Humanitarian news

Syrian govt delivers supplies to Aleppo via alternative route
Tempers flare as temperatures soar at Rome's migrant centre
Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital
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Migration and climate change
Iraq's Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as "liberation" nears Reuters
'Bring us home,' plead Filipino migrants stranded in Saudi Arabia Beh Lih Yi
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 9 civilians in Yemen market Reuters
Congo rebels kill at least 8 civilians in mounting ethnic violence Reuters
EU migrant deal not possible if Turkey's demands not met - Erdogan Reuters
Affordable solar schemes light way to energy for all in Zimbabwe Tonderayi Mukeredzi
From weddings to Olympics, race to end food waste quickens Magda Mis
Mudslides triggered by storm claim 40 lives in eastern Mexico Reuters
India's "women left behind" alone, unaware of Gulf migrant crisis Anuradha Nagaraj
U.S. proposes U.N. approve 4,000-strong force for S.Sudan's Juba Reuters
Australia suspends World Vision aid over Hamas funding accusations Reuters
Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege Reuters
Florida governor criticizes Washington for lagging in Zika fight Reuters
Macedonia declares state of emergency after 21 die in flash floods Reuters
One U.N. peacekeeper killed, four wounded in Mali mine attack Reuters
Cuba blames U.S. open door for migrant surge Reuters
Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege Reuters
Saudi-led coalition launches 30 air strikes in Yemen - residents Reuters
Most Germans want to end EU migrant deal with Turkey -poll Reuters
Appointment of Boko Haram leader exposes divisions in group Reuters
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege Reuters
Olympics-Swimming-Syrian refugee Mardini a winner in the water Reuters
Yemen's Hadi launches military operation east of Sanaa, peace ... Reuters
Ecuador appeals to tourists to return as earthquake hits economy Sebastien Malo
Air strike on Syrian hospital kills 10 - Observatory Reuters
U.S. closer to testing engineered mosquitoes that could fight Zika Reuters
State Department official: 8,000 Syrian refugees resettled in U.S. Reuters
Colombian government and rebels agree on demobilization plan Reuters
More than 100 migrants break through barriers from Italy to France Reuters
South Sudan agrees to deployment of regional force, IGAD says Reuters
Two dead as land protest hits ancient Ethiopian city - activists Reuters
Italy arrests people smugglers led by alleged radical Islamist Reuters
Ugandan police storm Gay Pride event Reuters
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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

Rose Foran, Internews Internews

The refugee crisis will not be hacked

In many ways, the tech impulse to herald apps as a panacea has become the new white savior complex in the humanitarian world
Dan Jones, WaterAid WaterAid - UK

Why a lack of toilets are stunting children’s heights and hopes

The lack of toilets and sanitation around the world is not only holding children back, it’s quite literally stunting their future
Shanshan Chen Thomson Reuters Foundation

The struggle of China’s mental illness sufferers

China’s first support group for people with mental illness limps on, with its founder in retreat
Saira O’Mallie ONE

Five hot issues for new UK Development Secretary

From better aid in the times of Brexit to the refugee crisis and fighting diseases, Priti Patel has a busy agenda

Humanitarian In Translation

The In Translation service from the Thomson Reuters Foundation publishes translated versions of a selection of our climate change stories in Kiswahili and Urdu.

In Depth

FEATURE-From weddings to the Olympics, the race to end food waste quickens
Female asylum seekers in Greece face sexual harassment and assault
EXCLUSIVE - Indian officials order investigations after exposé into cover-up of child deaths in mica mines
INTERVIEW - Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome

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Editor's Picks

Brazil land conflicts simmer with 23 killings so far in 2016 - watchdog
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Victory for Olympic displaced despite Rio's 'biggest eviction cycle'