Humanitarian news

Switch to clean energy and save $500 mln, aid agencies told
U.N. adopts global migration pact rejected by US and others
Congo vote could lead to war, says Nobel Peace laureate Mukwege
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
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LGBT+ rights in Asia
Yemen's government rejects U.N. troops in Hodeidah city Reuters
Afghan villagers face hunger as fighting cuts northern roads Reuters
U.N. war crimes courtroom displayed to preserve tribunal's legacy Reuters
Fossil fuel tax proposed to cover rising costs of wild weather Laurie Goering
Turning bombs into bracelets, as Laos villagers wait for safe land Rina Chandran
Nobel Peace prize winners seek justice for war rape victims Reuters
Yemen warring parties at 1st direct meeting of Sweden peace talks Reuters
UN talks offer helping hand to people uprooted by climate change Megan Rowling
Yemen food survey finds majority in 'dire' crisis, famine a danger Reuters
Afghan 'Messi boy' forced to flee home Reuters
New migration accord recognizes key role of cities Carey Biron
Many U.S.-bound caravan migrants disperse as asylum process stalls Reuters
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Places where water is scarce and getting scarcer Mariaelena Agostini
Militants kill at least 18 civilians in Congo's Ebola zone Reuters
Yemen government proposes re-opening of Sanaa airport in talks Reuters
Act now or face 100 more years of child marriage, economists warn Isabelle Gerretsen
Colour creeps back as Aral Sea emerges from the dust Umberto Bacchi and Claudio Accheri
Lego teams up with Sesame Street to help refugee kids play Reuters
Mudslide risk in S. California wildfire zones prompts evacuation Reuters
Migrant rescue ship Aquarius to end operations Lin Taylor
Trump's EPA proposes looser carbon limits on new coal plants Reuters
Three migrants find new life in Germany Reuters
Niger adopts law to protect displaced people in first for Africa Nellie Peyton
At least four killed in Cyprus flooding Reuters
In southern Ethiopia, herders join forces to revive rangelands Kizito Makoye
Migrants tend to be healthier, live longer Reuters
Afghan peace push backed by surge in air strikes, operations Reuters
Myanmar closes Rohingya camps but "entrenches segregation" Reuters
Mexico suggests work visas for C. Americans, wants U.S. to do same Reuters
Act on climate change to cut 'outrageous' pollution deaths - WHO Megan Rowling
Colombia landmine casualties triple to 180 -non-governmental group Reuters
Aid groups accuse U.N. of manipulating data ahead of Congo polls Nellie Peyton
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Yemen's 'descent into hell' in numbers Isabelle Gerretsen
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It's time for those who caused climate change to pay for it

Asking nations hit by storms to buy insurance against them is like making victims of car accidents - rather than drivers - pay the costs
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Nobels must spur end to sexual violence in war

Governments have failed on pledges to tackle sexual violence in conflict. This year's Nobel prizes must change that.
Sarah Moriarty

Stand up for human rights and freedom for Iran political hostages

We all feel the same pain. We fear for each of our loved one’s safety, well-being and sanity. We won’t stop until our loved ones are home.
Sara Lickel Caritas - France (Secours Catholique)

Climate action must not leave human rights behind

Seventy years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we face one of the biggest challenges and injustices of all times

In Depth

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