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World sinks to 10-year happiness low
























World hunger levels rise for third year running

















U.N. chief pushes for protection of civilians in Syria's Idlib























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Sex scandal in the aid sector







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Lesbian love movie director sues Kenya to lift ban on film
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New Moroccan law fails to protect women from forced marriage
Heba Kanso













U.S. incomes rise as poverty rate declines in 2017
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Spain to go ahead with sale of bombs to Saudi
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Fighting resumes in Yemen's Hodeidah as peace talks stall
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LGBT Kenyans hope for court win after India scraps 'gay sex' ban
Nita Bhalla













Carolina coast battening down, boarding up as hurricane nears
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Bangladesh says it won't assimilate Rohingya Muslims
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LGBT-friendly Berlin mosque deradicalises Muslim youth
Hugo Greenhalgh













Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage
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UN war crimes team documents further Syrian govt. use of chlorine
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Slamming the door: How Trump transformed refugee program
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Fight climate change by granting indigenous forest rights - report
Rina Chandran













For India's poor, ID card can be difference between life and death
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Colombia failing to fight child sexual exploitation
Anastasia Moloney













'Monster' Hurricane Florence to pummel U.S. Southeast for days
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As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages
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Dozens killed and injured in suicide attack at Afghan protest
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Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency in capital as death toll rises
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U.N. chief turns up heat on governments to cool climate change
Megan Rowling













UK LGBT domestic abuse victims twice as likely to attempt suicide
Hugo Greenhalgh













World's local governments rally to fight climate change
Sebastien Malo











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Ten things to know about world hunger
Thin Lei Win













Italy bristles as U.N. rights chief criticises migrants' treatment
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Water shortages to cut Iraq's irrigated wheat area by half
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More Afghans displaced by drought than conflict
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Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders celebrate at border where war raged
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Afghan Taliban prepare for new peace talks with U.S.
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Palestinians says U.S. attacks intl law with UN funding cuts
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Kenyan elders issue curse to fight land loss
Kevin Mwanza













Turkey warns attack on Idlib would cause humanitarian disaster
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Over 100 died in boat wreck off Libya
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Afghans need asylum, all should not bear blame for few crimes
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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots.












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Michael Boyland & Heidi Tuhkanen
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)


How better hydropower planning can avert disasters on the Mekong



Those in power must give stronger voices to marginalised communities and protection to natural flood defences












Téa Braun


India's gay sex ruling sets a precedent



India's move to decriminalise gay sex is a model for countries to adopt to update other laws that no longer reflect their values and societies, or indeed their constitutions












Mike Adamson
British Red Cross Society - UK


The global vision for cash as humanitarian aid



We urgently need innovative solutions and new ways of working to address the scale of the challenges we face












Mami Mizutori
UNISDR


Disaster-prone Asia must not cut corners on infrastructure



Damage to critical infrastructure is escalating the global cost of extreme weather, earthquakes and tsunamis











































In Depth



















Pest-proof bags and bins slim Tanzania's 'lean season'










As climate risks surge, flood barriers rise in Britain










A brutal assault and rising fear in Malaysia's LGBT community










'Lost generation' looms for Rohingya refugee children without education
































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Beyond Boko Haram














LGBT asylum seekers face hurdles seeking "dream life" in Ireland










Getting to Europe: The Game


















No exit: Jordan’s most vulnerable refugees














Living the Chinese dream










Tanzanian albino children get new limbs in U.S.







































































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