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In Yemen, funding cuts are forcing us to triage the vulnerable

Millions of vulnerable Yemenis are unlikely to get any aid at all this year.

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The ‘Ukraine effect’ on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable

The war in Ukraine will have deadly ripple effects in the poorest, most conflict-ridden corners of the world.

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Dear President Biden, you need to act on Palestine

Over 680 global sector leaders call on President Biden to honor his commitments and protect Palestinian human rights.

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What we got wrong about COVID-19 and refugees

For the world’s 26 million refugees, the health impacts of COVID-19 have not been its most lethal effects.

Migrants from the Moria camp in Lesbos wait to board busses at Piraeus port in Athens following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Greece, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

The little talked about side-effects of COVID-19

The economic impacts of the coronavirus are devastating communities in the world’s poorest places.

Rohingya refugees wait to take a rapid test for COVID-19 after arriving at the building being used as a temporary shelter for refugees and migrants stranded in Ujong Blang Beach, Aceh, Indonesia [Fachrul Reza/Barcroft Media via Getty Images]

US’s denial of Central America’s crisis will backfire

While the caravans no longer march north, the Central American crisis is deepening away from our television screens.

Migrant caravan - Reuters

Three crises we cannot ignore in 2019

The international community must brace itself for deepening and largely neglected emergencies in 2019.

Yemen faminne

Will 2018 be the year of return to Syria?

While many displaced Syrians will likely return to their homes this year, safety and stability is still a long way off.

Displaced Syrians - Reuters

Lake Chad Basin: World’s most neglected crisis rages on

As the humanitarian scale-up in the region continues, governments and donors are urged to do their part.

Women who have fled violence in Nigeria queue for food at a refugee welcoming center in Ngouboua

We cannot let down the Central African Republic again

If we pull out of Central African Republic now, the killing fields may soon return.

Central African Republic Christian militias anti-Balaka young fighters [AFP]