# Humanitarianism is not collapsing. It is being traded and compromised

https://mins.news/en/item/26071

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 10:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/19/humanitarianism-is-not-collapsing-it-is-being-traded-and-compromised?traffic_source=rss

> Oxfam International’s executive director argues that governments’ selective enforcement of international law and failure to hold violators accountable are weakening and corrupting the humanitarian system, putting aid workers and vulnerable communities at risk. At least 1,000 aid workers have been killed in the past three years. Israel’s demands for personal staff information led Oxfam and 36 other organisations to be deregistered, while aid funding is also being cut.

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