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Opinion | Ebola responders must learn language lessons from the 2014 epidemic

15 August 2018

The information that could save Congolese lives and prevent a major epidemic needs to come in a language the people of the region understand

Analysis

BRIEFING: All you need to know about South Sudan's new power-sharing accord
14 August 2018
Warring rivals have agreed how to divvy up government jobs, but many obstacles lie on the road to lasting peace
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US puts new limits on foreign aid funded through the UN
13 August 2018
A bureaucratic manoeuvre at USAID is set to choke funding for UN agencies, while other Trump policies favour Christian causes

Latest VideoCameroon’s anglophone war, part 2 Inside the separatist conflict

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Rohingya returns, counting the dead, and a MeToo round-up
10 August 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News feature

In Iraq, families linked to so-called Islamic State suffer for their relatives’ sins
9 August 2018
Officials fear the isolation of those with perceived IS ties will feed future radicalisation
Feature

From evacuee to humanitarian: aid goes local in conflict-torn Marawi
8 August 2018
Homegrown aid workers are on the front lines of crises in the southern Philippines. Now they want to play a larger role, but they need...

IRIN to increase reporting on locally driven humanitarian responses
8 August 2018 About Us
Meet “Baba IDP”: the local hero making sure Boko Haram victims get healthcare
7 August 2018 Feature

Analysis

BRIEFING: All you need to know about South Sudan's new power-sharing accord
14 August 2018
Warring rivals have agreed how to divvy up government jobs, but many obstacles lie on the road to lasting peace
News

US puts new limits on foreign aid funded through the UN
13 August 2018
A bureaucratic manoeuvre at USAID is set to choke funding for UN agencies, while other Trump policies favour Christian causes
News

Rohingya returns, counting the dead, and a MeToo round-up
10 August 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News

Briefing: Another Ebola outbreak in Congo, this time in a conflict zone
9 August 2018
What you need to know about the emergence of the deadliest form of Ebola in one of Congo’s most violence-prone regions
Interview

Um Muhammad al-Daraj, Iraq, “I had to forget my honour to save my husband’s life”
2 August 2007
Mother of three Um Muhammad al-Daraj, 35, recently went through a traumatic ordeal to try to save her husband’s life. She told IRIN her husband...
News feature

In Iraq, families linked to so-called Islamic State suffer for their relatives’ sins
9 August 2018
Officials fear the isolation of those with perceived IS ties will feed future radicalisation
Special Report

Cameroon’s anglophone war, part 2: Inside the separatist conflict
2 August 2018
As their political leaders are in exile, it’s up to local commanders to keep an army of ex-farmers disciplined and motivated
About Us

IRIN to increase reporting on locally driven humanitarian responses
8 August 2018
IRIN’s reporting will examine examples of local responses to crises around the world – in conflict zones, refugee camps, scenes of natural disasters and more.

"(Western) humanitarianism has reached its historical limits and is now on the cusp of retreat"

The crisis of multilateralism and the future of humanitarian action

In Depth
Congo: A decades-long cycle of war

The scale of the humanitarian crisis requires an urgent international response – but the world is yet to step up to the challenge
“Whoever they met, they would cut and kill”: displaced Congolese recount rebel atrocities
12 July 2018 News feature

Aid groups in Congo fear political tensions could impede their work
26 April 2018 Analysis

Politics and oil: the unseen drivers of violence in Congo’s Ituri Province
4 April 2018 Analysis

Solutions and Innovations

Opinion

Opinion | It’s time for the European Union to push Yemen towards peace
9 June 2018
The EU has credibility with Yemen’s warring sides. With a potentially catastrophic battle looming in Hodeidah, the negotiating table offers a better way forward
News feature

Songs, radio shows, and door-to-door visits: how community awareness is helping defeat Ebola in Congo
7 June 2018
Fighting the virus effectively means dispelling rumour and changing behaviour
News

Congo Ebola outbreak offers first test for emergency fund to prevent pandemics
28 May 2018
The latest tool to combat pandemics isn’t a vaccine, it’s an insurance policy and a readily available cash kitty

Aid and Policy

News feature

In Nepal, a rushed earthquake rebuild leads to a mountain of debt
6 August 2018
Building back faster after a natural disaster doesn’t necessarily mean building back better
News

Angry Iraqis, fed-up Nicaraguans, and a Mosul blooper
3 August 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
Analysis

As Iraq slips from the headlines, humanitarians worry that aid donors are beginning to lose interest
2 August 2018
Is the shift from providing emergency assistance to funding reconstruction and development happening too soon?

Migration

Special Report

Destination Europe: Misery and Misunderstandings, part 2
31 July 2018
EU-funded, UN-run returns and repatriations are supposed to ease the migration burden on Libya. Are they working?
Feature

In Rohingya camps, traditional healers fill a gap in helping refugees overcome trauma
30 July 2018
Why aid groups want to better understand how Rohingya refugees deal with mental suffering
Special Report

Searching for Othman
26 July 2018
What one boy’s story reveals about the past, present, and future of millions of displaced Iraqis

Environment and Disasters

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Eritrean refugees, UN laggards, and disasters times three
27 July 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News

Doubtful donors, Afghan balancing act and football felines
13 July 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News feature

Heavy rains a “huge wake-up call” to relocate vulnerable Rohingya
21 June 2018
Torrential downpours damaged the camps faster than aid groups anticipated, but a severe land shortage leaves few safe options

Conflict

Analysis

High-profile terror trial speaks to an emerging threat in Senegal
1 August 2018
Experts fear conservative strains of Islam are creeping into the secular country’s education system unchecked
News

“Praying for peace”: Malians pick new president amid rising violence
30 July 2018
The last thing Mali needs is post-election troubles to add to its long list of problems
Special Report

Central African Republic, part 3: ‘I have no power to complain’
25 July 2018
Weeks of reporting and interviews with 11 alleged victims of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers reveal a losing battle for justice, assistance, and social acceptance

Food

News

Zimbabwe ruling party accused of using food aid to buy votes
24 July 2018
The days of buying votes with rice are supposed to be over. But it seems not everyone got the memo
News feature

“The conflict must end”: Fighting threatens to drive up hunger in South Sudan’s lean season
2 July 2018
The combination of continued conflict, heavy rains, and limited access to food could prove deadly
News

More migrant disasters, less help for Yemenis, and Cameroon’s brewing war
8 June 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues

Health

Photo feature

A day in the life of a Kabul emergency room
11 June 2018
What “an uptick in violence” looks like to civilians caught in the middle of it
Photo feature

‘Always looking at the sky’: Life amidst Somalia’s flood waters
4 June 2018
A year of drought followed by record rains has left hundreds of thousands of Somalis facing new health risks as they rebuild their makeshift shelters
News feature

Ebola: Fear, suspicion, and anger along Congo’s river of worry
30 May 2018
If Ebola reaches Kinshasa, there’s a good chance it will come by river

Human Rights

News

Erdogan wins, Burundi baffles, and the EU offshores
29 June 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
Opinion

First Person: Two nearly identical cases of sex abuse; two very different responses
27 June 2018
Talking with displaced women in Nigeria, Dr Orly Stern saw how efforts to respond to “sexual exploitation and abuse” in aid settings overlook the victims...
Special Report

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Cameroon’s anglophone war, part 1: A rifle as the only way out
12 June 2018
Why hundreds of anglophone farmers are taking on the US-trained Cameroonian army with hunting rifles