Humanitarian news

Yellow fever outbreak in DR Congo could go global, charity warns
US seeks Latin American help amid rise in migrants
Ethiopian court charges South Sudanese refugees with murder
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U.N. chief warns of unprecedented 'catastrophe' in Syria's Aleppo Reuters
Civil war costs Yemen $14 bln in damage and economic losses 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
"I just want to go home", says first girl rescsued from Boko Haram 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
France defends burkini ban on tense post-attack beaches 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
Shallow 5.3 quake in southern Peru kills at least 4 Reuters
Yemen is a "pressure cooker", aid groups warn Emma Batha
Parents of missing girls "wounded" after watching Boko Haram video Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Shallow 5.3 quake in southern Peru kills at least 4 Reuters
Record total of gay Olympic athletes boost LGBT acceptance Reuters
South Sudan's president says he will consider U.N. troops Reuters
Austria arrests Iraqi refugees over German woman rape Reuters
Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey... Reuters
Myanmar monsoon floods kill eight, disrupt lives of 400,000 Reuters
UN Ban condemns Yemen school attack, calls for investigation Reuters
Taliban capture key district in Afghan north Reuters
Senegal floods expose need for community warning, preparation Momar Niang
FACTBOX - How dangerous was 2015 for aid workers? Lin Taylor
Boko Haram video claims to show missing schoolgirls Reuters
Heavy fighting in Aleppo as Syrian rebels renew assault Reuters
S. Sudan to review UN decision on extra troops Reuters
Suspected rebels kill at least 36 in eastern Congo Reuters
Refugees reportedly assaulted on PNG's Manus Island Reuters
Venezuelans cross reopened border to Colombia for food Reuters
Thousands return to Manbij after IS militants flee city Reuters
Ten children reported dead in Yemen air strike Reuters
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Opinion

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"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
Shanshan Chen Thomson Reuters Foundation

The struggle of China’s mental illness sufferers

China’s first support group for people with mental illness limps on, with its founder in retreat

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

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
INTERVIEW - Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome

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