Humanitarian news

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests
Death of child in India sparks debate on tying welfare to ID card
EU looks for 'big pot of money' to handle migration
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Rising heat
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Colombia: Farewell to arms
One dead at protest against extending Ugandan president's rule Reuters
INTERVIEW -U.N. executions expert: liberal development kills Matthew Ponsford
Togolese forces clash with protesters as constitution debate flare Reuters
PM praises Italy's migrant policy as UN cites humanitarian crisis Reuters
UN Tribunal schedules verdict in Mladic war crimes trial for Nov. Reuters
Plague ruled out in Seychelles but islands on guard - WHO Reuters
Facebook evidence and new laws set free child brides in India Rina Chandran
After victory in Raqqa over IS, Kurds face tricky peace Reuters
POLL 2017: The most dangerous megacities for women Shanshan Chen and Valeria Cardi
Smugglers offer new routes to Europe for jobless Tunisians Reuters
Rohingya flee violence by boat, foot and truck Stefanie Glinski
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa Reuters
Children in CAR starve as aid workers flee fighting Reuters
Sale of egg-sized diamond to benefit Sierra Leone's poorest Nellie Peyton
Chaotic response to Somali bombing cost lives - medics Reuters
Harness "natural enemies" to fight pests and protect crops Alex Whiting
Bosnia sees sharp rise in migrants heading to EU Reuters
Give poorest women control over sex, birth, to cut inequality: UN Kieran Guilbert
Aust football criticised after transgender player ruled ineligible Reuters
Afghan schools closing due to violence, education threatened Reuters
Asian nations struggle to lower deaths in childbirth Thin Lei Win
Senegal's youth tackle sex taboos to boost contraceptive use Kieran Guilbert
With paper in hand, Indonesian maids fight exploitation Beh Lih Yi
UK courts get tough on homophobic crime Emma Batha
Three dead as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland Reuters
Wildfires kill at least 39 in Portugal and Spain Reuters
Lebanon president: Syrian refugees should return to calmer areas Reuters
"New India" vision cannot be realised unless child sex crimes Nita Bhalla
India's top court rules sex with an underage wife is rape Reuters
"Earth's fruits must be available for all" says pope Alex Whiting
Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300 Reuters
Thousands of new Rohingyas flee violence in Myanmar Reuters
Hunger not an "incurable disease", Pope says Alex Whiting
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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

Siddharth Chatterjee UNDP

Driven to extremes: how poverty fuels extremism

Increasing inequality hinders economic growth and undermines social cohesion, increases political and social tensions and drives instability and conflict
Liz Goodwin World Resources Institute

We have a collective responsibility to halve food loss and waste

Wasting food harms our climate, costs the global economy billions of dollars and strains natural resources
Mark Lowcock United Nations

The grief and despair of the Rohingya can be stopped

The Rohingya in Myanmar need to be afforded the most basic of human rights: to a nationality and to a safe home
Susannah Birkwood Plan International

S. Sudanese girls raped in Bidi Bidi refugee camp

Girls flee sexual violence in South Sudan only to be raped again in refugee camp

In Depth

With Irma - and a power failure - Miami gets a taste of deadly heat
On an overheating planet, parched nations look to the clouds
Move over malaria: Mosquitoes carrying Zika, dengue may thrive in warmer Africa
Heat and drought drive south India's farmers from fields to cities

Videos & Pictures

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