Syria at War: Eight Years On
<p>By the end of the eighth year of conflict in Syria, economic losses had exceeded an estimated $442 billion. However huge, this number alone does not epitomize the suffering of a population among which
Refugees
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Kitchen gardens cultivate bond between refugees, Kenyan hosts
In the simmering heat of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement in northwest Kenya, Augustine Murenzi brushes soil off a maturing watermelon in his small kitchen garden. "My house is fully furnished from
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Africa’s humanitarian crises worsen: UN
Africa’s humanitarian crises have continued to worsen in 2017, said a report released by the United Nations on Wednesday ahead of the World Humanitarian Day. “Twenty million Africans have been displaced
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Refugees reduce conflict, protect forests in Cameroon with new stoves
A thirty-year-old female refugee from the Central African Republic, Hawaou Hamadou makes a meal of stiff porridge on a clay stove fuelled by small briquettes. It’s a change from the open wood fire she
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Ugandan experts urge action on impact of South Sudan refugees on environment
Nyumanzi in the northwestern Uganda district of Adjumani was a vast grassland with shrubs and trees, parts were forested. Several kilometers away is Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, the largest refugee
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ILO: Children Risk Exploitation Most in Asia, Africa
The International Labor Organization (ILO) reports children caught in conflict and natural disasters are most at risk of child labor and of falling prey to trafficking, sexual exploitation and abuse. To
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Fragile states index annual report 2017
The Fragile States Index, produced by The Fund for Peace, is a critical tool in highlighting not only the normal pressures that all states experience, but also in identifying when those pressures are pushing
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Djibouti: EU Support for WFP Adds Freedom of Choice to Refugees' Food Assistance in Djibouti
Funding from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) has been instrumental in enabling WFP to provide an innovative package of cash assistance alongside food rations to refugees and
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Cameroon Communities, Refugees at Odds Over Food Shortages
Food shortages in northern Cameroon are raising tensions between local communities and Nigerian refugees displaced by the Boko Haram conflict. As a quarrel erupted between hawkers at the food market
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Build resilience to prevent repeat crises- U.N. chief
The head of the United Nations said on Wednesday it was vital to help fragile regions grow resilient and ward off future crises as well as address humanitarian disasters when they erupt. U.N. Secretary-General
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1 Million Children Refugees From South Sudan's Civil War
More than 1 million children have fled South Sudan's civil war, two United Nations agencies said Monday, part of the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. Another 1 million South Sudanese children