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Humanitarian organisations work closely together in Chad, especially in light of global aid cuts.  A medical team with IRC and UNHCR staff at an initial reception centre in the border town of Adré.

Humanitarian organisations

Humanitarian crisis in Chad: “How do we prioritise among priorities?”

Chad, a country marked by poverty, hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees. Humanitarian organisations face a devastating situation in light of global aid cuts. We asked the International Rescue Committee’s country director how things can move forward.

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Like-minded heads of state are supported by Donald Trump: Argentina’s President Javier Milei with the US President at the White House in October 2025.

Latin America

Trump’s vision to reclaim the “US backyard”

Donald Trump has never been one to conceal his intentions, and he was quite clear about his stance on Latin America in December 2025. His motives, however, often turn out to be quite different from what he claims.

Picture of Donald Trump on a poster-covered wall in São Paulo, 2019. The fact is: Brazil has not made any major concessions to the US.

Latin America

Who bows in the face of Trump’s coercion?

Donald Trump has declared Latin America his zone of influence and has proved he means business by abducting Venezuela’s head of state. In the face of his coercive policies, Latin American leaders are seeking pragmatic resistance and cooperation.

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 3/2026

What remains of humanitarian aid?

Food aid in Kakuma is now only available to people who have been classified by the WFP as belonging to the relevant categories.
Refugees

Ending up in the last category means no food at all

Cuts to international aid funding have plunged Kakuma, one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Kenya, into a worsening humanitarian crisis. With food rations reduced to a fraction of the minimum requirement, residents face an impossible choice.

Humanitarian organisations work closely together in Chad, especially in light of global aid cuts.  A medical team with IRC and UNHCR staff at an initial reception centre in the border town of Adré.
Humanitarian organisations

Humanitarian crisis in Chad: “How do we prioritise among priorities?”

Chad, a country marked by poverty, hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees. Humanitarian organisations face a devastating situation in light of global aid cuts. We asked the International Rescue Committee’s country director how things can move forward.

Patients wait in front of the IRC health centre in Farchana in eastern Chad.
Resources

The fact that life in eastern Chad works is nothing short of a miracle

The influx of refugees from Sudan brought international aid organisations to eastern Chad, a region that is almost entirely cut off from any infrastructure. Feelings on the ground are mixed.

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