IRIN delivers unique, authoritative and independent reporting from the frontlines of crises to inspire and produce a more effective humanitarian response. The number of people affected by humanitarian crises has almost doubled over the past decade.
Climate change, population growth, volatile markets, water scarcity, sectarianism and the mushrooming of armed groups and extremists are pushing more and more communities to the edge. The unprecedented number of concurrent emergencies has exposed serious weaknesses in the current international emergency aid apparatus: financing is unsustainable; local communities do not have enough of a voice; and needs are not adequately met.
It is a critical time of change for the multi-billion-dollar international humanitarian sector, which is under pressure to reform the way aid is delivered.
All media organizations are reporting from their own world view. Some call this political alignment, some editorial leaning and, and some media bias. We call them Narratives.
Sites are mainly Non-partisan or Impartial on their political alignment. They are mixed on whether they support the local Establishment but are usually critical on Trump. Also on a geopolitical level they are mixed whether supporting the Western Coalition.
We’ve done research on who owns or funds the site so you can learn easier about possible funding bias or conflicts of interests.
a private foundation set up by an individual, family or an institute
a person who is either a public figure or who has otherwise influence in society
The reason we show relations to CFR, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission and Chatham House is because there was a study made by Swiss Propaganda Research. They found out that many western news media have relations to those organizations.
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