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20 June 2016

The latest refugee and asylum figures, released by UNHCR today, show the global population of refugees rising to 16.1 million at the end of 2015. Africa, Asia and Europe all saw increases in refugee registrations, but Europe's "crisis" should be...

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17 June 2016
Médecins Sans Frontières is rejecting funding from the EU in protest at the EU's migration deal with Turkey and similar deals in the works with...

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Splits and schisms in South Sudan
16 June 2016
President Salva Kiir has pushed on with his plan to create more states, but will it cause the fragile peace to unravel?
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Has Kenya’s brinkmanship over Dadaab worked?
15 June 2016
Kenya wants to close its enormous Dadaab refugee camp. But it needs a UNHCR plan the international community can support
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UN defends impartiality of Syria aid
15 June 2016
The World Food Programme denies accusations of bias in the UN's Syria aid operations.

Should Save the Children take money from this donor?
14 June 2016 Analysis
Refugees in Greece take first steps towards self-reliance
13 June 2016 Feature

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EXCLUSIVE: The ethical failure – Why I resigned from the UN
17 June 2016
As he leaves office after more than two decades of service, the UN official who exposed the sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers in Central...
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Europe only hosts 11% of world refugee population
20 June 2016
The latest refugee and asylum figures, released by UNHCR today, show the global population of refugees rising to 16.1 million at the end of 2015...
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Briefing – who’s who in Burundi’s armed opposition
7 June 2016
As the months have gone by without peace talks in Burundi, armed opposition groups have mushroomed. Who are they and what do they want?
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MSF to refuse EU funding over Turkey migration deal
17 June 2016
Médecins Sans Frontières is rejecting funding from the EU in protest at the EU's migration deal with Turkey and similar deals in the works with...
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Exclusive: Top UN whistleblower resigns
7 June 2016
Five months after being exonerated for sharing confidential documents that exposed a sexual abuse scandal among peacekeepers, Anders Kompass tells IRIN he can no longer...
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Is a model refugee policy in Africa doomed?
13 June 2016
Uganda has a far-sighted refugee programme. But can it cope with the continuing influx of South Sudanese refugees?
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Splits and schisms in South Sudan
16 June 2016
President Salva Kiir has pushed on with his plan to create more states, but will it cause the fragile peace to unravel?
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17 June 2016
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Ethiopia survives its great drought, but a way of life may not
13 June 2016
As Ethiopia emerges from its worst drought in decades, pastoralists need help to recover. Are they ready to give up a way of life?
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10 June 2016
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Sudanese refugees in Chad must adapt or starve
9 June 2016
While Dadaab and the European migration crisis get the headlines, more than 300,000 Darfuri refugees in Chad have been largely forgotten and left to fend...

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Is resettlement for 10 percent of refugees a pipe dream?
16 June 2016
The UN wants to see at least 10 percent of all refugees resettled. Is such a target realistic?
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Thousands of Syrians are stranded in legal limbo on the Jordanian border
9 June 2016
Tens of thousands of Syrians face a grim Ramadan in a harsh desert limbo.
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Exiled by Force
8 June 2016
El Salvador's epidemic of gang violence is pushing thousands of young Salvadorans to flee the country, but many are intercepted in Mexico and deported back...

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When disaster strikes, should China do more?
8 June 2016
China’s humanitarian aid budget has lagged far behind its role as a growing world power. Is it time to increase its contribution?
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3 June 2016
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27 May 2016
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Which African country is worst at fighting insurgents?
10 June 2016
Nigeria and Kenya face two of Africa’s most ruthless jihadist movements. A new survey finds citizens unimpressed with government efforts
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Fancy a holiday in a former Taliban stronghold?
1 June 2016
Pakistan's Swat Valley was once a major tourist attraction. With the Taliban driven out, could it become so again?
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Making do in Mali
31 May 2016
The harsh living conditions in Mali make some of the Syrians who have settled there feel they have replaced one kind of suffering for another

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Afghanistan’s failed promises to help people displaced by war
31 May 2016
A lack of resources, rampant corruption and spiralling conflict mean Afghanistan is falling well short on promises to meet basic standards of care for the...
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Eye spy: biometric aid system trials in Jordan
18 May 2016
Syrian refugees in Jordan are using new biometric data technology to access assistance. But some find it inconvenient, and aid agencies must decide if it...
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WFP warns money running out to feed Yemen
12 May 2016
A funding shortfall may force the WFP to stop delivering food in Yemen, where its assistance is already limited and locals are stepping in to...

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South Sudan hit by mysterious Ebola-like illness
9 June 2016
It looks like Ebola. Thankfully, it's not. Researchers are trying to solve a mystery disease that has them stumped so far.
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Vaccine rolled out in Philippines offers new hope against dengue
24 May 2016
Dengue is endemic in 100 countries and the leading cause of death for children in several Asian and Latin American nations. Now there’s a new...
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Prosecute those who bomb hospitals, or it will keep happening
23 May 2016
A UN resolution against attacks on healthcare won’t work without accountability, says a new report.

Human Rights

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Why the EU migration deal with Sudan is so dodgy
26 May 2016
The EU is striking deals with Sudan to stem migrant flows - a move critics see as a cynical whitewashing of the country's human rights...
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Burundi’s peace talks going nowhere
24 May 2016
The Burundi government’s refusal to talk to the opposition risks escalating the political violence. But is the international community ready for more robust action?
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Collective punishment in Congo
18 May 2016
The closure of IDP camps in Congo’s North Kivu is supposed to weed out rebel fighters, but isn’t it just adding to the insecurity?

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Is the Grand Bargain a Big Deal?
24 May 2016
The “Grand Bargain” is the name for a package of reforms to humanitarian funding, launched at the World Humanitarian Summit. Thirty representatives of donors and...
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20 May 2016
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The future: just "the same, except more"?
20 May 2016
Our columnist considers the World Humanitarian Summit and Back to the Future.

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