Two years of emergency response in Gaza
In February 2024, we began our most challenging mission to date: For two years now, we have been supporting the people of Gaza with a medical team. Despite all the adversity.
Ukraine: Four years between war and emergency response
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The fighting has been going on for four years now, and with it our humanitarian aid on the ground.
Gaza – Contradictory developments
A ceasefire has been officially in place in Gaza since October 2025. More than three months later, however, there are no clear signs of progress towards peace. Uncertainty and deprivation continue to dominate everyday life in Gaza.
Syria: Former CADUS field hospital in al-Hol burnt down
After the Kurdish security forces withdrew from the al-Hol camp due to battles with Syrian government troops, violent unrest broke out inside the camp. An interview about the situation on the ground with Adrian, an employee of the organization Sîler.
The climate catastrophe as the greatest challenge for humanitarian aid
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?
The future of humanitarian aid
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
How AI Is Changing Humanitarian Aid: Risks and Opportunities
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
“It takes more than symbolic politics”
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.
Congress Recap: Soliprepping – facing crises with solidarity
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.
Cholera mission in Angola – Part 2
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.
