Everjoice Win

In the wake of COVID-19 vaccine mandates (in which governments require citizens to be vaccinated regardless of their preferences), moral issues need to take centre stage. This is because we human beings are not simply matter, but also rational consciousness – we think and feel, and so it matters how we treat other people, and also how they treat us.

Everjoice Win International director of programmes and global engagement at Action Aid International Last year, the planet suffered the terrible impacts of one of the worst drought and hunger crises seen for decades. At the end of 2015, 30 percent of the global land area was in drought conditions, one of the highest figures since modern record keeping began.

In a season of lists and predictions, many of them dark, it’s easy to forget what underpins much humanitarian work: hope for change. We asked a wide-ranging group of humanitarians to share their hopes for 2019 – ranging from digital safeguards to empowerment for women and youth. Share yours via Twitter or Facebook.