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Myanmar children in conflict-hit areas risk getting left behind-UN
Two men publicly caned in Indonesia for having gay sex
Banks urged to stop investments in deadly cluster bombs
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Nigeria battles Boko Haram
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Myanmar army rejects UN findings of abuses in Rohingya crackdown Reuters
US starts "extreme vetting" at Australia detention centres Reuters
U.S. extends protected status for Haitians until January Reuters
Radio aimed at Miskito women takes on violence, trafficking Anastasia Moloney
Inarritu puts border guard's gun to your head in VR film at Cannes Reuters
Belarus backsliding badly on human rights - UN report Reuters
U.N. envoy to Yemen says Houdeidah port should be kept safe Reuters
Conflict forces more people to flee homes in Congo than in Syria Kieran Guilbert
NATO lawmakers warn climate change may worsen Middle East security Alex Whiting
UN publishes first draft nuclear ban treaty Reuters
South Africa declares Western Cape province drought disaster area Reuters
South Sudan announces unilateral ceasefire Reuters
Jihadist violence threatens future of children in central Mali Kieran Guilbert
Indonesia police detain 141 in gay club raid Reuters
Building more risk not an option for Mexico - disaster official Sophie Hares
Ocean farmer hatches "nail salon of sea" plan to grow food cheaply Sophie Hares
Australian magnate donates $298 mln for education, slavery fight Reuters
US gender confirmation surgery up 19 pct in 2016, doctors say Reuters
One person every second displaced by conflict, disaster in 2016 Lin Taylor
Pentagon assesses readiness for transgender hires -memo Reuters
Fourth person in probable Ebola death in Congo - WHO Reuters
Melania Trump hails "empowerment of women" at Saudi firm Reuters
Rebels leave last opposition district in Syria's Homs Reuters
German aid worker killed in Kabul Reuters
U.N. disaster forum to push for risk-cutting plans Sophie Hares
Venezuela anti-government unrest marks 50th day with huge marches Reuters
Bronski Beat, baggy jeans: AIDS movie takes Cannes back to the 80s Reuters
Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district Reuters
Two men to face trial in Congo murder of U.N. investigators Reuters
Highland Venezuelan town blitzed by looting and protests Reuters
U.N. sees 'incremental progress' after Syria talks Reuters
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces in W. Bank, Gaza Reuters
African Union seeks foreign help for forces fighting Kony's LRA Reuters
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WHO’s job will be made harder by the growing threat and worsening impacts of climate change
Robert Glasser UNISDR

Island nations lead global struggle to build disaster resilience

Future disaster losses represent an existential threat to small island states, undermining efforts to eradicate poverty and build resilient cities and communities
Alexandra Bilak International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

We need to put internal displacement back on the global agenda

Preventing and resolving internal displacement is both a national obligation and a global imperative
Katie Peters Overseas Development Institute

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As the world’s governments meet in Mexico to discuss efforts to cut disaster risk, good options for progress exist

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