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New UN deal with data mining firm Palantir raises protection concerns

5 February 2019

The UN’s food relief agency says it can become more efficient and save costs by tying up with the controversial US defense contractor.

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Q&A: Top US aid fraud investigator defends tough counter-terror stance
4 February 2019
USAID’s watchdog clamps down on corruption and saves taxpayers millions, but critics say its rigid policies also deny aid to those in need.
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Mediterranean death rates, networking in a rush, and a shaky ceasefire in Yemen
1 February 2019
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What effect did the US shutdown have on foreign aid?
31 January 2019 Analysis
The choices they made: Hondurans at the US-Mexico border
28 January 2019 Photo feature
Al-Shabab attacks, swine fever, and sexual harassment at the UN: The Cheat Sheet
18 January 2019 News

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Nigerian militancy, refugee winters, and a drone in Yemen
11 January 2019
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Opinion

By sand or by sea
20 November 2018
What do migrant journeys from Africa to Europe and from Central America to the United States have in common? To begin with, the basic inhumanity...
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Hospital refuge, urban crisis, and laser detection
16 November 2018
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African debt, Afghan voter violence, and post-Brexit Britain
9 November 2018
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Water in the desert
6 November 2018
As migration routes into the US become more dangerous, a small band of volunteers is hiking out into harsh terrain to try to save lives
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Refugees post-Pittsburgh, Rohingya trauma, and Pacific island storms
2 November 2018
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Latin American asylum seekers hit US policy “wall”
29 October 2018 News feature
Caribbean tsunamis, migration art and humanitarians and climate change: The Cheat Sheet
12 October 2018 News
Tsunami aid, Spanish surge, and sexual violence in war: The Cheat Sheet
5 October 2018 News
US and UK halt key Syria aid shipments over extremist “taxes”
2 October 2018 News
Tripoli clashes, dying with dignity, and AI for good: The Cheat Sheet
28 September 2018 News
As Trump runs low on targets, aid sector asks: are we next?
28 September 2018 Analysis

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