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Kirkuk loss fractures fragile Iraqi Kurdish unity

23 October 2017

The battle (that wasn’t) for Kirkuk exposed the unpopularity of independence for non-Kurdish minority groups in the region

Opinion

Fingerprinting the Rohingya
23 October 2017
Could new ID cards for Rohingya fuel further abuse?
News

Afghan attacks, Raqqa redux, and plague in Madagascar
20 October 2017
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Latest VideoDrought in Turkana

Opinion

#MeToo in the humanitarian world
20 October 2017
#MeToo – aid worker women describe the patterns of harassment, abuse, and assault in the sector
News

UN, aid groups debate Myanmar internment plan for Rohingya refugees
20 October 2017
Should humanitarian groups go along with the Myanmar government’s Rohingya resettlement solution?
Analysis

Why can’t booming Ethiopia handle this year’s drought?
19 October 2017
Ethiopia is a poster child for double-digit GDP growth, but consecutive droughts have forced it to turn to international aid

Togo unrest a test for West African leaders
19 October 2017 Opinion
Exodus from hurricane-hit Dominica as recovery remains elusive
18 October 2017 Feature

Opinion

#MeToo in the humanitarian world
20 October 2017
#MeToo – aid worker women describe the patterns of harassment, abuse, and assault in the sector
Opinion

Fingerprinting the Rohingya
23 October 2017
Could new ID cards for Rohingya fuel further abuse?
Analysis

Winter is coming: Who will rebuild Raqqa?
23 October 2017
US-backed Kurds have driven IS out of Raqqa, but they need to rebuild – and fast. Who will front the cash?
News

UN, aid groups debate Myanmar internment plan for Rohingya refugees
20 October 2017
Should humanitarian groups go along with the Myanmar government’s Rohingya resettlement solution?
Analysis

Why can’t booming Ethiopia handle this year’s drought?
19 October 2017
Ethiopia is a poster child for double-digit GDP growth, but consecutive droughts have forced it to turn to international aid
Analysis

Ten humanitarian stories to look out for in 2017
2 January 2017
IRIN’s tip sheet on the issues that will have an impact in the new year
News

Afghan attacks, Raqqa redux, and plague in Madagascar
20 October 2017
Get up to speed with our weekly cheat sheet of hot humanitarian topics
Feature

Kirkuk loss fractures fragile Iraqi Kurdish unity
23 October 2017
The battle (that wasn’t) for Kirkuk exposed the unpopularity of independence for non-Kurdish minority groups in the region

"(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
Colombia’s troubled peace
Colombia’s female FARC fighters wage a new war, for gender parity
7 September 2017 Feature

As pope visits, a neglected crisis in Colombia gets little attention
6 September 2017 Analysis

"Pistol plan" shows why peace celebrations in Colombia premature
28 June 2017 Feature

Solutions and Innovations

Analysis

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Drought pushes Kenya’s pastoralists to the brink
12 October 2017
People have raised livestock in Kenya’s drylands for centuries. Will climate change soon change that?
Opinion

Can Congo’s new child-free army bring lasting change?
10 October 2017
The army has won plaudits from the UN for no longer using child soldiers, but progress could easily be undone
News

Women drivers, corrupt cops, and dating refugees
29 September 2017
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Aid and Policy

Opinion

South Sudan: Seize this chance for peace
18 October 2017
The United Kingdom and Norway must step up to help end South Sudan’s war before the window of opportunity slams shut
News

What’s really stopping a cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen?
17 October 2017
As Yemen’s deadly cholera outbreak drags on, will vaccines arrive in time to prevent the next wave?
News

UN Myanmar overhaul, Congo crisis economics, and a humanitarian handbook
13 October 2017
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Migration

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Old route, new dangers: Migrant smugglers revive Black Sea route to Europe
16 October 2017
Could the Black Sea become the next Mediterranean for migrant drownings?
Analysis

Turkey intervenes in Syria: What you need to know
9 October 2017
As Turkey moves into northwestern Syria, what happens next may be up to jihadi hardliners
Photo feature

Malnutrition stalks Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
9 October 2017
More than half of new arrivals are children, but the sheer size of the influx has made it difficult to address high rates of malnourishment

Environment and Disasters

Feature

In their own words: How drought is bringing despair to Kenyan herders
17 October 2017
When your life revolves around livestock, a bad drought spells catastrophe. Hear it from the frontline
Feature

Hurricane-hit Dominica holds fast, for now
16 October 2017
Dominica is slowly rebuilding, but is climate change an existential threat to the Caribbean country?
Investigations

Barbuda: Hurricane-hit paradise for sale?
11 October 2017
What the devastated island of Barbuda might need most? Lawyers.

Conflict

News

Six charts that show Afghanistan’s deepening insecurity
18 October 2017
Take a graphic look at the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan
News

Shock and revulsion over Mogadishu bombing
16 October 2017
If al-Shabab is behind this atrocity, it may not work to its advantage
Opinion

Zimbabwe: What happens after Mugabe?
13 October 2017
It was once taboo to talk of Mugabe’s demise. Now a destabilising succession battle is underway

Food

News

New aid plan needed for South Sudan
26 September 2017
The problem for the aid effort is that the government may not really care what happens to its people
Opinion

Don’t ignore the one group that can make climate action happen
20 September 2017
Women need to be front and centre of climate change adaptation efforts
News

The foreign invader costing African farmers $3 billion
14 September 2017
How do you stop a ruinous pest that can fly 100 kilometres in one night?

Health

News

Angry anglophones, cholera contrast, and a Vanuatu volcano
6 October 2017
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News

Trash economics: surviving Venezuela’s downfall
16 August 2017
Beyond the political protests, Caracas has become a city marked by dysfunction, crime, and extreme poverty
Feature

Somalia’s impossible fight against cholera
1 August 2017
Cholera is hard enough to fight in a functioning state – try Somalia

Human Rights

Opinion

If UN is to be credible, it must act on Burundi before it's too late
11 October 2017
The UN is split over the violence in Burundi, but inaction is not an option
Opinion

Unfair cop – why African police forces make violent extremism worse
28 September 2017
The police need reforming – not just to counter violent extremism, but to be more accountable to the public
News

Back to war: Cameroon forcibly deporting Nigerian refugees
27 September 2017
What does the future hold for 100,000 refugees forced back to war in Nigeria since 2015?

Politics and Economics

Investigations

Kabila sits tight as Congo crumbles
5 October 2017
President Joseph Kabila’s determination to cling on to power has Congo on the brink
News

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Cameroon's descent into crisis: the long history of anglophone discord
4 October 2017
More than five decades of anglophone grievance in Cameroon are coming to a head
Feature

Fixing Fallujah: City tests Iraq’s ability to bounce back
2 October 2017
Are the future of Iraq and Fallujah one and the same?