It began with a rumour, a breathless video circulating on Facebook saying children in Peshawar had been taken ill after being vaccinated for polio. Within hours, a second video emerged showing the...
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Mounting concern over cholera health crisis in Yemen
More than 2,000 new cases reported every day, with 25% of those affected being children under five By Peter Beaumont Yemen is facing a massive resurgence of cholera in what was already one of the...
Libya + 1 more
Fear and despair engulf refugees in Libya's 'market of human beings'
Long the target of reported abuses, refugees in Libya now claim they are being recruited by militias – a potential war crime On the roofs of the highest buildings in Tajoura, a military complex and...
Emergency panel meets as Congo Ebola outbreak gathers pace
Faltering national response to epidemic prompts experts to consider official announcement of public health crisis Experts will convene for an emergency meeting on Friday to determine whether the...
'The country could fall apart': drought and despair in Afghanistan
By Rebecca Ratcliffe As a funding appeal languishes, conflict, poverty and the worst drought for a decade have left millions facing desperate hunger Shafiqa watches closely over her six-month-old...
'Incredible moment': impoverished Mali to give free healthcare to under-fives
Kate Hodal Sweeping health reforms, which also include free provision for pregnant women, heralded as national ‘turning point’ After decades of suffering some of the highest maternal and child...
Italy + 1 more
Salvini crackdown: bulldozers demolish Italian camp housing 1,500 refugees
Salvini crackdown: bulldozers demolish Italian camp housing 1,500 refugees San Ferdinando shanty town cleared in first major eviction after launch of hardline immigration measures More than 1,500...
'Chilling reality': Afghanistan suffers worst floods in seven years
By Haroon Janjua and Karen McVeigh Thousands of homes swept away as rains follow devastating drought, with UN ‘shocked’ by lack of crisis funding support Afghanistan has been hit with the worst...
Greece + 1 more
Greece races to move refugees from island branded a 'new Lesbos'
By Helena Smith in Athens Migration minister warns camp on Samos where hundreds of children live in squalor is six times over capacity Greek authorities are scrambling to house almost 4,000 people...
Syria + 1 more
A dead dog as a playmate? The plight of children in Rukban is heartbreaking
By Marwa Awad, World Food Programme in Syria I witnessed the constant hunger and thirst of those trapped in the remote Syrian desert, where aid rarely makes it through Between the southern border of...
Pakistan + 1 more
Polio spreads in Afghanistan and Pakistan 'due to unchecked borders'
The unmonitored movement of people across the border between Pakistanand Afghanistan threatens efforts to eradicate polio from the two countries, as the year’s first cases of the virus are recorded...
Uganda + 2 more
Massive deforestation by refugees in Uganda sparks clashes with local people
Communities clash over natural resources as arrivals from South Sudan and DRC plunder environment for fuel and construction By Samuel Okirorin Kampala The cutting down of millions of trees has...
'These children are crucial': the camp classrooms forging CAR's future
By Jack Losh in Kaga-Bandoro With peace talks due to start in Khartoum, a quarter of Central African people live in forests or camps – where makeshift teaching facilities offer hope to a potentially...
Lebanon + 3 more
‘No one can guarantee our safety’: Syrians stuck in squalid exile
by Martin Chulov Despite appalling conditions in Lebanese camps, most refugees say it is unsafe to go home In knee-deep snow and biting cold, 10-year-old Saleh Qarqour had almost finished shovelling...
'People will end up dying': Trump's cuts devastate clinics in Zambia
Teen pregnancies are soaring and HIV care has stalled in rural communities hit by ‘global gag’ funding cuts It is under-fives week at Zambia’s Nyangwena health centre and, outside in the morning...
Safe birth of baby born to Ebola survivor hailed as a medical miracle
The daughter of a pregnant woman who was cured of Ebola has survived and tested negative for the virus, in a case that has been described as a medical miracle. Sylvana, born on 6 January and weighing...
Kenya + 1 more
Despair endangers Dadaab refugees as smugglers seize their moment
By Moulid Hujale Unsafe in Somalia and unwanted in Kenya, refugees increasingly risk abduction in search of a better life Two months after he went missing from the Dadaab refugee complex, Abdullahi...
'I'm here to work, not for sex': battling violence against women in Rwanda
A culture of victim-blaming and high levels of sexual and physical abuse are being tackled with tough laws as well as dedicated centres to help survivors Dressed in a red and green dress, Elise* sits...
Indonesia tsunami: coastline still under threat amid fresh volcanic activity
Authorities warn that dangerous waves could hit the Sunda Strait area again as Anak Krakatu continues to spew ash The Indonesia authorities have warned that the tsunami-ravaged coast of western Java...
Global migration figures higher than previously thought, study finds
US researchers reveal that up to 87 million people migrate every five years Over a five-year period, about one in 80 people around the world migrate to another country, researchers have revealed, in...