Humanitarian news

Myanmar's moves could mean the Rohingya never go home
UN launches $2.7 bln appeal for S. Sudan refugee crisis
Don't blame migrants for everything, Pope tells politicians
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
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LGBT+ rights in Asia
UN to convene Yemen's warring parties by video Reuters
Fire engulfs 600 stilt homes in Brazil's Manaus Reuters
Afghanistan ceasefire push in focus in U.S., Taliban talks Reuters
What's at stake in Congo's presidential election? Reuters
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action Reuters
U.S. isolated at U.N. over its concerns about abortion, refugees Reuters
U.N., Palestinians launch aid appeal after funding cuts Reuters
Colombia's ELN rebels call ceasefire for festive period Reuters
Chile cracks down on migrants, but many still try their luck Reuters
Mauritanians who sought refuge in U.S. face deportation, then jail Nellie Peyton
Indian forces lock down Kashmir city after protests Reuters
Nigeria's farmer-herder clashes have left over 3,600 people dead Reuters
Thousands march in Brussels against U.N. migration pact Reuters
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Is Yemen finally on the road to peace? Reuters
Damascus prepares for Christmas without mortar fire Reuters
Dead Guatemalan girl part of 'endless' exodus from poor village Reuters
At least 20 Afghan civilians killed in airstrike Reuters
Cold weather, Croatian police stop migrants at EU frontier Reuters
Ethnic violence in southern Ethiopia kills 21, wounds 61 Reuters
Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq Reuters
Nigeria lifts UNICEF suspension hours after spying accusations Reuters
Two million more Venezuelans could flee next year - U.N. Reuters
DHS chief confirms death of girl detained by U.S. Border Patrol Reuters
Yemenis in Hodeidah hope truce holds as warring parties talk peace Reuters
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Will 2019 bring peace or famine? S. Sudan marks five years of war Isabelle Gerretsen
Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah and UN role Reuters
UNAIDS chief stepping down early after scathing report Reuters
Yemeni mothers forced to choose which child starves - aid group Sonia Elks
Nigerian comic creates heroes with albinism to end ritual murders Inna Lazareva
Failure to slow climate change threatens 'every country' Laurie Goering
Dutch church holding non-stop service to block deportations Reuters
Sierra Leone's sick suffer untreated as doctors strike Reuters
Hike in record-dry months for Africa's Sahel worries scientists Laurie Goering
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Opinion

Saleemul Huq International Centre for Climate Change and Development

Poor, vulnerable nations were bullied at UN climate talks

Negotiating tactics by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia forced developing states to give in on their demands for stronger climate action
Laurie Goering Thomson Reuters Foundation

Is renewable energy a path to peace for the Korean peninsula?

North and South Korea could co-operate on boosting clean sources of power, paving the way to a nuclear-free future, experts say
Litia Baleilevuka and Jennifer ... Greenpeace International

Two storm-scarred lives cross paths in climate change fight

For someone at climate talks for the first time and another who has been 24 times, it is clear not enough is being done
Diane Gashumba and Carin Jämtin

No health for all without investing in women and girls

All countries, no matter how rich or how poor, owe it to their citizens to progressively realize gender equality and their population’s right to health

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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