U.S. weighs $13 bln in disaster aid for Puerto Rico, others -officials
The money would help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, which left a large part of the island without electricity or clean drinking water
U.S. weighs around $13 bln in disaster aid for Puerto Rico, others -officials
The money would help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, which devastated the US territory, leaving a large part of the island without electricity
Myanmar tells U.N. Rohingya refugees can return from Bangladesh
"The repatriation process can start any time for those who wish to return to Myanmar"
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to draw up plan for refugee repatriation - minister
UN has called the exodus of 507,000 Rohingya since Aug. 25 the world's fastest-developing refugee emergency
After a disaster, bringing local markets back to life aids recovery
Reviving businesses could stretch donor dollars further while laying foundations for longer-term resilience
Syrian girl, who tweeted from Aleppo, documents horrors in new memoir
"I am sad because the children in Syria they don't have school, they aren't learning anything. They (stay) in their house and are dying every day"
World Food Programme cuts rations for refugees in Kenya
WFP said it needed $28.5 mln to cover the food assistance needs of the 420,000 refugees living in the camps for the next six months
Ranks of world's refugees swell as asylum space shrinks - UN
"International cooperation has been replaced by fragmented responses, resulting in restrictive immigration and asylum measures"
Realizing Gandhi's dream - 80 years on, India still strives for perfect sanitation
If we are serious about realizing the promise of the SDGs, we need to work together to realize Gandhi’s dream – for India and for the world
FEATURE-Transgender Armenians stitch and sew their way out of prejudice
Armenia is one of the least LGBT-friendly countries in Europe