Three humanitarian workers look back at their experiences of sexual violence and harassment. This time there must be change

Humanitarians used to make friends for life on assignments, but now we are too plugged in to technology to get to know our co-workers

Six years in to my humanitarian career, I’m still struck by Sunday night anxiety and sleepless nights about my ability to do my job. Is this normal?

How can the UK government call on other countries to champion human rights and fight radicalisation, while working with such a group?

The aid sector flies people thousands of miles to do jobs that could be done by locals, and pays them more as well – but just because we’re not expats doesn’t mean we’re worth less

Donors need to coordinate more and consider the needs on the ground when coming up with rules on how aid money can be spent

As a thirtysomething, my friends with more traditional careers are buying houses, getting married and having kids. Am I missing out?

Diversity and representation matter, but NGOs should hire on merit alone

Personal information leaked in sensitive contexts can spark violence, discrimination, exclusionary policies. Yet my NGO shares confidential data freely

This election should be prime time for us to challenge leaders on human rights, the arms trade and environmental issues, but no one wants to get fined

Resettlement is presented to refugees as the golden ticket to a better life, but as it happens to so few, we need to be offering better alternatives

Development will never be successful while the same power structures we seek to tackle in society, are embedded within our own aid agencies

I grew up sceptical of western aid, but the unparalleled compassion of volunteers in Greece towards refugees has made me think again

Aid workers are referred to as humanitarians, but acronyms and infantalising policies mean that is not a worthy description of our work

Humanitarians are flawed individuals just like professionals in every other industry – stop treating us like we’re the embodiment of altruism

Millions of people displaced by Boko Haram desperately need aid in west Africa, but organisations are struggling to recruit for permanent positions

We don’t know enough about sexual violence against men, labour exploitation, high rates of depression and suicide, or forced recruitment into armed groups

Is development work futile in the West Bank? Should aid workers instead focus entirely on lobbying politicians at home to pressure Israel to end the occupation?