While development eyes were supposed to be fixed on the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, much of the focus has shifted to the situation escalating in the Middle East. What does it all mean for humanitarian aid?
Also in today’s edition: Multilateral bankers meet with finance ministers in Morocco, we speak to Lisa Nandy — the U.K.’s new shadow international development minister — and how U.K. aid cuts impact NGOs.
The renewed conflict around the Gaza Strip — which houses over 2 million people, including 1.7 million Palestinian refugees — is likely to have major impacts for humanitarian aid, United Nations agencies have said.