Hate speech stirs trouble in Burundi
21 August 2017 Conflict
Next month, the Commission of Enquiry on Burundi, established by the UN Human Rights Council, is due to deliver its final report on abuses in the c...
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No food, #NotATarget, and what next in Zimbabwe: The Cheat Sheet
18 August 2017 Aid and Policy
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours?...
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Aid workers at risk on World Humanitarian Day
18 August 2017 Aid and Policy
Ahead of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, take a look at some highlights of our recent coverag...
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Briefing: Inside Kenya’s troubled elections
17 August 2017 Conflict
More than a week after Kenya’s general elections, the opposition continues to dispute the results, but rather than calling for further protest acti...
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Muslim “profiling” under martial law in the Philippines
17 August 2017 Human Rights
The black-clad police toting semi-automatic rifles barely get a glance from children glued to the TV as officers search their home in Iligan City, ...
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A war without end: Neighbours carry the burden of South Sudan’s fleeing millions
17 August 2017 Aid and Policy
More than a million South Sudanese refugees have now crossed the border into Uganda in what is the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis...
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Trash economics: surviving Venezuela’s downfall
16 August 2017 Conflict
The Guaire River, a stinking open sewer that runs through the heart of Caracas, is where Augusto Rengil makes his living, alongside groups of other...
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Cathedral becomes refuge of last resort for South Sudan’s displaced
15 August 2017 Aid and Policy
The Catholic cathedral in Wau, South Sudan’s second largest city, is now a sanctuary for more than 10,000 people who have fled the country’s viciou...
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New order on the border: Can foreign aid get past Syria’s jihadis?
15 August 2017 Aid and Policy
Radical jihadis have cemented their dominance over northwestern Syria with the victory last month of Tahrir al-Sham over its main rival, the Turkis...
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“Recovery lending” helps disaster-stricken African farmers get back on track
14 August 2017 Solutions and Innovations
Accessing credit has long been a major hurdle for small-scale farmers in Africa, who produce some 70 percent of the continent’s food...
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