Humanitarian news

Yemen warring parties hold new talks, Houthis withdraw from ports
Rape of toddler sparks protests, clashes in Indian Kashmir
Widows of Iraq's war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
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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
UK lobby group calls for police rules change over trans comments Rachel Savage
Triple blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad kill at least three Reuters
Fears over Amazon violence as 'forest guardians' battle logging Karla Mendes
Australian islanders to lodge landmark UN complaint on climate Michael Taylor
Kenyan radio builds herders' trust in drought insurance Kagondu Njagi
Quake of 6.1 magnitude in Panama injures one Reuters
Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso Reuters
As Saudi society liberalises, it reckons with hardline past Reuters
UN Sec-Gen warns world 'not on track' to limiting temperature rise Reuters
Gunmen kill female ex-Afghan journalist in Kabul Reuters
Yemen's Houthis begin withdrawal from Hodeidah ports Reuters
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Iraq's Sulaimaniya -USGS Reuters
Malta rescues 85 migrants from sinking boat Reuters
Venezuela reopens border migrants used trails to reach Brazil Reuters
Colombia Mother's Day marred with blood, gender violence Anastasia Moloney
Dozens of migrants drown off Tunisia coast after leaving Libya Reuters
Dozens drown on Libya migrant boat; Italy impounds rescue ship Reuters
U.N. Security Council calls for ceasefire in Libya Reuters
Ebola outbreak 'unlikely' to be contained unless violence stops Nellie Peyton
UN offers temporary respite for beleaguered Venezuelan migrants Reuters
Migrant women, children denied shelter in Libya's battleground Nellie Peyton
Amid outcry over Yemen war, Saudi ship leaves France without arms Reuters
Italy seizes charity boat after it brings migrants ashore Reuters
Nigerian militia frees nearly 900 children used in war - UNICEF Reuters
Gangs to gardens: Kenyan youth shun crime to create green spaces Thomas Bwire
Conflicts uproot a record 41 mln in their own countries Lin Taylor
U.S. will assign dozens of border agents to asylum interviews Reuters
Measles threatens all of Chad as children go unvaccinated Nellie Peyton
UK urged to spend £1 bln/yr on flood defences as world warms Sonia Elks
Three killed in suspected Islamic State attack on southern Libya Reuters
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When disasters and conflicts collide: Lebanon Shanshan Chen
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When disasters and conflicts collide: Colombia Anastasia Moloney, Theo Hessing, Jeong-One Park
Displaced by fighting, mudslides, Colombians struggle to rebuild Anastasia Moloney
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About our Humanitarian coverage

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.

Opinion

Shenggen Fan International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

How to feed the world and prevent mass extinctions

By addressing the whole system by which we grow, buy, and eat our food, we can achieve multiple wins to maintain biodiversity for planetary and human health
Mami Mizutori UNISDR

Reducing disaster risk is a question of survival

Extreme change is taking place in planetary systems, undermining development gains and pushing people into poverty
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad

UN should stand in solidarity with survivors of rape in conflict

There is no excuse for continuing to fail those who have already been victimized - as well as those who continue to be at risk of - devastating levels of sexual violence in conflict
Simon Pollock Green Climate Fund

Can Mongolia bring back its blue skies, clouded by coal?

The Green Climate Fund is channelling finance to help Mongolia leapfrog to solar power generation, while promoting alternatives to home coal-burning

In Depth

Fears over rising violence in Amazon as 'forest guardians' battle logging
Displaced by fighting then by mudslides, Colombians struggle to rebuild
Lebanon students get classes in surviving war and disasters
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INVESTIGATION-Missing wombs: the health scandal enslaving families in rural India

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