The Friday Humanitarian Scan #2

Here are the new reads published on The New Humanitarian, Relief Web and featured by CaLP Network between 05 January – 09 January 2026 selected for this week’s The Friday Humanitarian Scan.

Click here for the first post of the Friday Humanitarian Scan from the last week.

Cash Assistance

TitleURLSourceCategoryPublication Date
Afghanistan: When an Afghan mountain came downhttps://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/when-afghan-mountain-came-downReliefWebCash Assistance2026-01-09

Social Protection

TitleURLSourceCategoryPublication Date
What Would It Cost to End Extreme Poverty?https://www.nber.org/papers/w34583Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) – Shared by CaLP NetworkSocial Protection2026-01-08

General Humanitarian

TitleURLSourceCategoryPublication Date
Ten humanitarian trends to keep an eye on in 2026https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/01/05/ten-humanitarian-trends-keep-eye-2026The New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-05
The Kyiv cat colony: A cautionary tale for the entire aid sectorhttps://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/01/05/kyiv-cat-colony-cautionary-tale-entire-aid-sectorThe New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-05
What’s shaping aid policy in 2026https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/01/07/whats-shaping-aid-policy-2026The New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-07
Ten humanitarian crises that demand your attention nowhttps://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/01/07/ten-humanitarian-crises-demand-your-attention-now-2026The New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-07
“I volunteer because I love my people”: On the ground with Darfur’s mutual aid volunteershttps://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/video/2026/01/08/i-volunteer-because-i-love-my-people-ground-darfurs-mutual-aid-volunteersThe New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-08
Rethinking Humanitarianism | What we’ve learned so far: Key takeaways for 2026https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/2026/01/08/rethinking-humanitarianism-what-weve-learned-so-far-key-takeaways-2026The New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-08
The gifts I have been given: Survival as a collective act in Sudanhttps://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-person/2026/01/08/gifts-survival-collective-help-sudanThe New HumanitarianGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-08
Mozambique 2025 Humanitarian Response (Conflict), as 30 November 2025 [ENG/PT]https://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-2025-humanitarian-response-conflict-30-november-2025-engptReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09
South Sudan – Access Constraints Map, 09 January 2026https://reliefweb.int/map/south-sudan/south-sudan-access-constraints-map-09-january-2026ReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09
Lebanon: Inter-Sector Coordination Group Meeting – 9 January 2026https://reliefweb.int/report/lebanon/lebanon-inter-sector-coordination-group-meeting-9-january-2026ReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09
Nigeria: In Maiduguri, Médecins du Monde improves access to healthcare for thousands of displaced personshttps://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/maiduguri-medecins-du-monde-improves-access-healthcare-thousands-displaced-personsReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09
Children in Sudan have endured “1,000 days of agony”https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/children-sudan-have-endured-1000-days-agonyReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09
Syria: KSC Condemns Attacks and Siege on Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiehhttps://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/ksc-condemns-attacks-and-siege-aleppos-sheikh-maqsoud-and-ashrafiehReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09
Syria: SAMS Deeply Alarmed by Renewed Violence in Aleppo and Its Impact on Civilian Communitieshttps://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/sams-deeply-alarmed-renewed-violence-aleppo-and-its-impact-civilian-communitiesReliefWebGeneral Humanitarian2026-01-09

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