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Aid access, aid propaganda, and AidToo: The Cheat Sheet

23 March 2018

Every week, IRIN’s team of specialist editors curates a reading list of humanitarian trends and developments from around the globe.

News

School for Syrians, France’s Indian Ocean border and British NGOs say sorry
23 February 2018
Get up to speed with our weekly round-up of hot humanitarian topics
Feature

Former Save the Children staffers speak out on abusive culture under Justin Forsyth
22 February 2018
Justin Forsyth resigns from UNICEF, but says he’s not leaving because of past misconduct. Former staff say his apology is not enough

Yemen PR wars: Saudi Arabia employs UK/US firms to push multi-billion dollar aid plan
6 February 2018 Investigations
Gains against malaria at risk from US cuts, donor complacency
30 January 2018 Feature
The human cost of cuts to the peacekeeping mission in Congo
10 January 2018 Opinion

Analysis

Russia has finished off the UN’s Syria chemical attack probe. What now?
20 November 2017
Is there still a path to accountability for Syria’s gas attacks?
Analysis

Bots and bombs: Does cyberspace need a “Digital Geneva Convention”?
15 November 2017
Microsoft sees a window of opportunity in international law. Others are like, Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Feature

US ramps up military strikes in Somalia
8 November 2017
The pace of US military strikes in Somalia is increasing as Washington relaxes rules of engagement
Analysis

Winter is coming: Who will rebuild Raqqa?
23 October 2017
US-backed Kurds have driven IS out of Raqqa, but they need to rebuild – and fast. Who will front the cash?
News

US ends 20 years of sanctions on Sudan
6 October 2017
Has Omar al-Bashir done enough to merit this reward?
Special Report

What do Yazidis make of Kurdish independence?
19 September 2017
Next week's independence referendum has divided one of Iraqi Kurdistan's most persecuted groups

A country called Kurdistan?
13 September 2017 Special Report
Innovative but dull: disaster insurance is starting to pay off
11 September 2017 Opinion
Hurricane Irma highlights the great divide in disaster vulnerability
8 September 2017 News
New relief chief, Harvey deportations, and Trump M.I.A. on Africa: The Cheat Sheet
1 September 2017 News
Hurricane versus Monsoon
31 August 2017 Maps and Graphics
Google’s surprising choice for Hurricane Harvey donations
29 August 2017 News

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