Humanitarian news

Experts struggle to identify drowned migrants
Australia,PNG to close controversial refugee camp but give no date
Stigma 'killing' South Africans living with HIV
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Migration and climate change
WHO appoints former NY mayor Bloomberg as global health ambassador Reuters
Guatemala confirms first case of newborn with microcephaly linked Reuters
Italian city on Swiss border to set up camp for blocked migrants Reuters
Two killed in anti-government protest in eastern Congo Reuters
Amnesty India closes offices after sedition accusation Nita Bhalla
App unites diners and restaurants in fight against food waste Umberto Bacchi
Greece plans new migrant facilities to cut overcrowding on islands Reuters
Ever wanted to track where your fish comes from? Now you can Alex Whiting
Thousands queue in Congo for emergency yellow fever vaccinations Reuters
Hundreds protest government inaction against violence in Congo Reuters
Food rations cut as refugee influx to Uganda overwhelms agencies Katy Migiro
Italy's amateur soccer teams thrive as migrants look to integrate Umberto Bacchi
Flood-hit Bangladesh plans to keep food safe in home silos Syful Islam
Australia agrees to close controversial refugee detention centre Reuters
UN to investigate peacekeepers' response to S. Sudan hotel attack Reuters
Haiti finds case of microcephaly linked to Zika virus Reuters
U.N. chief warns of unprecedented 'catastrophe' in Syria's Aleppo Reuters
Painful refrain in flood-hit Louisiana town: 'I lost everything' Reuters
Civil war costs Yemen $14 bln in damage and economic losses Reuters
Inside ancient Hammam used by IS militants as media centre Reuters
Saudi-led body probes hits on Yemen school, hospital Reuters
Houthi shelling kills seven in Saudi Arabia, nine Yemenis die in ... Reuters
10 facts about Boko Haram and Nigeria's missing Chibok schoolgirls Kieran Guilbert
EXCLUSIVE - First Chibok girl rescued from Boko Haram speaks out Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
In Brazil's 'Wild West', prosecutor takes on corrupt land deals Chris Arsenault
U.S. losses from hurricanes set to soar by 2100 - researchers Alex Whiting
Congo, Angola begin mass vaccination drive against yellow fever Reuters
US seeks Latin American help amid rise in migrants Reuters
France defends burkini ban on tense post-attack beaches Reuters
Ethiopian court charges South Sudanese refugees with murder Reuters
Libyan forces fire a shell at Islamic State fighters' positions Reuters
Air strike on MSF hospital in Yemen kills at least 11 Reuters
Olympics-At mermaid parade, a siren song for Rio Games: gay rights Reuters
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Kenya blazes a trail to more sustainable charcoal

Kenya is trying a new approach: working with organised and registered charcoal producers to modernise their trade
Selline Korir Global Communities

"I didn't know I was being radicalized": understanding extremism

Preventing violent extremism must be led by local voices. The solutions cannot from the outside, but from the same people who would become the extremists
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

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

EXCLUSIVE - U.S. seeks Latin American help amid rise in Asian, African migrants
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

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