Humanitarian news

Desperate search in Mexico quake school, toll rises
"Verbal autopsies" show India has averted 1 mln child deaths
Health workers race to contain cholera outbreak in Nigeria
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Rising heat
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Colombia: Farewell to arms
Midwives come to aid of pregnant Rohingya women in Bangladesh Rina Chandran
Hurricane Maria takes aim at Puerto Rico Reuters
Rohingya Muslims trapped after Myanmar violence told to stay put Reuters
Heat and drought drive south India's farmers from fields to cities Rina Chandran
As Europe scorches, goats fight wildfires one bite at a time Lin Taylor
In glossy Bollywood, stories of ordinary Indian women shine Roli Srivastava
"Only the bricks count": children toil in Indian kilns Anuradha Nagaraj
Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean Sebastien Malo
Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine Reuters
Child sex traffickers turn to rural areas, internet for business Anastasia Moloney
Private sponsorship of refugees grows, along with needs Ruairi Casey
UN chief says statesmanship needed on N.Korea, takes digs at Trump Reuters
Mobile app aims to help end child marriage in India's Bihar Rina Chandran
Chakma refugees to get citizenship after 50 years in India Rina Chandran
Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks Laurie Goering
Polluters must pick up tab for damage: UN environment chief Sophie Hares
Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown Reuters
Ban torture tools from spiked batons to stun belts, nations say Sebastien Malo
EXPERT VIEWS-Can landmark data boost fight against modern slavery? Kieran Guilbert
Nearly one in 10 children globally is a victim of forced labor Ellen Wulfhorst
U.S. AIDS strategy to focus on 13 countries Reuters
UN peacekeepers pressed to do more with less as cuts loom Reuters
No to Syria reconstruction until political process on track: group Reuters
Amid the exodus, lone Rohingya children face dangers in camps Katie Arnold
Confidence in UN's global goals faltering amid slow progress Ellen Wulfhorst
A Rohingya refugee carries a baby through swollen waters in Cox's ... Danish Siddiqui
Traffickers test new migrant sea route through Romania Reuters
WHO plans global war on cholera, Yemen nears 700,000 cases Reuters
Hurricane Maria bears down on Caribbean islands Reuters
Bangladesh sets aside rift with Myanmar to ease rice shortage Reuters
Trump's childhood home becomes refugee retreat Umberto Bacchi
Locked in power struggle,Congo army and militia massacred hundreds Reuters
Indigenous Bangladeshis attacked over land Sohara Mehroze Shachi and Eva Gerharz
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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

Nitin Paranjpe

Rise of sanitation economy: how business can help solve a crisis

Sanitation economy models promise potential in water efficiency, food security and climate resilience, which in turn deliver health and economic benefits to communities they serve
Thoriq Ibrahim AOSIS

UN gathering on Irma brings "loss and damage" to world stage

Hurricane Irma has brought what climate change looks like into sharp relief and showed the world to be unprepared for a coming crisis
Neal Keny-Guyer Mercy Corps

Conflict prevention must take centre stage at UN

World leaders cannot meaningfully address natural disasters and climate change without first cultivating peace
Zoe Tabary Thomson Reuters Foundation

What have we learned from disasters so far?

It's not what you might think

In Depth

Heat and drought drive south India's farmers from fields to cities
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