--- title: "Opinions" url: "https://www.nrc.no/opinions-list" language: "en" published: "2017-10-24T09:18:42Z" modified: "2017-10-24T09:18:42Z" --- # Opinions ### Opinions Opinion ## [If we don’t act 150 million people will be left without aid](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/if-we-dont-act-150-million-people-will-be-left-without-aid) 29. Jan 2026 Opinion ## [Gaza is being starved of life, not just food - this is my view from the ground](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/gaza-is-being-starved-of-life-not-just-food---this-is-my-view-from-the-ground) 15. Aug 2025 ## [Educating the world’s children of conflict](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/educating-the-worlds-children-of-conflict) 09. Feb 2023 | Global ## [Don't let Ukraine war eclipse other humanitarian crises](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/dont-let-ukraine-war-eclipse-other-humanitarian-crises) 17. Jun 2022 ## [The ‘Ukraine effect’ on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/the-ukraine-effect-on-the-worlds-poorest-and-most-vulnerable) 11. Apr 2022 | Global ## [Afghanistan is facing a total economic meltdown](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/afghanistan-is-facing-a-total-economic-meltdown) 19. Oct 2021 | Afghanistan ## [Afghanistan’s crisis stretches far beyond Kabul airport](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/afghanistans-crisis-stretches-far-beyond-kabul-airport) 10. Sep 2021 | Afghanistan ## [Aid workers are staying in Afghanistan - as they do in crises globally. We must protect them](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/aid-workers-are-staying-in-afghanistan-as-they-do-in-crises-globally) 30. Aug 2021 | Afghanistan ## [On World Refugee Day, we must choose action over words to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/on-world-refugee-day-we-must-choose-action-over-words-to-help-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh) 28. Jun 2021 | Bangladesh ## [Gaza: A Hell on Earth](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/gaza-a-hell-on-earth) 07. Jun 2021 | Palestine ## [G7 leaders know what needs to be done to prevent famines, but will they act?](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/g7-leaders-know-what-needs-to-be-done-to-prevent-famines-but-will-they-act) 27. May 2021 | Global ## [Don’t let the silence of the aftermath kill us](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2021/dont-let-the-silence-of-the-aftermath-kill-us) 21. May 2021 | Perspective ## [Darfur's return to war would spell disaster for Sudan](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/darfurs-return-to-war-would-spell-disaster-for-sudan) 06. May 2021 | Sudan ## [Yemen’s neighbours need to step up now](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2021/yemens-neighbours-need-to-step-up-now) 28. Feb 2021 | Perspective ## [World leaders can still avert famine in Yemen](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2021/world-leaders-can-still-avert-famine-in-yemen) 10. Jan 2021 | Perspective ## [What we got wrong about Covid and refugees](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/what-we-got-wrong-about-covid-and-refugees) 07. Jan 2021 | Global ## [The remaking of Myanmar](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/the-remaking-of-myanmar) 16. Nov 2020 | Myanmar ## [The little talked about side-effects of Covid-19](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/the-little-talked-about-side-effects-of-covid-19) 27. Oct 2020 | Global ## [Attacks against humanitarian workers must stop](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/attacks-against-humanitarian-workers-must-stop) 27. Oct 2020 | Global ## [Why Covid-19 must reshape global crisis funding](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/why-covid-19-must-reshape-global-crisis-funding) 27. Oct 2020 | Global ## [We need to reopen Yemen’s airports and sea routes to save lives](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/we-need-to-reopen-yemens-airports-and-sea-routes-to-save-lives) 27. Aug 2020 | Yemen ## [The crippling cost of Covid-19 on refugees](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/the-crippling-cost-of-covid-19-on-refugees) 22. May 2020 | Global ## [Solidarity must not stop at our borders](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2020/solidarity-must-not-stop-at-our-borders) 17. Apr 2020 | Perspective ## [Military intervention alone will fail to solve the Sahel crisis](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/military-intervention-alone-will-fail-to-solve-the-sahel-crisis) 07. Apr 2020 | Burkina Faso|Mali|Niger ## [Coronavirus will silently hit the world's displaced hardest](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/coronavirus-will-silently-hit-the-worlds-displaced-hardest) 26. Mar 2020 | Global ## [A battle of values will determine the next decade of aid](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/a-battle-of-values-will-determine-the-next-decade-of-aid) 23. Dec 2019 | Global ## [Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis is moving backwards. Here’s how to resolve it](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/myanmars-rohingya-crisis-is-moving-backwards.-heres-how-to-resolve-it) 06. Dec 2019 | Bangladesh|Myanmar ## [New Dutch terror bill must not target aid workers](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/new-dutch-terror-bill-must-not-target-aid-workers) 31. Oct 2019 | Netherlands ## [US denial of Central America’s crisis will backfire](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/us-denial-of-central-americas-crisis-will-backfire) 21. Oct 2019 | El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras|USA ## [In Trump-Iran showdown, Afghan refugees are neglected but devastating collateral damage](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/in-trump-iran-showdown-afghan-refugees-are-neglected-but-devastating-collateral-damage) 08. Oct 2019 | Afghanistan|Iran|USA ## [Africa’s next full-blown war can still be averted](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/africas-next-full-blown-war-can-still-be-averted) 02. Jul 2019 | Cameroon ## [Counter-terrorism and humanitarian action: the perils of zero tolerance](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/counter-terrorism-and-humanitarian-action-the-perils-of-zero-tolerance) 29. May 2019 | Global ## [Do not criminalise aid work](https://www.nrc.no/news/2019/january/do-not-criminalise-aid-work) 22. Jan 2019 | Global ## [Three crises we cannot ignore in 2019](https://www.nrc.no/news/2019/january/three-crises-we-cannot-ignore-in-2019) 10. Jan 2019 | Global ## [World powers must choose peaceful negotiations to avoid an unprecedented disaster in Idlib](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/world-powers-must-choose-peaceful-negotiations-to-avoid-an-unprecedented-disaster-in-idlib) 04. Oct 2018 | Syria ## [25 years since the Oslo Accords: Israeli Security Depends on Palestinian Rights](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/israeli-security-depends-on-palestinian-rights) 13. Sep 2018 | Norway|Palestine ## [The world’s most deadly place to deliver aid](https://www.nrc.no/news/2018/august/the-worlds-most-deadly-place-to-deliver-aid) 29. Aug 2018 | South Sudan ## [Mosul still reeling from the Islamic State group rule](https://www.nrc.no/news/2018/august/mosul-still-reeling-from-the-islamic-state-group-rule) 29. Aug 2018 | Iraq ## [I predicted 2018 would offer hope for Syrians – but I was painfully wrong](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/i-predicted-2018-would-offer-hope-for-syrians--but-i-was-painfully-wrong) 11. Jun 2018 | Syria ## [Afghan electorate: Basic needs must be met before political progress can be ensured](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/afghan-electorate-basic-needs-must-be-met-before-political-progress-can-be-ensured) 11. Jun 2018 | Afghanistan ## [Donald Trump has a unique opportunity to help the Yemen crisis](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/donald-trump-has-a-unique-opportunity-to-help-the-yemen-crisis) 21. Mar 2018 | Yemen ## [Congo will be Africa’s mega-crisis in 2018](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/congo-will-be-africas-mega-crisis-in-2018) 21. Mar 2018 | DR Congo ## [Will 2018 be the year of return to Syria?](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/will-2018-be-the-year-of-return-to-syria) 12. Feb 2018 | Syria ## [Freeze Afghan deportations: the war is back and worsening](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/freeze-afghan-deportations-the-war-is-back-and-worsening) 04. Feb 2018 | Afghanistan ## [Make leadership great again](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/make-leadership-great-again) 24. Jan 2018 ## [How to give effectively (and why it is a good idea)](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/december/how-to-give-effectively-and-why-it-is-a-good-idea) 11. Dec 2017 | Jordan ## [How to strangle a nation](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/december/how-to-strangle-a-nation) 08. Dec 2017 | Yemen ## [Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/november/fighting-violent-extremism--humanitarians-beware) 17. Nov 2017 | Global ## [Attacking the lifesavers](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/november/attacking-the-lifesavers) 08. Nov 2017 ## [Congo’s wake up call](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/october/congos-wake-up-call) 26. Oct 2017 | DR Congo ## [South Sudan: Seize this chance for peace](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/south-sudan-seize-this-chance-for-peace) 17. Oct 2017 | South Sudan ## [Forcing displaced Nigerians may worsen crisis](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/forcing-displaced-nigerians-may-worsen-crisis) 12. Oct 2017 | Nigeria ## [The UN's roulette game with Colombia](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/september/the-uns-roulette-game-with-colombia) 12. Sep 2017 | Colombia ## [In the line of fire](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/in-the-line-of-fire) 17. Aug 2017 ## [Congo’s next big crisis](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2017/congos-next-big-crisis) 25. Jul 2017 | Perspective Opinion ## [Nigeria's ticking time bomb](https://www.nrc.no/opinions-all/nigerias-ticking-time-bomb) 24. Jul 2017 ## [What we must learn from South Sudan](https://www.nrc.no/news/2017/june/protection-of-civilian-sites-south-sudan) 02. Jun 2017 | South Sudan ## [Escape from Aleppo, at last](https://www.nrc.no/news/2016/des/escape-from-aleppo-at-last) 22. Dec 2016 | Syria ## [World leadership has stalled for Refugees](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2016/world-leadership-has-stalled-for-refugees) 19. Sep 2016 | Perspective ## [Fencing in humanity](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2016/fencing-in-humanity) 16. Sep 2016 | Perspective [Archive](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=129&searchMethod=1)