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Muscovites march to save city's green lungs
Tens of thousands have fled violence in Congo Republic
Saudi crown prince donates $66 mln to fight Yemen cholera epidemic
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More than 1,500 evacuated due to forest fires in southern Spain Reuters
More blood but no victory: Philippine drug war marks first year Reuters
OAS chief Almagro offers to resign 'for freedom in Venezuela' Reuters
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles Reuters
U.N. war crimes tribunal urges Balkan leaders to carry on its work Reuters
Syrian government says frees 672 prisoners Reuters
Yemen to investigate allegations of abuse in secret prisons Reuters
United Nations stresses for support for Haiti cholera fight Reuters
Brazil defends beef after 'system-wide problem' prompts U.S. ban Reuters
U.S. list to drop Iraq, Myanmar as worst on child soldiers Reuters
Central African Republic health plan threatened by violence - WHO Inna Lazareva
Mothers and babies at risk amid midwives' shortage in S Sudan Astrid Zweynert
Enemy within: What peace for Colombia's women? Anastasia Moloney
Gucci purses and watermelons: A better future for Kenya's north Katy Migiro
Amid criticism, France talks tough on Calais migrants Reuters
U.N. begins investigation of Congo killings Reuters
Iraqi forces battle towards heart of Mosul's Old City Reuters
Donors pledge $352 mln to help Uganda's South Sudanese refugees Reuters
Kenya gives girls free sanitary pads to boost school attendance Daniel Wesangula
Sun powers clean water, business opportunities for refugees Kizito Makoye
Traffickers buy up land, houses across India-Bangladesh border Anuradha Nagaraj
Panic buttons and apps come to rescue of abused elderly Indians Rina Chandran
Millions of children in Lake Chad prey to disease as rains arrive Kieran Guilbert
Roses and childcare: refugee women prepare for UK world of work Anna Pujol-Mazzini
Rescuers "scapegoat" for Italian frustration with migrant crisis Reuters
U.S. judge in Michigan blocks deportation of 100 Iraqis Reuters
Afghan women refugees resurrected as India plastic waste warriors Nita Bhalla
Global number of widows rises as war and disease take toll Emma Batha
Haiti orphanages hotspot of child trafficking, abuse Anastasia Moloney
Persistent ad stereotypes block women's equality - top UN official Thomson Reuters Foundation
Safe burial methods averted thousands of Ebola deaths Inna Lazareva
Dozens killed in Afghanistan as car bomb hits bank branch Reuters
Honduras pledges new era in human rights, creates cabinet post Matthew Ponsford
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Opinion

Bienvenu Gbelo

Can forests help revive war-torn Central African Republic?

For the country to benefit from its rich natural resources, the trade in illegal timber must be stopped
Filippo Grandi UNHCR

Uganda's humanity deserves world's support

One Ugandan farmer has donated half his land to refugees who have fled South Sudan so they can grow crops.
Jussi Hanhimaki Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Here to stay? Population displacement in historical context

Refugees are also an ageless phenomenon. There is nothing new about people fleeing for their lives
Jan Egeland Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The world's refugee crisis: Out of sight, out of mind

As western countries build barriers against refugees, Uganda is welcoming 2000 every day

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