Lessons on COVID response

Plus, a Closer Look at Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

View this email in your browser Daily Update: The latest from our correspondents in Geneva and around the world Mon, 7th September 2020 OPINION | Three lessons from the Global South on combating the pandemic 'Solutions that rise up are better than those that drop down.' Families are struggling with top-down measures like lockdowns and bans on large gatherings. There's a better way forward: community engagement. ICYMI Sudan's peace deal, Myanmar's COVID surge, and Macron's Lebanon mission: The Cheat Sheet Start your week off in the loop on humanitarian issues with our weekly take on news, trends, and developments from around the globe. EVENT Our world is changing. But are you ready for what comes next? TNH Director Heba Aly will explore the ways the Black Lives Matter movement and COVID-19 are exposing challenges faced by the aid sector – kicking off Humentum's #OpEx365 virtual-learning series. Join Heba at 10am ET (3pm CET) on 15 September. Register now to watch. CLOSER LOOK Eritrean refugees defy border closures only to find hardship in Ethiopia 'Rent is becoming very expensive in Addis Ababa and, even when you can find a job, you can barely pay the bills.' When the long-dormant border crossings between Eritrea and Ethiopia re-opened in 2018, they were met with fanfare as a symbol of warming relations. Nearly all have since closed, but that isn't stopping a steady flow of Eritrean refugees from fleeing across the heavily militarised frontier. Escaping compulsory national service, repression, and joblessness, an influx of Eritreans – mostly younger, more mobile men and women – are struggling to find work and affordable rent in Addis Ababa, while fears of being sent back home loom over their heads. From our archive:  TNH Membership "I realised after a few years that I was a humanitarian whether that was my intent or not."   Every member of The New Humanitarian has a story to tell.   Meet Daniel Maxwell, a professor at Tufts University in Boston who worked in the field for 25 years, mostly in East Africa. See all our latest coverage thenewhumanitarian.org   Africa  |  Middle East  |  Asia  |  Europe  |  Americas Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up to receive your own, daily or weekly.  © All rights reserved 2020. Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy  |  Support Our Work  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe