Humanitarian news

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Will 2019 bring peace or famine? S. Sudan marks five years of war
UNAIDS chief stepping down early after scathing report
Girl dies after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
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LGBT+ rights in Asia
Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah and UN role Reuters
Yemeni mothers forced to choose which child starves - aid group Sonia Elks
Nigerian comic creates heroes with albinism to end ritual murders Inna Lazareva
Failure to slow climate change threatens 'every country' Laurie Goering
Dutch church holding non-stop service to block deportations Reuters
Sierra Leone's sick suffer untreated as doctors strike Reuters
Maldives tells UN climate talks: 'We are not prepared to die' Reuters
Hike in record-dry months for Africa's Sahel worries scientists Laurie Goering
With no antiretrovirals, Venezuela HIV patients rely on leaves Reuters
Gunmen kill more than 40 Tuaregs in ongoing Mali violence Reuters
Court ruling brings Indonesia closer to ending child marriage Reuters
Poor company disclosure could hamper UN development goals Reuters
Islamic State destruction of rural Iraq a war crime - rights group Adela Suliman
UN probe into IS crimes against Yazidis to step up work in 2019 Umberto Bacchi
France arrests Central Africa Republic war crimes suspect Reuters
'Slave' or refugee? Cuban doctors' stark choice in Brazil Fabio Teixeira
Vaccines group plots path through conflict, instability, epidemics Reuters
Defying war and catcalls, Syria's women hop on climate-smart bikes Laurie Goering
New mother on migrant caravan hopes Trump's heart softens Reuters
Failure to agree climate deal rules would be suicidal: UN chief Reuters
Indian girl seeks father's arrest after he failed to build toilet Reuters
Syrian state seizes opponents' property, rights activists say Reuters
UN reaches 'remarkable' milestone in anti-slavery fight Umberto Bacchi
War and a housing boom: welcome to Africa's most crowded city Kevin Mwanza
Ministers - but few leaders - arrive for climate talks Reuters
Six migrants rescued from dinghy in busy UK shipping lane Reuters
Stay or go? Syrian refugees face a life-changing choice Reuters
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year - UNHCR Reuters
Brazil will quit U.N. migration pact, incoming minister says Reuters
Mexico to invest $30 bln to boost growth, stem migration Reuters
Fossil fuel tax proposed to cover rising costs of wild weather Laurie Goering
Yemen's warring parties 'not there yet' on main issues Reuters
Yemen's government rejects U.N. troops in Hodeidah city Reuters
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Two storm-scarred lives cross paths in climate change fight

For someone at climate talks for the first time and another who has been 24 times, it is clear not enough is being done
Diane Gashumba and Carin Jämtin

No health for all without investing in women and girls

All countries, no matter how rich or how poor, owe it to their citizens to progressively realize gender equality and their population’s right to health
Ban Ki-moon The Elders

Why public finance is key to delivering the human right to health

Universal health coverage is the only navigable route to health for all and just, stable and prosperous societies
Anne T. Gallagher International Catholic Migration Commission

The Global Compact For Migration: What happened? And what's next?

To prove the Global Compact’s worth, we don’t need to get everything right immediately - even small progress will help to move us forward

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