Humanitarian news

250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year - UNHCR
UN proposes Yemen's warring parties pull out of key port
Switch to clean energy and save $500 mln, aid agencies told
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
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LGBT+ rights in Asia
War and a housing boom: welcome to Africa's most crowded city Kevin Mwanza
Ministers - but few leaders - arrive for climate talks Reuters
Yemeni prisoner swap will take weeks, Red Cross says Reuters
Six migrants rescued from dinghy in busy UK shipping lane Reuters
Stay or go? Syrian refugees face a life-changing choice Reuters
Brazil will quit U.N. migration pact, incoming minister says Reuters
Mexico to invest $30 bln to boost growth, stem migration Reuters
Fossil fuel tax proposed to cover rising costs of wild weather Laurie Goering
Yemen's warring parties 'not there yet' on main issues Reuters
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
Congo vote could lead to war, says Nobel Peace laureate Mukwege Reuters
U.N. adopts global migration pact rejected by US and others Reuters
Turning bombs into bracelets, as Laos villagers wait for safe land Rina Chandran
Lawyers on wheels: solidarity bus helps Kyrgyzstan landless women Adela Suliman
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
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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.

Opinion

Anne T. Gallagher International Catholic Migration Commission

The Global Compact For Migration: What happened? And what's next?

To prove the Global Compact’s worth, we don’t need to get everything right immediately - even small progress will help to move us forward
Mami Mizutori UNISDR

What if we knew the real costs of climate change?

There is no economic loss data for 63 percent of the disasters recorded over the last 20 years
Ralph Regenvanu & Avinash ... Vanuatu

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
Brita Fernandez Schmidt Women for Women International

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.

In Depth

The final frontier: who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?
Climate change 'biggest global health threat' of century, doctors warn
Drought-threatened Zimbabwe faces a quandary: Grow maize or not?
In Kyrgyzstan, warming brings less water - and more conflict

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