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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shake hands following the closing news conference during the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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World Humanitarian Summit


"Save this generation of children" - Nobel laureate Satyarthi Alex Whiting
World leaders meet in Istanbul to fix "broken" aid system Reuters
Aid efficiency bargain could save $1 bln per year Megan Rowling
Opinion
Humanitarian aid is as close as your phone Gary Fowlie, ITU
Opinion
Are aid agencies ready to deal with violence and crime in cities? John de Boer and Robert Muggah
Opinion
Let’s move out of the Middle Ages in financing disaster response Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford and DFID
UN says world must stand up for widely flouted humanitarian law Reuters
New aid network to boost local charities helping people in crisis Megan Rowling
Humanitarian summit seeks to reboot aid, press states to end war Megan Rowling
EXPERT VIEWS: "What will this summit deliver beyond words?" Megan Rowling
As humanitarian needs grow, USAID chief says the world must act Reuters
Driven back and desperate, Boko Haram heaps misery on Niger Kieran Guilbert
Opinion
Can cash lead revolution the humanitarian system so badly needs? Garry Conille, Under Secretary General, IFRC
First UN global aid summit seen falling short as crises mount Reuters
UN aid summit urged to invest more in avoiding costly disasters Megan Rowling
Opinion
Can the World Humanitarian Summit create a new climate for peace? Janani Vivekananda, International Alert, and Lukas Rüttinger, adelphi
Opinion
World Humanitarian Summit: three tests for success Christina Bennett, ODI
Humanitarian aid rises to record $28 bln in 2015 Megan Rowling
Opinion
Global security efforts must be a post-Paris climate priority Nick Mabey, E3G & Janani Vivekananda, International Alert
Gangs, crime and slums: Growing cities present new aid challenges Anastasia Moloney and Megan Rowling
LinkedIn and Airbnb reach out to refugees and disaster survivors Magdalena Mis
States urged to target disaster aid at poor as climate risks rise Megan Rowling
Armed with drones, aid workers seek faster response to disasters Gopal Sharma
Pump more aid dollars into local response, say global charities Tom Esslemont
Killings, kidnappings, burnout: Occupational hazards of aid work Katie Nguyen
PROFILE - Teaching cattle farmers in Uganda Thomson Reuters Foundation
PROFILE - Freeing child soldiers in Central African Republic Thomson Reuters Foundation
After 30 years in Thailand, a glimmer of hope for refugees Alisa Tang
Opinion
Can Sendai disaster risk reduction plan help prevent conflict? Robert Glasser, UNISDR
PROFILE - Securing aid access in South Sudan Thomson Reuters Foundation
Aid agencies neglect older people in wars and disasters - charity Thomson Reuters Foundation
PROFILE - Managing mental health for refugees in Greece Thomson Reuters Foundation
UN humanitarian summit must tackle abuse of laws of war - UK MPs Megan Rowling
ANALYSIS - How to stop people dying from aid shortages? Megan Rowling
PROFILE - Sanitation in Kenya: "Toilets have become an obsession" Thomson Reuters Foundation
Medical aid group pulls out of "fig-leaf" U.N. humanitarian summit Megan Rowling
Q+A: Why reform the humanitarian system? U.N. aid chiefs discuss Megan Rowling and Tom Esslemont
Don't let screech of bombs shatter laws of war: Red Cross lawyer Tom Esslemont
Can aid reform end Ethiopia's repeated hunger emergencies? Katy Migiro
Praying for rain in Ethiopia Tristan Martin
Q+A: "We have ever-escalating demands to meet humanitarian needs" Tom Esslemont
Q+A: "Too many states use sovereignty to hinder humanitarian work" Tom Esslemont
Q+A: "You are trying to put sticking plasters on situations" Megan Rowling
Q+A: "I find the humanitarian principles attacked, politicised" Megan Rowling
Global aid summit must not focus on refugee crisis alone Sebastien Malo
Aid sector reform must not be clouded by self-interest - experts Tom Esslemont
Refugees, warmongers, bloodshed targeted in first world aid summit Tom Esslemont
Local groups demand bigger slice of aid pie for world's crises Megan Rowling
Get Uber, FIFA and rich Muslims to help plug aid gap: experts Tom Esslemont
From mapping to kidnaps, UN aid workers train for refugee crises Kieran Guilbert
UN looks to business to cut aid bill for refugees in East Africa Katy Migiro
War crimes, illegal refugee returns marred 2015 human rights Emma Batha
EXCLUSIVE: Syrians suffer as anti-terror laws squeeze charities Tom Esslemont
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