate justice collided with political wrangling at COP27. The result? Incremental progress. → Read More
In storm-hit Puerto Rico, local communities fill US disaster response gaps
Five years after Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island, a much weaker storm has exposed the failures of a still-unprepared system. → Read More
What those closest to loss and damage are saying about COP’s newest agenda item
Unpacking loss and damage: What it looks like on the climate front lines, what people misunderstand, and what it may mean for humanitarian response. → Read More
Brazil elections: Erosion of rights under Bolsonaro drives activism among marginalised communities
Black, Indigenous, and trans groups are putting a spotlight on growing violence and hate crimes. → Read More
Most aid funds go to just a few disasters. What about the rest?
Aid groups and governments respond to hundreds of disasters each year. But inadequate funding and a short attention span leave many survivors adrift. → Read More
How climate data scarcity costs lives
In climate-vulnerable countries, a shortage of localised weather data makes it harder to prepare for disasters or adapt to a warming planet. → Read More
How Haiti’s gang violence strains aid operations and demands new approaches
With 2.5 million in need living in areas under armed control, aid groups have to find ways to work with the gangs despite the escalating violence. → Read More
Q&A: How can a global treaty to end violence against women succeed?
Women’s rights activists from 128 nations are behind a new draft treaty. They hope UN member states will join them to address the “shadow pandemic”. → Read More
What happened to the emergency UN money promised for gender-based violence?
What happened to the emergency UN money promised for gender-based violence? - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world → Read More
Why COP26 leaves humanitarians wanting more
On critical points of finance and adaptation, Glasgow fell short of the urgent action demanded by those on the front line of the climate crisis. → Read More
At COP26, Indigenous leaders welcome funding but demand more of a say
While more funds and belated recognition are all good, what Indigenous communities say they really need is a seat at the negotiating table. → Read More
How Cubans are helping Cubans in need of food and medicine
Volunteers working via social media are filling the gaps left by scant international aid and insufficient government support. → Read More
No easy solutions for tackling the Central American roots of the migration crisis
Any effort to address ‘the root causes’ of migration in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras will require a huge surge in aid and long-term commitment. → Read More
Latin American women battle shadow pandemic of gender-based violence
When a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped last year in Peru, she became one of the youngest victims in a shadow pandemic of gender-based violence that has skyrocketed around the world as the coronavirus crisis has unfolded. Before COVID-19, Latin America already had 10 of the 12 countries with the highest rates of femicide in the world – the exceptions being South Africa and Central African… → Read More
Nicaraguan asylum seekers face hunger in Costa Rica or dangerous returns
After fleeing repression, thousands of Nicaraguans find themselves in a lose-lose situation of poverty, pandemic politics, and growing xenophobia. → Read More
From COVID-19 to climate change: What we’re watching at the UNGA
The messages from world leaders may be pre-recorded, and the meetings virtual, but the humanitarian challenges for the UN are real and growing. → Read More
Nicaragua picks a bad time to sideline humanitarian groups
Growing poverty, malnutrition, political strife, and now a pandemic. But Nicaragua’s government signals it can manage on its own. → Read More
COVID-19 shifts Peru’s internal migration into reverse
Made jobless by a strict lockdown, many Peruvians who had moved to cities for work are leaving, spurring a massive reverse migration. → Read More
Hard lessons from COVID-19 on looking after the dead
The pandemic has not only overwhelmed health workers around the world trying to assist the living, but also those dealing with the dead. → Read More