What impact does the climate catastrophe have on humanitarian aid? What can and must humanitarian actors prepare for and how must they adapt in order to counter the consequences of the climate catastrophe?
Writing a text about the future of humanitarian aid. My first impulse: this is going to be a gloomy text. The present of humanitarian aid leaves little room for optimism. Wars continue, people are dying in Sudan unnoticed by the
I’ve spent enough nights under mosquito nets and sat through long, often circular UN coordination meetings to know this: if we want to reach people in crisis faster, with less waste, and without burning out the sector, we can’t
Statement from CADUS on the German government's planned airlift to Gaza. The German government's announcement that it will set up an airlift to Gaza together with Jordan is above all one thing: symbolic politics.
Last Saturday (14th June 2025), around 200 people gathered in the mathematics building at TU Berlin to explore new ways of solidarity-based crisis prevention.
In response to a request for assistance from the Angolan government due to an ongoing cholera outbreak, CADUS deployed a technical assistance team as part of a joint EMT mission with Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Malteser International and the Robert Koch Institute.
In response to a request for assistance from the Angolan government due to an ongoing cholera outbreak, CADUS deployed a technical assistance team as part of a joint EMT mission with Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Malteser International and the Robert Koch Institute.
On 27.05.25, we and eight other humanitarian aid organizations working in Gaza drew a "red line" in front of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin to demand compliance with international law. For us it is clear: the protection of civilians, medical personnel and humanitarian aid is non-negotiable! We document our translated speech at the rally here.
"The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy," said chainsaw-wielding multi-billionaire Elon Musk in a recent podcast. And he is right. But differently than he thinks.
In our areas of operation – Gaza, Ukraine, and other crisis regions – we witness every day just how urgently people rely on fast and flexible humanitarian response. Especially now, as humanitarian assistance comes under increasing global pressure, our work is more challenging and more vital than ever.
