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Has Algeria taken an anti-IS vaccine?
28 September 2016
Algeria has succeeded in tempering its Islamist militancy while others have seen it explode. What’s its secret?
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Philippines has built only 1% of homes promised after Typhoon Haiyan
29 September 2016
Three years after Haiyan, hundreds of thousands of people are still living in danger as the government’s “build back better” strategy has failed
Opinion

The UN summit’s hidden cost for migrant rights
28 September 2016
IOM’s new role may signal a worrying shift of emphasis away from migrant rights and towards migration management
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Iraq's Mosul: a make-or-break moment for aid agencies
27 September 2016
They know it’s coming soon but are aid agencies as prepared as they can and should be for the battle for Mosul?
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As Islamist militancy wanes, Pakistan’s Pashto-language filmmakers bounce back
28 September 2016
A military offensive to drive Islamist militants from areas in Pakistan has sparked an artistic resurgence
Analysis

The use and abuse of aid
19 February 2013
Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid...
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EXCLUSIVE: UN waits for Assad government to approve new chief for Syria
27 September 2016
As conflict and civilian carnage escalate in Syria, the UN waits for a green light on its new representative.
News

The giant refugee holding cells in the Aegean
26 September 2016
If the EU thought that just because arrival numbers are down its deal with Turkey is working, it should think again
Analysis

Climate change on the front line, in rural Zimbabwe
26 September 2016
The government pays lip service to the idea of resilience but is doing very little to support farmers threatened by climate change
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Pellet guns out in deadly force in Kashmir, after court refuses ban
27 September 2016
After almost three months of violence, there are no plans for peace negotiations while Indian security forces continue firing pellet guns on protestors and the...
Analysis

What does Brexit mean for refugees?
27 June 2016
The EU referendum could have far-reaching impacts for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and across the European Union
News

Twelve countries on climate change hit-list
8 July 2009
The World Bank has made a list of the five main threats arising from climate change: droughts, floods, storms, rising sea levels, and greater uncertainty...
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Kabila election gamble leads Congo into crisis
23 September 2016
People in Kinshasa are hungry and angry. President Kabila’s attempt to cling to power is unlikely to end well.
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Plenty of hype, no new ideas at UN migration summit
21 September 2016
Billed as a potential game-changer, the UN refugee and migrant summit threw up little new and was criticised for its lack of vision.
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Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk
23 June 2011
Faced with a shortage of water for irrigation, Ahmed Osman, a farmer in his late thirties, opted to divert local sewage water to irrigate his...
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Ten countries desperately seeking doctors
19 May 2010
Shortages of medical staff have been identified as one of the major impediments to achieving the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For example, one...

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