Humanitarian news

Children bear brunt of militia violence in central Congo
South Sudan army captures rebel-held town, senior rebel defects
Italy pushes ahead with Libyan migrant mission, plays down scope
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Colombia: Farewell to arms
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Out but not down: Resilient refugees
Majority of Americans support transgender military service - poll Reuters
Ivanka Trump meets with United Nations secretary-general Reuters
EU gives 46 million euros to Italy to help protect Libya borders Reuters
ANALYSIS-Paris hand-shakes on Libya peace deal mask deep fractures Reuters
US says anti-bias law does not protect gay workers Reuters
Amid ceasefire, rescuers clear unexploded bombs in Syria's Deraa Reuters
Mongolia bans grain exports amid hottest temperatures in 56 years Reuters
As dengue cases soar, Sri Lanka battles a deadly foe: mosquitoes Amantha Perera
Floods kill 120 in India's Gujarat, with industry, cotton hit Reuters
U.S. jury finds Macau billionaire guilty in U.N. bribery case Reuters
Trump ban on transgender service members alarms some officers Reuters
Members of security force walk on damaged buildings in Aleppo Reuters
A man lies on a bed inside a clinic in Aleppo Reuters
Pakistan abducts own citizens, muzzles rights watchdog - UN Reuters
Britain presses Syria, Russia to allow aid to besieged areas Reuters
Syrian rebels reopen main border crossing with Turkey Reuters
Saudi-led coalition stops tankers from entering Yemen - UN Reuters
Booby-traps plague north Iraq as IS targets returning civilians Reuters
Shame silences Ecuador's indigenous people trafficked for sex Anastasia Moloney
AIDS burdens Zimbabwe's old with orphans and illness Jeffrey Moyo
India to deploy more police to fight Mumbai sex trafficking Roli Srivastava
New EU aid scheme for Greece to help refugees Reuters
Far-right group's ship held in Cyprus Reuters
Hezbollah and rebels agree ceasefire at Lebanese-Syrian border Reuters
Myanmar tracks spread of H1N1 as outbreak claims sixth victim Reuters
Filth spreads Yemen's deadly cholera outbreak Reuters
New chairman appointed to UN mission probing Myanmar abuses Reuters
US-trained Iraqi army unit committed war crimes in Mosul-HRW Reuters
Three hundred UK charities hit by crackdown on illegal funds Reuters
Trump to ban transgender U.S. military personnel, reversing Obama Reuters
Crowdfunding restores ponds in drought-hit south India Rina Chandran
US officials discussing withholding some aid to Egypt over NGO law Reuters
As US issues ban, others allow transgender troops in military Sebastien Malo
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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.

Opinion

Jack Wallace, CEVHAP

Three ingredients needed to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030

Unless large gaps in healthcare systems and policies are addressed, the goal of eradicating this deadly disease will be impossible to achieve
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya UNDP

A perfect storm is brewing - and we can prevent it

Better ways of pinning down disaster risks can help save lives, but getting that change in place is hard work
Regina Catrambone MOAS

Refugees: from human beings to problems of national security

Instead of being concerned about the well-being of people fleeing conflict, we only focus on our national borders
Ulrika Blom Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Congo’s next big crisis

The Democratic Republic of the Congo must brace itself for a catastrophe brimming just below the surface

In Depth

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Drought-hit Ethiopia moves to protect its dwindling forests
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Editor's Picks

As dengue cases soar, Sri Lanka battles a deadly foe: mosquitoes
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