The New Humanitarian podcast

The New Humanitarian

The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH's journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.

The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH's journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.

 

#100

International law is failing us. What now? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

When countries can commit genocide or invade neighbours with few repercussions, it's clear... more

11 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:29

11 Dec 2025


#99

Who wants to be the new UN refugee chief | Rethinking Humanitarianism

The UN's high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, finishes his term at the end of t... more

27 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:55

27 Nov 2025


#98

Security Council backs Trump's Gaza plan. What could go wrong? | Rethinking Humanitarianism

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution backing US President Donald Trump's peace ... more

20 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:47

20 Nov 2025


#97

Why emergency education saves lives | Rethinking Humanitarianism

When aid funding is tight, education is often cut first. But schools offer more than just ... more

13 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:19

13 Nov 2025


#96

What's behind the COP climate circus | Rethinking Humanitarianism

The UN climate summit, COP30, is getting under way in Brazil, with global temperatures ris... more

06 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:35

06 Nov 2025


#95

How to make people care? Emergency aid's marketing problem | Rethinking Humanitarianism

Global polls show citizens in many countries want their governments to fund humanitarian a... more

30 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:48

30 Oct 2025


#94

The global backlash on gender rights | Rethinking Humanitarianism

The backlash against women's and LGBTIQI+ rights is growing – part of an organised movemen... more

15 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:29

15 Oct 2025


#93

The aid sector's LGBTQI+ blindspot | Rethinking Humanitarianism

Global funding cuts are worsening emergency aid's weaknesses when it comes to the LGBTQI+ ... more

01 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:15

01 Oct 2025


#92

UNGA Event | Dispatches from the future

Remaking humanitarianism: Dispatches from the future How can we reimagine the internationa... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:14

30 Sep 2025


#91

Bonus: Rethinking UNGA | Rethinking Humanitarianism

The 80th UN General Assembly should be consequential given all that's happening: the genoc... more

26 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:32

26 Sep 2025


#90

The UN's 20th-century diplomacy for 21st-century problems | Rethinking Humanitarianism

As world leaders gather for the 80th UN General Assembly, we're digging into the past to i... more

17 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:03

17 Sep 2025


#89

Event | What should humanitarian actors do to stop the genocide in Gaza?

As the genocide in Gaza continues, humanitarian organisations face mounting pressure and u... more

16 Sep 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:16

16 Sep 2025


#88

The UN and the crisis of liberalism | Rethinking Humanitarianism

When is the UN a force for good, and when is it a fig leaf? CEO Tammam Aloudat speaks with... more

03 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:52

03 Sep 2025


#87

An interview with UN relief chief Tom Fletcher | Rethinking Humanitarianism

"It's not just our finances that are under attack, but it's also our morale and our legiti... more

10 Jul 2025

33 MINS

33:47

10 Jul 2025


#86

Don't look away from Gaza | What's Unsaid

On 7 October 2023, Rita Baroud was a 20-year-old in Gaza thinking about doing a master's d... more

26 Jun 2025

24 MINS

24:26

26 Jun 2025


#85

What's missing is a relationship with the grassroots | Power Shift

Power Shift is an experiment in dialogue that puts decision-makers in aid and philanthropy... more

05 Jun 2025

56 MINS

56:55

05 Jun 2025


#84

Should we talk to the jihadists? | What's Unsaid

After a decade of fighting jihadist groups in the Sahel – and losing – isn't it time for g... more

22 May 2025

28 MINS

28:23

22 May 2025


#83

No one wants to depend on aid, including refugees | Power Shift

Power Shift is an experiment in dialogue that puts decision-makers in aid and philanthropy... more

08 May 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:26

08 May 2025


#82

Is it time to declare a humanitarian crisis in the US? | What's Unsaid

Daylight abductions of permanent residents. Mass deportations with no due process. Homeles... more

24 Apr 2025

27 MINS

27:51

24 Apr 2025


#81

Change is so incremental that it's not happening | Power Shift

<a href= "https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcast/power-shift">Power Shift</a> is an ex... more

10 Apr 2025

53 MINS

53:08

10 Apr 2025