Humanitarian news

Health workers race to contain cholera outbreak in Nigeria
Confidence in UN's global goals faltering amid slow progress
Private sponsorship of refugees grows, along with needs
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Rising heat
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Colombia: Farewell to arms
Major earthquake hits near Mexico City, at least four dead Reuters
Hurricane Maria targets St. Croix and Puerto Rico Reuters
Richard Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean Sebastien Malo
Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine Reuters
Child sex traffickers turn to rural areas, internet for business Anastasia Moloney
UN chief says statesmanship needed on N.Korea, takes digs at Trump Reuters
Mobile app aims to help end child marriage in India's Bihar Rina Chandran
Chakma refugees to get citizenship after 50 years in India Rina Chandran
Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks Laurie Goering
Polluters must pick up tab for damage: UN environment chief Sophie Hares
Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown Reuters
Ban torture tools from spiked batons to stun belts, nations say Sebastien Malo
U.S. AIDS strategy to focus on 13 countries Reuters
Nearly one in 10 children globally is a victim of forced labor Ellen Wulfhorst
EXPERT VIEWS-Can landmark data boost fight against modern slavery? Kieran Guilbert
UN peacekeepers pressed to do more with less as cuts loom Reuters
No to Syria reconstruction until political process on track: group Reuters
Amid the exodus, lone Rohingya children face dangers in camps Katie Arnold
A Rohingya refugee carries a baby through swollen waters in Cox's ... Danish Siddiqui
Traffickers test new migrant sea route through Romania Reuters
WHO plans global war on cholera, Yemen nears 700,000 cases Reuters
Hurricane Maria bears down on Caribbean islands Reuters
Bangladesh sets aside rift with Myanmar to ease rice shortage Reuters
Trump's childhood home becomes refugee retreat Umberto Bacchi
Locked in power struggle,Congo army and militia massacred hundreds Reuters
Indigenous Bangladeshis attacked over land Sohara Mehroze Shachi and Eva Gerharz
India seeks to deport Rohingya, says has evidence of militant link Reuters
India's biggest dam opens, activists fight against evictions Rina Chandran
Chibok mediator wins UN prize for educating Boko Haram victims Adaobi Nwaubani
Rohingya refugees tell of new violence; call for Myanmar sanctions Reuters
Australia's ex-PM to Trump: don't let N. Korea dominate UN summit Sebastien Malo
Rains, private food supplies limit impact of N.Korea drought Reuters
Maria seen strengthening into major hurricane in next two days Reuters
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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.

Opinion

Thoriq Ibrahim AOSIS

UN gathering on Irma brings "loss and damage" to world stage

Hurricane Irma has brought what climate change looks like into sharp relief and showed the world to be unprepared for a coming crisis
Neal Keny-Guyer Mercy Corps

Conflict prevention must take centre stage at UN

World leaders cannot meaningfully address natural disasters and climate change without first cultivating peace
Zoe Tabary Thomson Reuters Foundation

What have we learned from disasters so far?

It's not what you might think
Robert Glasser UNISDR

Mexico steps up to unique triple disaster threat

Mexico has been working to improve its early warning systems and disaster risk management for over three decades

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