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Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya issue’ is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene
In June 2012, communal riots between Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists first erupted in the state of Rakhine.
America first, development unplaced: Trump’s 2018 budget proposal
The Trump administration’s just-released 2018 budget outline proposes cuts to US foreign assistance that could reduce it by one-third, placing the US roughly on a par with donor countries 1/6 its econ...
Drought in Africa 2017 - The extent of the problem
Farmers, traders and consumers across East and Southern Africa are feeling the impact of consecutive seasons of drought that have scorched harvests and ruined livelihoods.
Why have four children when you could have seven? Family planning in Niger
With the world’s highest birthrate, at an average of seven children per woman, Niger’s population is set to double in 17 years. NGOs are providing contraception, but what if women want more babies?
Rachel Smalley: Counting the great cost of the Syrian crisis
Rachel Smalley: Counting the great cost of the Syrian crisis
It's a grim anniversary today: the sixth anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, a conflict unchecked for so many years now, and ...
'You were supposed to die tonight': US anti-terror strategy linked to torture in Africa
Just before his torturers pushed him out of the van, barely conscious, on to the Nairobi pavement, Abdi was told he was one of the lucky ones: “You were supposed to die tonight.
How Will The Rise Of Crowdfunding Reshape How We Give To Charity?
Giving is easier than ever, but what does it mean when our giving is directed toward the most viral story?
How South Sudan’s warlords triggered extreme hunger in a land of plenty
Famine has been declared in South Sudan, and in the absence of any major droughts, flooding or any other natural catastrophe, it appears to be entirely man-made.
9 highlights from the 2017 Australasian Aid Conference
The recent Australasian Aid Conference, held at The Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy in Canberra in partnership with The Asia Foundation, attracted more than 500 parti...
Famine-hit South Sudanese eat weeds and water lilies to survive
Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.
