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Special feature: Ghana, grandma and the factors affecting American public opinion on foreign aid
A number of important lessons emerge as we look at the history and trends around U.S. public opinion toward foreign assistance over the past 70 years.
Jordan opens first job centre in Syrian refugee camp
Allowing refugees to work in host countries relieves pressure on social services, boosts the local economy, and gives refugees the financial security, the UN says
Use of children as ‘human bombs’ rising in north east Nigeria
UNICEF is extremely concerned about an appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as ‘human bombs’ in northeast Nigeria.
UPDATE: Floods claim more than 800 lives across India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Millions affected by severe flooding in south Asia, as aid agencies struggling to cope with disaster warn of food shortages and risk of disease. More than 800 people have been killed and 24 million af...
ICRC: First major aid in three years reaches Iraq's West Mosul
People in the western part of Iraq's devastated city of Mosul have received their first major delivery of aid since Islamic State militants captured the city in 2014.
Humanitarian Workplaces Free from Sexual Violence: The First Steps and a Call to Action
Report the Abuse has released an advocacy package covering two years of work toward sustained changes in preventing sexual violence against humanitarian workers.
INTERVIEW: Slum upgrades key to disaster mitigation in Indian cities
Upgrading slums and giving tenancy rights to residents is a central aspect of climate change adaptation and disaster mitigation in India's cities.
World Humanitarian Day: a time to remember 82 aid workers killed
New Zealand’s community of disaster relief workers are marking World Humanitarian Day – and remembering the 82 aid workers who have died so far in 2017.
Inside Kenya’s troubled elections
More than a week after Kenya’s general elections, the opposition continues to dispute the results, but rather than calling for further protest action on the streets, it’s taking its challenge to the S...
DevExplains: Chinese aid
China is quickly becoming an influential aid donor, popular among recipient countries for its adherence to non-interference. Devex explains China's controversial and enigmatic aid process.
