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This article analyses the agreement reached between the United States and OCHA on 29 December 2025. This agreement is supposed to cover 17 countries, excluding Afghanistan, Yemen and Gaza. The author demonstrates the realities of this agreement.

Aid cuts in 2025 shocked the humanitarian system and forced it into hyper-prioritisation mode. This paper looks at the implications for humanitarian organisations, how they have navigated the system shocks and prioritisation choices, and what this meant for their ability to support people in crises.

This report from the United Nations University for Water warns of the serious threats to freshwater resources worldwide. Many regions are living beyond their hydrological means, and many critical water systems are already bankrupt. It underlines that water bankruptcy is not merely a hydrological problem, but a justice issue with deep social and political implications. The report calls for fundamental reset of global water agenda as irreversible damage pushes many basins beyond recovery.