Reporter’s Diary: Heal Somalia’s former child soldiers, heal a nation

22 October 2018

When children escape life with al-Shabab extremists, they don’t escape the trauma of years on the front lines. And there’s little help to be had in a nation still buffeted by violence

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Afghan voting, Ugandan mudslides and Burundi’s rusty old signs
19 October 2018
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Aid under attack
19 October 2018
The executions of two Red Cross midwives highlight the dangers of bringing aid to 7.7 million civilians in northeast Nigeria.

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Schemes to stop sex abuse in the aid sector off to a shaky start
18 October 2018
In a high-profile London #MeToo aid summit, controversy overshadows new initiatives
Special Report

Early warnings, late response to Senegal’s food crisis
18 October 2018
A lag in verifying data may have slowed action. ‘Nobody came to help,’ some herders say
Feature

“Do no digital harm”
17 October 2018
As data and digital tools become standard in humanitarian work, so do concerns over power, access and limiting risks

Why Indonesia’s rules on foreign tsunami relief are rattling the aid sector
16 October 2018 Analysis
Caribbean tsunamis, migration art and humanitarians and climate change: The Cheat Sheet
12 October 2018 News

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Cholera returns to Yemen, with powerful allies
23 October 2018
Health workers are concerned about controlling the disease as hunger, displacement, and economic collapse help it thrive
Opinion

Reporter’s Diary: Heal Somalia’s former child soldiers, heal a nation
22 October 2018
When children escape life with al-Shabab extremists, they don’t escape the trauma of years on the front lines. And there’s little help to be had...
Analysis

Why Indonesia’s rules on foreign tsunami relief are rattling the aid sector
16 October 2018
Foreign aid groups must now take the back seat in Indonesia disaster response. International responders are scrambling to adjust, as the humanitarian sector rethinks how...
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Meet India’s frontline local responders: the fishermen of Kerala
22 October 2018
People hit by disaster can also be the first to respond. In coastal Kerala, local communities look to take on a greater role
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Aid under attack
19 October 2018
The executions of two Red Cross midwives highlight the dangers of bringing aid to 7.7 million civilians in northeast Nigeria.
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

Schemes to stop sex abuse in the aid sector off to a shaky start
18 October 2018
In a high-profile London #MeToo aid summit, controversy overshadows new initiatives
Feature

“Do no digital harm”
17 October 2018
As data and digital tools become standard in humanitarian work, so do concerns over power, access and limiting risks

"(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

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Exploitation and Abuse
Schemes to stop sex abuse in the aid sector off to a shaky start
18 October 2018 News feature

First Person: Two nearly identical cases of sex abuse; two very different responses
27 June 2018 Opinion

#MeToo sex scandals spur interest in standards for the aid sector
2 May 2018 Analysis

Solutions and Innovations

News

Oasis amid the drought: Local water systems give Afghans a reason to stay home
11 October 2018
Severe drought has uprooted a quarter million Afghans this year. Could the aid sector and government have done more to prevent mass displacement?
News feature

In a Nigerian migration hub, a local group swaps work skills for European dreams
3 October 2018
Business or tailoring know-how allows Nigerians to build better lives at home, without crossing harsh deserts and unpredictable seas
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3D printing offers new hope for war-wounded
29 August 2018
Lightweight and custom-made 3D options mean the replacement arm may never be the same again – but what’s next?

Aid and Policy

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Tsunami aid, Spanish surge, and sexual violence in war
5 October 2018
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Toilets and tents: A week after Indonesia’s tsunami, survivors still need basic aid
4 October 2018
Local volunteers are reaching remote villages in Sulawesi, but the official response lags behind and relief supplies are slow to arrive
Feature

WTF? A guide to disaster aid acronyms
3 October 2018
Your handy navigation tool for disaster alphabet soup (updated October 2018)

Migration

Special Report

An open secret: Refugee pushbacks across the Turkey-Greece border
8 October 2018
Rights groups say the shadowy practice violates international law and that the fate of those who are thwarted is largely unknown.
Photo feature

“If the water finishes, we will leave”: Drought is forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghans from their homes
4 October 2018
Barren fields, rising debt, and desperate measures: What daily life looks like in the drought-stricken provinces of Herat and Badghis
News feature

In the Caribbean, local aid helps tackle a surge in Venezuelan asylum seekers
1 October 2018
As 100,000 Venezuelans flee to unprepared Caribbean nations, a local aid group in Trinidad & Tobago plays a critical role helping newcomers

Environment and Disasters

Analysis

Famine and the machine
12 October 2018
The World Bank has big plans to defeat famine. Not everyone’s convinced.
Special Report

How climate change is plunging Senegal’s herders into poverty
10 October 2018
Global warming is more than a buzzword for six million people in the Sahel, who face food shortages and may be at risk of losing...
News

New health threats emerge for Sulawesi survivors
9 October 2018
Indonesia’s government is requesting water treatment equipment from international aid groups as poor sanitation and lack of clean water raise the risk of infectious diseases

Conflict

Feature

Abuses and disappearances mar Nigerian counter-insurgency campaign
11 October 2018
How Nigeria’s attempts to weed out Boko Haram are backfiring
News feature

Sexual violence and war, from Congo to Iraq
8 October 2018
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize spotlights rape as a combat weapon. Here’s a look at the issue through some of our coverage.
News feature

A vote without a say: Cameroon’s displaced anglophones wait for peace to return
5 October 2018
As Cameroon votes, fighting is escalating in the anglophone regions and those displaced bear the brunt of a worsening humanitarian situation

Food

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Mali peace wreckers, messy food aid, and well-meaning celebrities
31 August 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
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

Health

News

Tripoli clashes, dying with dignity, and AI for good
28 September 2018
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Iraq’s new blues, Lake Chad’s daily perils, and that G-word
7 September 2018
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues
Interview

Q&A: Congo Ebola outbreak at critical juncture, says top WHO official
31 August 2018
What keeps responders up at night?

Human Rights

Opinion

No child soldiers: The next steps in Central African Republic
25 September 2018
Local efforts may be the key to ending the use of child soldiers in Central African Republic, but volunteers and workers need support
News

UN challenges, Myanmar crimes, and banker bonuses
21 September 2018
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Opinion

First Person: Want to thwart human traffickers? Just add water
10 September 2018
Two girls displaced by Boko Haram went to fetch water and nearly became trafficking victims. Their close call inspired a move that may save other...

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