29 April 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, coronavirus, Inequality, politics
With India in the deadly grip of Covid19, efforts to vaccinate the world are needed more than ever. I argued that the best way to do that is to require pharmaceutical companies to share the recipes, tech and know-how so that manufacturing of doses can be rapidly scaled up. I also had the opportunity to … Continue reading “BBC question time”
28 April 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, development, humanitarian, Inequality, power
I was invited to give the opening keynote speech at the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership’s annual conference, organised by Australia’s Deakin University. I reflected on how the development sector has evolved over past decades and how by integrating key values – keeping people safe, accountability, and innovation – into humanitarian work going forward, we can … Continue reading “Speech: Humanitarianism for the new era”
26 April 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, safeguarding, women
Much of the public discussion about misconduct or abuse assumes that if incidents occur it must mean action is not being taken. Yet, the opposite is true. I wrote this article for The New Humanitarian explaining why, for international NGOs like Oxfam that operate in some of the most challenging environments on Earth, further safeguarding … Continue reading “Opinion: Misconduct allegations don’t mean we’re not taking action”
22 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, Inequality, politics, poverty
The UK Government’s decision to cut overseas aid was clearly immoral, now it appears to have been unlawful as well. This legal opinion by the former Director of Public Prosecution Lord Macdonald offers the UK Government the chance to think again, do the right thing and keep our promises to provide medicines, food and shelter … Continue reading “BBC: aid cuts unlawful as well as immoral”
7 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, coronavirus, Global Britain, humanitarian, Yemen
I spoke to Sky, ITV News and other broadcasters about the devastating consequences of the UK government’s decision to halve direct aid spending to Yemen, a country where two thirds of the population are reliant on food aid to survive. Yemen desperately needs a ramping up not a reduction in aid. The UK Government’s decision … Continue reading “Interviews: cuts to Yemen aid will cost lives”
6 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, coronavirus, Global Britain, humanitarian, Yemen
I joined colleagues from more than 100 UK charities to write to Boris Johnson urging him not to halve aid spending in Yemen. Slashing aid to Yemen – a country on the brink of famine – is a betrayal of Britain’s claim to global leadership and of British values. Aid cuts are a false economy … Continue reading “BBC: letter to prime minister warning against Yemen aid cuts”
11 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, humanitarian, politics, power, refugees
I spoke to Transform Magazine about my career working for social justice, and why I believe that strong, accountable civic institutions and brave ideas are needed now more than ever to counter COVID-19, inequality and climate change.
8 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, humanitarian, Inequality, power, race
In recent years a welcome debate has come to the fore about the role of large aid and development NGOs. I wrote this piece for Open Democracy in response to a thoughtful open letter from 200 organisations based primarily in the Global South, which challenged international NGOs to change their approach to be better partners … Continue reading “Opinion: shifting power and amplifying local action”
7 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: activism, aid, climate, humanitarian, politics, power
As an internationalist to my core, it was an honour to be asked to give the keynote speech to the United Nations Association UK’s annual conference. In the face of global challenges from the climate crisis to Covid-19, the need for meaningful global cooperation and progressive internationalism has never been greater. Afterwards, I spoke to … Continue reading “Speech: progressive internationalism and the UN”
1 December 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, humanitarian, politics, power, refugees
I was delighted to take part in The Imperial War Museum’s Refugee Nights festival celebrating refugee stories. I joined academics Maya Goodfellow and Alexander Betts and CNN international correspondent Clarissa Ward to discuss how the world can help refugees. For me, there are three core elements: providing practical help such as clean water and shelter, … Continue reading “Debate: how can the world best help refugees?”
