Humanitarian news

Invest in health for security and growth, Gates urges donors
Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India after deportations
As teachers get paid, learning returns to bombed-out Yemen school
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
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LGBT+ rights in Asia
Head of UN team in Yemen's Hodeidah safe after shooting incident Reuters
More women catch Ebola in Congo in twist of gender roles Nellie Peyton
Slavery victims claim back cash after illegal UK allowance cuts Kieran Guilbert
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Five ways healthier food can save the world from climate change Sonia Elks
Yazidi survivor demands justice for women raped in Vietnam War Lin Taylor
Gunmen kill more than 30 Tuaregs in ongoing Mali violence Reuters
Nearly 900 killed in ethnic violence in Congo in mid-December Reuters
U.N. Security Council approves up to 75 Yemen truce monitors Reuters
New passage to Britain as Iranian migrants cross Channel on boats Reuters
Venezuela children left behind as parents flee to find work abroad Reuters
Failure to curb climate change a top risk - Davos survey Reuters
People still trapped in Nairobi hotel after attack kills 15 Reuters
First human rights TV channel vows to 'give a voice to voiceless' Emma Batha
Colombia clears migrant camp as Venezuela exodus continues Reuters
Lack of papers endangers Venezuelan children in Brazil Fabio Teixeira
Number of Latin Americans in extreme poverty highest since 2008 Reuters
Fearing for Saudi teen's safety, Canada refugee agency hires guard Reuters
Bangladesh unions say garment workers miss expected pay rise Naimul Karim
UK gives multi-million funding to charity facing sexual misconduct Sonia Elks
Kenyan girl's rescue shows community key to ending child marriage Nita Bhalla
Joy, anger as ex-Ivorian leader Gbagbo acquitted of war crimes Reuters
UN delivers food for 9.5 mln in Yemen last month, shy of target Reuters
The insurgents plunging Myanmar's Rakhine back into chaos Reuters
Hundreds of Hondurans set off toward United States in new caravan Reuters
Coming to Canada 'worth the risk,' says Saudi teen refugee Reuters
Spanish NGO says boat blocked from operating in Mediterranean Reuters
Former Ivorian leader seeks acquittal on war crimes charges Reuters
Public mistrust after Congo election raises Ebola epidemic anxiety Reuters
UN calls for 'rapid and unimpeded' aid access to Myanmar's Rakhine Reuters
Coffee price slump leaves farmers earning less than a cent a cup Reuters
Bangladesh lends land to islanders as water devours homes Rafiqul Islam
Myanmar refugees in Thai camps face uncertain future Rina Chandran
From Tibet to 'Nine Dragons', Vietnam Mekong Delta is losing sand Reuters
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Opinion

Martien Van Nieuwkoop World Bank

To feed the world, we must tackle the digital divide

500 million smallholder farmers need access to technology - from robotic harvesting equipment, to AI-powered advice apps
Gwenaelle Garnier and Abeer ... World Food Programme

Yemen: The story of the child that survives

Yemen’s crisis risks creating a hidden legacy which will last long after the guns fall silent
Barbara Stilwell and Roopa Dhatt Women in Global Health

In global shift toward health for all, empower nurses and midwives

There can be no health for all without the contribution of nurses and midwives: it is time they got seats at the table
Saleemul Huq International Centre for Climate Change and Development

Poor, vulnerable nations were bullied at UN climate talks

Negotiating tactics by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia forced developing states to give in on their demands for stronger climate action

In Depth

Venezuela children left behind as parents flee to find work abroad
How forgotten local plants could ease malnutrition in East Timor
In warming Mali, weather forecasts help cool flaring tempers
The final frontier: who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?

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Tanzanian albino children get new limbs in U.S.

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