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In a Myanmar village, a bamboo fence separates Rohingya and Rakhine neighbours

20 November 2018

Rohingya families live with apartheid-like restrictions, but economic ties still bind the two communities

News feature

The uphill battle to forge peace in Myanmar's Rakhine State
14 November 2018
English lessons, job skills, and a side of social cohesion: after anti-Rohingya violence, grassroots Rakhine activists attempt to build peace
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Fear and mistrust surround latest plan to return Rohingya
7 November 2018
Refugees in Bangladesh have been left in the dark as a new repatriation date looms. Here’s what we know

Behind Indonesia’s tsunami response, a patchwork army of volunteers
5 November 2018 News feature
In Sri Lanka, old land issues and a new prime minister highlight post-war traumas
30 October 2018 News
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Meet India’s frontline local responders: the fishermen of Kerala
22 October 2018 Video

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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...
Analysis

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

WTF? A guide to disaster aid acronyms
3 October 2018 Feature
Indonesia tsunami: Aid briefing
1 October 2018 News
Tripoli clashes, dying with dignity, and AI for good: The Cheat Sheet
28 September 2018 News
Fleeing worsening war, Afghans find narrowing options in Turkey
24 September 2018 News feature
Local aid groups want more of a say in the Rohingya refugee response
18 September 2018 News feature
Why economic turmoil in Iran is causing big problems in Afghanistan
11 September 2018 News

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