Blog Post
Why Multilateral Institutions Still Matter
"The UN and other multilaterals help increase the effectiveness of NGOs and other global development actors."
December 17, 2018
"The UN and other multilaterals help increase the effectiveness of NGOs and other global development actors."
Aid workers are increasingly being targeted by armed actors who seek to intimidate, coerce, or disrupt aid operations for strategic gains. In Gaza and South Sudan, in Yemen and the Central African Republic, disinformation campaigns are fueling hostility toward aid agencies. These threats not only endanger the lives of those dedicated to humanitarian action but also severely hinder access to essential aid for millions of vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas.
Five years after the Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh garment worker-organizers say employers still neglect worker safety.