IRIN | In Depth Reports

Congo: A decades-long cycle of war
12 April 2018

A curation of in-depth reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the gulf between aid funding and humanitarian needs is growing fast
Humanitarian Technology
21 March 2018

The promises and risks of new technology in disaster response.
A curated collection of IRIN reporting.
Ituri Province, DRC
15 March 2018

After a decade of relative calm, violence made a sudden and brutal return to the region at the start of 2018
Exploitation and Abuse
16 February 2018

Coverage of #MeToo, #AidToo, safeguarding, exploitation and abuse in the humanitarian sector
The denied oppression of Myanmar’s Rohingya people
25 December 2017

An explosion of violence has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of Myanmar. The continuing exodus is the culmination of decades of oppression and hostility that have stripped Rohingya of their rights, denied them an identity, and forced them from their homes. What comes next for one of the world’s most persecuted minorities?
Poverty on your doorstep - the challenge of urbanisation in Africa
20 December 2017

Africa is urbanising at an incredible rate. Over the next 20 years the number of city dwellers will increase from 400 million to more than 1.26 billion. But Africa’s cities are not delivering the better lives such dynamism deserves.
The hurricanes of 2017
6 December 2017

Full coverage: How the Caribbean responds to, and recovers from, hurricanes and other natural disasters
Colombia’s troubled peace
8 September 2017

Peace accords signed between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known as FARC, have ended a half-century conflict that killed 260,000 people and displaced another six million.

But it does not mean an end to Colombia’s violence. FARC’s smaller...
Countering militancy in the Sahel
18 July 2017

Violent extremism seems to have exploded out of nowhere in the Sahel over recent years. But to assume that armed groups such as Boko Haram – whose campaign of bombings, assassinations and abductions has left more than 10 million people in need of humanitarian aid – are driven by nothing more...
Climate change and food security
24 February 2017

During the last two decades, 200 million people have been lifted out of hunger. But climate change threatens those gains, and Africa will be the hardest hit region.

Agriculture is Africa's biggest employer. But mean temperatures are expected to rise faster than the global average...
Afghanistan's deepening migration crisis
26 October 2016

Forced back to war
Beyond Mosul: Iraq's longer-term obstacles to peace
7 October 2016

How Iraq's problems of displacement and sectarian division threaten to undermine future peace and stability
On the verge of collapse
22 September 2016

Fish stocks in our oceans are already depleted and could be in terminal decline due to the twin effects of climate change and overfishing. Scientists are warning of an emerging health crisis in poor countries in the vulnerable tropical zone. This multi-part investigation explores where we are...
Boko Haram
1 September 2016

Six years of Boko Haram violence has killed more than 25,000 people and forced 2.5 million from their homes. But the war is not yet won and the humanitarian impact will be felt for many years to come.
The year the world woke up to refugees
17 June 2016

This year, World Refugee Day comes in the midst of a growing crisis of displacement. IRIN has been covering events closely, not just in the Middle East and Europe but around the world. Here’s a collection of our best stories.
World Humanitarian Summit
20 May 2016

Can the international aid system change?

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