Humanitarian news

Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan vaccination drive
Ebola spread to east Congo's Goma massively raises risk, says U.N.
Trump administration sets rule to make it harder to seek asylum
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
Landmine kills 11 pilgrims in southern Afghanistan Reuters
Egypt revamps law curbing NGOs, critics unimpressed Reuters
Millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh Reuters
'Look beyond hunger' says UN as one in four lack healthy food Thin Lei Win
Guatemalan court halts 'safe third country' designation for asylum Reuters
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Seven things you need to know about world hunger Thin Wei Lin
20 million children miss out on life-saving vaccines, U.N. warns Reuters
Two Ebola workers killed in eastern Congo Reuters
Scores of aftershocks hit Indonesia after quake kills two Reuters
Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar Reuters
Israel social impact bond to help Bedouins in maths studies Reuters
Phnom Penh poor uprooted as lakes filled in for malls, flats Rina Chandran
Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55, thousands displaced Reuters
Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo Reuters
Thousands demonstrate in Sudan 40 days after deadly crackdown Reuters
Unborn baby dies while Venezuelan mother awaits entry to Chile Reuters
Barry makes landfall in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm Reuters
Rain and floods in India's Assam kill 10 and displace 1 million Reuters
Italy court says convicted Eritrean a victim of mistaken identity Reuters
Colombia's Duque working to stop slayings of community leaders Reuters
New migrants brought to Libya centre hit by deadly air strike Reuters
Storm Barry threatens to overwhelm New Orleans' century-old pumps Reuters
Floods and landslides kill 15 in Nepal, six others missing Reuters
More bodies found in Tunisia migrant ship disaster Reuters
Air strikes on Syrian rebel enclave intensify - monitor Reuters
Congo rules out using additional trial vaccines to combat Ebola Reuters
In Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine, allegations of "war crimes" Reuters
U.N. chief calls for more support for cyclone-hit Mozambique Reuters
More breastfeeding could save the world $1 billion every day Beh Lih Yi
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Chennai needs more water? Try saving it at home, official urges Megan Rowling
Suicide bomber kills five at wedding party in eastern Afghanistan Reuters
China flood death toll hits 61, 350,000 evacuated Reuters
Britain urged to reform 'failing' energy policy for net zero goal Sonia Elks
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About our Humanitarian coverage

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.

Opinion

Aleema Shivji Humanity & Inclusion

Danger does not disappear when the fighting ends

Explosive remnants of war prolong the legacy of war even after the end of a conflict
Kumi Naidoo and Jennifer Morgan

Putting people's rights at the core of climate solutions

The human rights and environmental communities must seek responses to the climate crisis together
Amal de Chickera Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

We need to build a global statelessness movement

If the right to a nationality and inclusion were a house, it would be no exaggeration to say global politics and events have (again) lit a spark under its wooden foundation
Sarina Prabasi WaterAid

Action needed: Time is running out for global water ambitions

At current rates of progress, we are more than 100 years behind schedule to get safe water to everyone by 2030. The situation is now as dire as it is desperate.

In Depth

From Prince Charles to Harrods, refugees target global markets with luxury crafts
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INTERVIEW-Myanmar must give Rohingya 'pathway to citizenship' - UN investigator
Deadly clashes over cattle continue in Nigeria despite grazing ban
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Indian factories found endangering seamstresses' health with illegal pills

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