Humanitarian news

Colombia ex-rebels turn tourist guides, but peace remains fragile
Islamic State on brink of defeat in Syria enclave
Charity urges countries to protect 2,500 foreign children in Syria
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
Prepare now for accelerating climate threats: military officials Laurie Goering
Costa Rica struggles to sell insurance to climate-hit farmers Sebastian Rodriguez
Hungary accepts hundreds of refugees from Venezuela Reuters
UK interior minister: I would not leave anyone stateless Reuters
'Two is enough,' Egypt tells poor families as population booms Reuters
World Cup aids recovery in tsunami-damaged Kamaishi Reuters
Billionaire Branson hopes aid concert opens Venezuela's borders Reuters
Rebels say Russia blocks food supply to Syria refugee camp Reuters
U.S., C. America launch plan to crack down on people smugglers Reuters
U.N. reports mass rape, killings, torture in S.Sudan despite peace Reuters
Don't leave children of foreign fighters in legal limbo, urges UN Lin Taylor
Myanmar touts troubled Rakhine as investment destination Reuters
Syrian fighters start to evacuate civilians from IS pocket Reuters
UN moves to help combat sexual abuse in its ranks Ellen Wulfhorst
Climate change 'imminent' security threat: risk experts Laurie Goering
Brazil to send aid to Venezuela together with U.S. Reuters
Less than 5 pct of refugees needing new homes resettled in 2018 Reuters
Fighting, instability have displaced 100,000 in Burkina Faso Reuters
Migrants suspected of terrorism, smuggling detained in Bosnia Reuters
Nauru could thwart refugee medical transfers to Australia Reuters
For Yazidi survivors of IS killings, the nightmares go on Reuters
Kenyan herders mark out disease-free grazing routes Kagondu Njagi
Venezuela stages own concerts in response to Branson's aid show Reuters
Yemen's parties agree to withdraw troops from main port Reuters
Twin blasts in rebel-held Syria's Idlib kill at least 15 Reuters
Bulgaria urged to stop locking up stateless people Emma Batha
Gunbattle with militants kills Indian soldiers,civilian in Kashmir Reuters
IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria Reuters
More U.S. aid for Venezuela lands amid distribution uncertainty Reuters
Sahel instability spreading to coastal West Africa Reuters
Venezuela opposition slams raid of NGO supporting humanitarian aid Reuters
U.S. derides Venezuela's accusation of lacing aid with poison Reuters
Myanmar army chief denies systematic persecution of Rohingya Reuters
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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.

Opinion

Kumi Naidoo Amnesty International

Why the growing attack on NGOs concerns all of us

From Hungary to the USA, we have witnessed the terrible impact this is having on people who are coming together to defend human rights
Sebastien Malo Thomson Reuters Foundation

Should aid work stop when militants move in?

Development groups grapple with the insecurity that limits help for those who most need it in fragile states
Paul Polman & Gunhild Stordalen Food and Land Use Coalition

For a healthier planet, we must fix our broken food system

We now have a roadmap for action on nutrition and sustainability, based on scientific evidence - let's use it
Alina Paul-Bossuet World Agroforestry

Kenyan students blaze a trail for 'planetary health' diet

Children have been working hard to grow nutritious food in their school garden, boosting community health

In Depth

Prepare now for accelerating climate threats, military officials warn
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Rise in sexual abuse cases in aid groups as more victims speak up
Drugs, violence threaten Rohingya men in world's largest refugee camp
'The corpses were lying on the streets': Nigerian refugees flee Boko Haram

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