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    Jun 14

    We are pleased to announce that we have hired our first Executive Editor - ! This is the latest step in our transition from more than 20 years as a news service to an independent news agency.

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  2. 32 minutes ago

    Missing pages in a UN report on Syria, an awkward South Sudanese bear hug, and political unrest in quake-hit Papua New Guinea in this week's Cheat Sheet

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    Missing pages in a UN report on Syria, an awkward South Sudanese bear hug, and political unrest in quake-hit Papua New Guinea in this week's Cheat Sheet

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    11 hours ago

    Aid groups were surprised by how quickly a few days of heavy rainfall washed away homes and blocked access roads in the fragile Rohingya camps. Now, finds Rohingya rebuilding their huts on the same perilous slopes and floodplains.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    OPINION: Would Trump’s pick to lead represent the values of the UN system or those of the administration that nominated him?

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  6. 3 hours ago

    A closure or disruption at Yemen’s Red Sea port means Yemeni civilians are in trouble, not so much because food will be unavailable, but because it may become so expensive that most people won’t be able to buy it.

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  7. 4 hours ago

    Returning home isn't so simple for those who've tried but failed to migrate to Europe

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  8. 5 hours ago

    The recent Ebola outbreak in Congo has been ‘largely contained’ according to the . Here’s what we can learn from the local community of Mbandaka:

    Just over a month into the response in , further spread has largely been contained. In spite of progress, there should be no room for laxity and complacency until it's finally over. This is a collaborative effort led by
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  9. 5 hours ago

    What they didn’t say about Eastern Ghouta, and “a missed opportunity to save lives” in South Sudan - our global humanitarian news round-up for this week

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  10. 5 hours ago

    “It was the first time I’ve ever seen mud move like that.” When heavy rains hit the Rohingya camps this month, aid groups were surprised by how quickly the damage cascaded.

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  11. 6 hours ago

    Hundreds of Colombian farmers, activists, and community organisers have been killed over the past 18 months, despite the landmark peace deal that supposedly ended 52 years of war.

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  12. 6 hours ago

    Next steps: judges give Myanmar a 27 July deadline to respond to prosecutor's move to test jurisdiction over Rohingya deportation allegations. Myanmar has previously insisted that the court doesn't have the mandate to investigate.

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  13. 7 hours ago

    Does Trump pick Ken Isaacs believe in separating migrant children from their families? Make him answer before he goes on to lead , argues

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  14. 8 hours ago

    The USA is the largest emergency aid donor in absolute terms; but relative to its GNI, it’s spending only 0.04% on aid and doesn’t even make it to the top 15.

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  15. 8 hours ago

    Why the road to prosecuting alleged crimes against humanity in Myanmar goes through Bangladesh:

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  16. 9 hours ago

    After 20 months of conflict, displaced Pool residents are returning. Many villagers are unable to feed themselves

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    Jun 21

    An inflection point is coming for the next week when members of must decide whether or not to support Donald Trump's pick to lead the organization

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  18. 10 hours ago

    Using his bare hands, Rohingya refugee Mohammad Ibrahim helped dig out his half-buried neighbour: “It was the first time I’ve ever seen mud move like that.”

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    13 hours ago

    Crunch time for Ken Isaacs, Trump-Pence candidate for :

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  20. 11 hours ago

    After brutally unsuccessful attempts to migrate to Europe, what awaits those who return home?

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  21. 12 hours ago

    Where the FARC once ruled, new armed groups have rushed in to fill the power vacuum and take control of coca-growing regions.

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