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Missing pages, more on that jacket, and inside the mind of the Taliban: The Cheat Sheet

22 June 2018

A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues

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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
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Record coca, record murders: the flipside of “peace” in southern Colombia
20 June 2018
A grim by-product of the landmark peace accord with the FARC guerrillas has been a surge in assassinations in the coca-growing regions they used to...

Latest VideoInterviews from Cameroon’s anglophone war, part 1

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Destination Europe: Homecoming
18 June 2018
There’s a saying in Sierra Leone: “To try and fail is not a disgrace”. Except, it seems, if you’re a migrant who returns empty-handed
Analysis

Razed villages and empty fields await Congo-Brazzaville’s displaced
18 June 2018
Civilians can finally return to Congo’s Pool region, but a shaky peace agreement and scarce food and services may keep them away
Special Report

UPDATED: Congo-Brazzaville’s hidden war
18 June 2018
In the government’s scorched-earth campaign against opposition “Ninjas”, civilians are the overwhelming victims

Opinion

Opinion | Isaacs must disavow US migration policy if he wants to lead IOM
21 June 2018
Would Trump’s pick to lead the UN’s migration body represent the values of the UN system or those of the administration that nominated him?
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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
Special Report

Destination Europe: Homecoming
18 June 2018
There’s a saying in Sierra Leone: “To try and fail is not a disgrace”. Except, it seems, if you’re a migrant who returns empty-handed
News feature

Record coca, record murders: the flipside of “peace” in southern Colombia
20 June 2018
A grim by-product of the landmark peace accord with the FARC guerrillas has been a surge in assassinations in the coca-growing regions they used to...
Analysis

Razed villages and empty fields await Congo-Brazzaville’s displaced
18 June 2018
Civilians can finally return to Congo’s Pool region, but a shaky peace agreement and scarce food and services may keep them away
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
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...
Special Report

UPDATED: Congo-Brazzaville’s hidden war
18 June 2018
In the government’s scorched-earth campaign against opposition “Ninjas”, civilians are the overwhelming victims

"(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
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

For victims of the Ituri conflict’s sexual violence, aid is scarce*
20 March 2018 Feature

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

Analysis

Q&A: How a legal challenge on Rohingya deportation could redefine the bounds of international justice
13 June 2018
The “test case” could pave the way for the International Criminal Court to investigate similar allegations involving Syrian refugees
Opinion

Opinion | Imagine a humanitarian system based on humans
1 June 2018
Outdated assumptions, incentive structures, and power relations are no match for today’s crises. Here’s how to work differently.
Special Report

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Central African Republic, part 2: ‘We Have Become the Targets’
31 May 2018
Humanitarian access is shrinking as violence spreads to new areas and armed groups proliferate

Migration

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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
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‘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

No education, no dreams for Rohingya refugee children
28 May 2018
Bangladesh has welcomed Rohingya refugees, but it won’t let them go to school

Environment and Disasters

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Deadly dust storms, a plea on Cameroon, and a data protection guide for humanitarians
25 May 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News

Ebola risks, Gaza stats, and a vote in Burundi
18 May 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News

Dial for help: The surprise hotline helping quake survivors in Papua New Guinea
7 May 2018
Domestic violence counsellors have become an unexpected lifeline for thousands of people stranded in an isolated region

Conflict

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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
News feature

Colombian election throws future of peace deal into doubt
6 June 2018
The 17 June runoff is a pivotal moment for a country grappling with humanitarian crises old and new
Special Report

Inside mission impossible: Peacekeeping in the Central African Republic
24 May 2018
How do you keep the peace in the Central African Republic, a country of dense jungle and spiralling conflict one and a half times the...

Food

Analysis

In Burundi, a disputed referendum threatens to deepen a neglected humanitarian crisis
3 May 2018
One in four Burundians already needs aid, but that figure is set to rise
Analysis

How to declare a famine: A primer from South Sudan
5 March 2018
War, political sensitivities and the weather all complicate the data collection and number-crunching needed to identify – and hopefully preempt – famine
News

Forgotten Ukrainians feel the bite of winter food cuts
2 March 2018
For those near Ukraine’s front line, especially the elderly, reduced humanitarian aid in mid-winter could be deadly

Health

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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
News feature

Maduro election win is no victory for hungry Venezuelans
23 May 2018
Venezuelans crossing into Colombia aren’t fleeing war; they’re abandoning a failing state
News feature

Ebola outbreak in Congo: What you need to know
21 May 2018
A quick Q&A to get you up to speed on the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Human Rights

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Niger sends Sudanese refugees back to Libya
10 May 2018
Rights advocates hope Niger hasn’t just set a worrying precedent
News

Disaster labels, hate speech, and hypocrisy on equality
6 April 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
News

A LinkedIn to combat rights abuse?
29 March 2018
How an open source database has become a new tool in the fight against human rights abuse