Journalists Who Cover U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Mohamed Ali

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mohamed Ali is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Hisham Allam

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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Experienced investigative journalist, OSINT specialist, and podcast host. Expert in uncovering complex stories, analyzing open-source data, and creating thought-provoking audio on global affairs and development topics.

Alessandra Bajec

Istanbul, Turkey

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Alessandra Bajec is an independent journalist with nearly 15 years of experience reporting across the Middle East and North Africa. She has reported from Tunisia, Egypt, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Iraq, and beyond. Her reporting has appeared in international outlets including The New ...

Olivia Bizot

Paris, France

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Olivia Bizot is a French-British freelance journalist, experienced in TV, radio, print, social media and agency work.

Patrick Bodenham

Yangon, Burma

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Patrick Bodenham is a journalist based in Yangon, Burma.

Yunis Dekow

Garissa, Kenya

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Yunis Dekow is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of experience in news and media planning, production, management, and distribution for both local and international media. Currently, he serves as the Treasurer of the Crime Journalists Association of Kenya and the Secretary General of ...

Khaled Diab

Brussels, Belgium

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Khaled Diab is an award-winning freelance journalist, blogger and writer who is currently based in Belgium. He has previously been based in Tunis, Jerusalem, Brussels, Geneva and Cairo. 

Khaled writes for leading publications in Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Asia. He also produces ...

Ndi Eugene Ndi

Yaounde, Cameroon

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Ndi Eugene Ndi is a journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. He is editor of NewsWatch; a local by-monthly tabloid in the Central African State and Correspondent for Nation Media Group, Kenya (Nation Daily, Daily Monitor, The East African, The Citizen, Business Daily, Africa Review)

Umer Farooq

Peshawar, Pakistan

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Umer Farooq is a journalist based in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Osie Greenway

Erbil, Iraq

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Osie Greenway is a photo and video journalist based in Erbil, Iraq.

Ali Haj Suleiman

Idlib, Syria

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Ali Haj Suleiman is a journalist based in Idlib, Syria.

Erin Hale

Taipei, Taiwan

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Erin Hale is a journalist based in Taipei.

Bilal Hussain

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Bilal Hussain is an independent journalist and columnist with a wealth of experience in covering South Asia, and the Middle East with a particular emphasis on the socio-political landscape of Kashmir. His reporting has been featured in prominent news outlets and organizations such as Voice of ...

Megan Janetsky

Medellín, Colombia

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I’m Megan Janetsky, a reporter and photographer based in Medellín, Colombia. I covering migration, women's issues and politics across Latin America.

I am a 2019 Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting grantee and the Colombia/Venezuela stringer for USA Today. I've worked with The New York Times, ...

Abdulkadir Khalif

Muqdisho, Somalia

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Abdulkadir Khalif is a journalist based in Muqdisho, Somalia.

Deng Machol

Juba, South Sudan

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Deng Machol is a journalist based in Juba, South Sudan.

Mohammed Nashbat

Deir al Balah,

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Mohammed Nashbat is a journalist based in Gaza.
“Professional journalist with experience since 2004, reporting events objectively and telling the stories that deserve to be told. I emphasize the human aspect in my stories, in addition to journalistic literary writing.”

Richard Nield

London, United Kingdom

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Richard Nield is a freelance journalist, photographer and filmmaker specialising in the Middle East and Africa region. Based in London, he travels frequently to East Africa, particularly South Sudan.

In 20 years as a journalist, Richard has been published and broadcast by clients including the ...

Timothy Obiezu

Abuja, Nigeria

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Timothy Obiezu is a multimedia journalist with years of reporting and broadcast experience. He freelances for global media outlets like VOA, TRT World, Vice News, etc from his current based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Olusegun Ogundeji

Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Olusegun is a Nigerian journalist with over a decade of experience. He is a communication graduate from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Having been to and stayed in a few African countries, his focus is on issues related to Africa, including technology, elections, and storytelling, as they ...

Kevin Ozebek

Athina, Greece

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Kevin Ozebek a freelance journalist based in Athens, Greece.  Previously he was based in Istanbul, Turkey where he provided live updates on Turkey’s fight against ISIS for FOX News Channel’s On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, Canada’s CBC News and Ireland’s RTE News.  He also provided original ...

Brendan Rains

New York, United States of America

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Brendan Rains is a freelance photojournalist based in New York, United States of America. He specializes in covering politics, protest, and conflict journalism. Rains operates as a freelance wire photographer (Sipa USA) and has covered intense situations in the West Bank, documenting settler ...