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The humanitarian system presents itself as a beacon of hope amid humanitarian crises, a vision that drew many of us into the field of humanitarian work. Yet once inside, the ideal unravels. Rooted in colonial histories and perpetuated by enduring global power asymmetries and the neoliberal logic of the aid sector, the

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