Janet H Anderson
@janethanderson.bsky.social
Journalist, podcaster, campaigns/advocacy consultant. Atrocity crimes, human rights, conflict.
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International law needs better stories.
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
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"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Gaza laat zien: het internationaal recht heeft betere verhalen nodig
Het internationaal recht zoals we het nu kennen, komt voort uit koloniale West-Europese machtsstrijden, expansie en verovering, stelt Lucy Gaynor. Dus wat zijn de ‘fundamenten’ die afgebroken worden?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
International law needs better stories.
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
"If we lose sight of history when asking about the future of international law after #Gaza, we risk thinking that before Gaza there existed a pure, moral core."
I wrote about law, history, and power in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
We reviewed 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' by Slavenka Drakulić with friend of the pod @vukusiciva.bsky.social
We asked Iva what she thought when she first read the book when it came out in 2003, and what atmosphere there was in terms of accountability for war crimes
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The Guardian: "One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace
The hazy UN resolution dictates that Trump’s ‘board of peace’ will supervise an International Stabilisation Force, whose membership is as yet undetermined
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November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Guardian: "One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Out Now: What is the state of accountability for the children of Ukraine?
We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
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We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
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Justice Update – Accountability for Ukraine’s Children
What do we know now about the illegal transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia and what kind of crime might it be? We chat to Thordis Gylfadottir of the Council of Europe. If you found this inte…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Out Now: What is the state of accountability for the children of Ukraine?
We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
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We asked @thordiskolbrun.bsky.social, the Council of Europe's Special Representative on this issue, what we know today about the children + which avenues for justice are there
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My old friend Predrag talks to the Groene about the #ICTY #archives which are now in danger of disappearing from the internet, and into some dusty boxes no one can find. We need to protect it and keep it available for research #History #Accountability #Research #Justice www.groene.nl/artikel/het-...
Wat gaat er gebeuren met het archief van het Joegoslavië Tribunaal? En is dat de verantwoordelijkheid van Nederland? De klok tikt
Het is het grootste oorlogsmisdrijvenarchief ter wereld, maar vooralsnog is onduidelijk wat er gaat gebeuren met het archief van het Joegoslavië Tribunaal. ‘Ze lijken niet te beseffen dat dit archief ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My old friend Predrag talks to the Groene about the #ICTY #archives which are now in danger of disappearing from the internet, and into some dusty boxes no one can find. We need to protect it and keep it available for research #History #Accountability #Research #Justice www.groene.nl/artikel/het-...
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Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the 4-year siege of the city in the 90s. Add SNIPER TOURISM to the list of obscenities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
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November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the 4-year siege of the city in the 90s. Add SNIPER TOURISM to the list of obscenities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
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Episode 147 – Afghanistan Accountability Avenues with Shaharzad Akbar
What are the realistic avenues to accountability especially for the women of Afghanistan. Shaharzad Akbar dicusses all the current possibilities. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave u…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
Listen here 👇
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Catch up with all the latest developments on accountability for the women of #Afghanistan including prospects for the new investigative mechanism and the recent Women’s Tribunal. Along with developments at #ICJ and #ICC.
Listen here 👇
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Loved speaking to @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social about accountability pathways for Afghanistan, opportunities and limitations. Thank you for having me on. Very excited to have been on @asymmetricalh.bsky.social. Was nervous tbh
Podcast produced in partnership with Asymmetrical Haircuts - @asymmetricalh.bsky.social
Hosts: @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social
Guest : @shaharzadakbar.bsky.social / @rawadari.bsky.social
Hosts: @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social
Guest : @shaharzadakbar.bsky.social / @rawadari.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Loved speaking to @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social about accountability pathways for Afghanistan, opportunities and limitations. Thank you for having me on. Very excited to have been on @asymmetricalh.bsky.social. Was nervous tbh
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Today is the 3rd day of the trial. You can follow the live stream (with English simultaneous interpretation) here: streams.nfgd.nl/onderzoek-pe... the Court is focusing on charges of human trafficking and extortion (it's alleged that family members had to pay ransom to get their relatives released).
The trial against an Eritrean man known as “Walid”, suspected of being involved in a criminal organization that kidnapped and subjected migrants to violence in detention centers in Bani Walid (Libya) is set to begin tomorrow in the Netherlands indepthnews.net/trial-agains...
Trial against alleged Eritrean trafficker ‘Walid’ will start in The Netherlands on 3 November
Substantive hearings are about to begin in Zwolle, the Netherlands, in the important case against Eritrean national Tewelde Goitom (also known as “Walid” / “Welid”). The hearings are set to run across...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today is the 3rd day of the trial. You can follow the live stream (with English simultaneous interpretation) here: streams.nfgd.nl/onderzoek-pe... the Court is focusing on charges of human trafficking and extortion (it's alleged that family members had to pay ransom to get their relatives released).
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We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.
We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.
We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.
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A few words on an important new book by Olivera Simic observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Inside the mind of Madam War Criminal | The Observer
Biljana Plavšić was the first woman to be convicted of war crimes, for her role in the bloody conflict in Bosnia. Olivera Simić tracked her down in Belgr...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A few words on an important new book by Olivera Simic observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger
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British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger - AOAV
The British Army has halted the use of white phosphorus munitions in Kenya following a 2022 Declassified UK exposé revealing their deployment on communal lands, but with the underlying licence still a...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
British Army ends controversial use of white phosphorus in Kenya. Questions of accountability and compensation linger
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In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict
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In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict
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Episode 146 – When Is It A War? with Tamsin Phillipa Paige and Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg
With the last weeks of U.S. strikes on alleged drug dealer boats and saying they are in “a non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels, we ask ‘when is war’ and whet…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict
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In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico.
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict
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What’s really going on with the ‘war on drugs’ that has led to the US killing dozens of alleged drug dealers off the coast of Venezuela Colombia & most recently Mexico?
How is "a non-international armed conflict" legally defined?
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @alonso-gd.bsky.social explain
What’s really going on with the ‘war on drugs’ that has led to the US killing dozens of alleged drug dealers off the coast of Venezuela Colombia & most recently Mexico?
How is "a non-international armed conflict" legally defined?
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @alonso-gd.bsky.social explain
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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What’s really going on with the ‘war on drugs’ that has led to the US killing dozens of alleged drug dealers off the coast of Venezuela Colombia & most recently Mexico?
How is "a non-international armed conflict" legally defined?
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @alonso-gd.bsky.social explain
What’s really going on with the ‘war on drugs’ that has led to the US killing dozens of alleged drug dealers off the coast of Venezuela Colombia & most recently Mexico?
How is "a non-international armed conflict" legally defined?
@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @alonso-gd.bsky.social explain
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#Sudan
Since seizing the city of El Fasher just last week, after an extensive siege and bombardment, the #paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of the ethnically motivated mass killing of more than 2,000 unarmed civilians
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Since seizing the city of El Fasher just last week, after an extensive siege and bombardment, the #paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of the ethnically motivated mass killing of more than 2,000 unarmed civilians
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Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group
Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days
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October 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#Sudan
Since seizing the city of El Fasher just last week, after an extensive siege and bombardment, the #paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of the ethnically motivated mass killing of more than 2,000 unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Since seizing the city of El Fasher just last week, after an extensive siege and bombardment, the #paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of the ethnically motivated mass killing of more than 2,000 unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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4 more strikes today, killing 14 more people, with one survivor left to the Mexicans to deal with - this ongoing campaign of extra-judicial killing flagrantly violates international law and reflects a notorious disregard for the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats
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October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
4 more strikes today, killing 14 more people, with one survivor left to the Mexicans to deal with - this ongoing campaign of extra-judicial killing flagrantly violates international law and reflects a notorious disregard for the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the
Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME!
We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators
We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the
Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME!
We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the
Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME!
We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators
We watched The New Yorker documentary 'In Flow of Words: Translating the Trauma of War' together at the
Hague Humanity Hub & reacted to it in REAL TIME!
We discuss how interpreters at intl trials can be impacted by what they hear from victims + perpetrators
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Want to know details of the statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine? How will it work? Our main interlocutor is Andriy Kostin, Ukraine’s ambassador to The Hague and former prosecutor general.
Episode out now👇
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Justice Update – Checking in with Ukraine’s New Aggression Tribunal
This week’s Justice Update is all about the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression – created specifically to hold the Russian Federation to account for its war of aggression i…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Want to know details of the statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine? How will it work? Our main interlocutor is Andriy Kostin, Ukraine’s ambassador to The Hague and former prosecutor general.
Episode out now👇
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Episode out now👇
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My thread on the #ICJ's AO ruling. #Israel has been hammered, its obligations under treaty law & CIL made clear. Honestly, nothing surprising, just the ICJ confirming #intlaw obligations. But plenty of noting of Israel's violations of intLaw. Sebutinde out in the cold as was expected.
Time for another #ICJ ruling! Advisory Opinion on Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other Int Organizations & Third States in & in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory dropping now.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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#Israel prohibited from taking actions contrary to obligations under UN Charter & CPIUN in and regards to OPT. Must allow free movement of UN personnel so they can carry out their mandated activities.
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#Israel prohibited from taking actions contrary to obligations under UN Charter & CPIUN in and regards to OPT. Must allow free movement of UN personnel so they can carry out their mandated activities.
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ICERD, ICCPR, ICESCR, CEDAW, CAT, CROC, CRPD all relevant!! #ICJ says #humanRights obligations outside its own territory, esp in OT applies with respect to all these treaties. CIL also applies. Wide range of human rights apply & are relevant to OPT pop'n. All alongside #IHL occupation obligations.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
ICERD, ICCPR, ICESCR, CEDAW, CAT, CROC, CRPD all relevant!! #ICJ says #humanRights obligations outside its own territory, esp in OT applies with respect to all these treaties. CIL also applies. Wide range of human rights apply & are relevant to OPT pop'n. All alongside #IHL occupation obligations.
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#Israel has positive obligation to respect & fulfil #humanRights of OT pop'n even in times of armed conflict. Doing so has been assisted by UN incl #UNRWA, so diminishment of UN ability means Israel's obligations increase.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Israel has positive obligation to respect & fulfil #humanRights of OT pop'n even in times of armed conflict. Doing so has been assisted by UN incl #UNRWA, so diminishment of UN ability means Israel's obligations increase.
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All occupied persons must be respected & humanely treated. Rights incl right to life, right to freedom from torture (etc), right to liberty & security, right to freedom of movement, protection of family life, adequate std of living, enjoyment of health, education, freedom from discrimination
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
All occupied persons must be respected & humanely treated. Rights incl right to life, right to freedom from torture (etc), right to liberty & security, right to freedom of movement, protection of family life, adequate std of living, enjoyment of health, education, freedom from discrimination
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#Israel obligated not to use starvation as method of warfare. As OP, Israel has #IHL obligations to respect & fulfil #HumanRights of pop'n.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Israel obligated not to use starvation as method of warfare. As OP, Israel has #IHL obligations to respect & fulfil #HumanRights of pop'n.
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Starvation is prohibited as method of warfare. #Israel blocked humanitarian aid, preventing relief from entering. Israel's consent to ops of GHF since May 2025 & to other ltd humanitarian aid has not signfiicantly alleviated the situation. Local pop'n inadquately supplied.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Starvation is prohibited as method of warfare. #Israel blocked humanitarian aid, preventing relief from entering. Israel's consent to ops of GHF since May 2025 & to other ltd humanitarian aid has not signfiicantly alleviated the situation. Local pop'n inadquately supplied.