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30 September 2016

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Will Duterte's offensive against Islamist militants in the Philippines backfire?
30 September 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to “destroy” Abu Sayyaf, but his tactics could end up driving more young men to join the group
News

Philippines has built only 1% of homes promised after Typhoon Haiyan
29 September 2016
Three years after Haiyan, hundreds of thousands of people are still living in danger as the government’s “build back better” strategy has failed

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Why going to the movies is such a big deal in Pakistan

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As Islamist militancy wanes, Pakistan’s Pashto-language filmmakers bounce back
28 September 2016
A military offensive to drive Islamist militants from areas in Pakistan has sparked an artistic resurgence
Opinion

The UN summit’s hidden cost for migrant rights
28 September 2016
IOM’s new role may signal a worrying shift of emphasis away from migrant rights and towards migration management
News

EXCLUSIVE: UN waits for Assad government to approve new chief for Syria
27 September 2016
As conflict and civilian carnage escalate in Syria, the UN waits for a green light on its new representative.

Iraq's Mosul: a make-or-break moment for aid agencies
27 September 2016 Analysis
Pellet guns out in deadly force in Kashmir, after court refuses ban
27 September 2016 News

Analysis

Has Algeria taken an anti-IS vaccine?
28 September 2016
Algeria has succeeded in tempering its Islamist militancy while others have seen it explode. What’s its secret?
News

Will Duterte's offensive against Islamist militants in the Philippines backfire?
30 September 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to “destroy” Abu Sayyaf, but his tactics could end up driving more young men to join the group
News

Philippines has built only 1% of homes promised after Typhoon Haiyan
29 September 2016
Three years after Haiyan, hundreds of thousands of people are still living in danger as the government’s “build back better” strategy has failed
Feature

Pregnant and homeless: South Sudan's women refugees
30 September 2016
Uganda’s refugee transit centres are overcrowded and particularly hard on pregnant women.
Feature

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As Islamist militancy wanes, Pakistan’s Pashto-language filmmakers bounce back
28 September 2016
A military offensive to drive Islamist militants from areas in Pakistan has sparked an artistic resurgence
Analysis

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Iraq's Mosul: a make-or-break moment for aid agencies
27 September 2016
They know it’s coming soon but are aid agencies as prepared as they can and should be for the battle for Mosul?
Opinion

The UN summit’s hidden cost for migrant rights
28 September 2016
IOM’s new role may signal a worrying shift of emphasis away from migrant rights and towards migration management
Analysis

The use and abuse of aid
19 February 2013
Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid...

“There is nothing like amnesty. It’s a trap. What they mean is they send someone to follow you, and you have days to live.” - former al-Shabab fighter

How Kenya’s al-Shabab amnesty is a loaded gun

In Depth
On the verge of collapse

Climate change and overfishing threaten global fish stocks
South Africa’s small-scale fishers try to turn the tide
21 September 2016 Feature

A perfect storm: climate change and overfishing
19 September 2016 Feature

Why this Indonesian fisherman risked it all
16 September 2016 Video

Aid and Policy

Analysis

Climate change on the front line, in rural Zimbabwe
26 September 2016
The government pays lip service to the idea of resilience but is doing very little to support farmers threatened by climate change
Top Picks: What Syrians want, Africa's declining conflicts, and refugee deterrence policies
23 September 2016
Welcome to IRIN's weekly top picks of must-read research, podcasts, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises. Six...
News

A tale of two summits for Central American refugees
21 September 2016
Refugee rights activists in the Americas see inherent contradictions in Obama’s call for global action while failing to address the growing emergency in his own...

Migration

News

The giant refugee holding cells in the Aegean
26 September 2016
If the EU thought that just because arrival numbers are down its deal with Turkey is working, it should think again
News

Plenty of hype, no new ideas at UN migration summit
21 September 2016
Billed as a potential game-changer, the UN refugee and migrant summit threw up little new and was criticised for its lack of vision.
Analysis

Syrian evacuations break the will to resist
20 September 2016
Sieges and local truces have emerged as winning tactics for the Syrian government. Are forced evacuations the next part of the strategic blueprint?

Environment and Disasters

Analysis

Charity overhaul in China, but only with government approval
21 September 2016
China is the world’s second-least charitable country. Will a new law aimed at increasing public confidence in charities encourage more giving?
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A perfect storm: climate change and overfishing
19 September 2016
Climate change is raising the temperature of the seas to record levels, adding a new threat to fish stocks already on the verge of collapse...
Feature

Can seaweed farming save Indonesian fishermen?
16 September 2016
Seaweed farming has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. With fish disappearing, some Indonesian fishermen want to cash in.

Conflict

News

Kabila election gamble leads Congo into crisis
23 September 2016
People in Kinshasa are hungry and angry. President Kabila’s attempt to cling to power is unlikely to end well.
Opinion

How to tackle xenophobia
19 September 2016
The global campaign against xenophobia must be locally-led and rooted in a deep understanding of the issue or it risks making things worse.
Feature

Hunger, shortages, and hyperinflation
15 September 2016
After years of misrule, poor South Sudanese fight to survive while even those with good jobs struggle to get by.

Food

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South Africa’s small-scale fishers try to turn the tide
21 September 2016
Historically marginalised, South Africa’s small-scale fishers are starting to fight back.
News

Syria deal needs to work for aid agencies on the ground
12 September 2016
Russia and the United States have struck a new deal on Syria, but will it actually change the desperate aid situation?
News

Top Picks
9 September 2016
Welcome to IRIN's weekly top picks of must-read research, podcasts, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises.

Health

News

When the drugs don’t work
22 September 2016
Governments and health chiefs around the world are waking up to a new crisis we’re going to be hearing a lot about: Antimicrobial Drug Resistance,...
News

Afghanistan overwhelmed as refugees return from Pakistan
13 September 2016
The UN had bargained on trying to help 400,000 displaced people in Afghanistan. It’s suddenly looking at one million.
News

Malnutrition rates in Nigeria “horrifying”
1 September 2016
In July, the world appeared to wake up to the crisis in northeastern Nigeria that is leaving hundreds of thousands of children desperately hungry. It...

Human Rights

Analysis

How South Sudan’s leaders robbed their country
13 September 2016
A two-year investigation by The Sentry project uncovers the scale of corruption in South Sudan, and the international players that also profited.
Analysis

Lots of peace talk but little new hope for Myanmar displaced
9 September 2016
Aung San Suu Kyi's government talks peace with ethnic insurgents, and taps Kofi Annan to ease sectarian tensions. But will it make a difference?
Analysis

Top Picks: al-Shabab amnesty, Colombia’s missing, and Chechnya revisited
2 September 2016
Welcome to IRIN's weekly top picks of must-read research, podcasts, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises.

Politics and Economics

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Sanctions make delivering aid hard in North Korea
14 September 2016
Aid agencies are using up their cash to provide relief in the wake of devastating floods. But tightened sanctions mean they struggle to replace that...
Analysis

Is the quality of EU humanitarian aid falling victim to politics?
13 September 2016
The EU has launched its biggest-ever humanitarian project to help refugees in Turkey. So what's the problem?
Feature

Iraq: No country for young men
5 September 2016
Young Baghdadis are forced to pick from a bunch of bad options. This has grave implications for Iraq, and for regional security.

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