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Quality reporting and stories to illustrate challenges and current trends in the ways that people help others in times of need.

Gender matters!

Gender matters!

Half the people we serve (and often more) are women. Gender parity is not only a question of principle, it’s about results.
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Mar 8, 2019
Equality in aid

Equality in aid

Will a new urgency, sparked by frustration, help close the humanitarian gender gap?
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Mar 8, 2019
Easier said than done?

Easier said than done?

A reactive, emergency mentality. A reflection of society. Lack of political pressure. These are a few of the reasons why gender disparity…
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Mar 8, 2019
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This is what I saw when I arrived in Mosul last year after the fighting.

This is what I saw when I arrived in Mosul last year after the fighting.

What does it take for a health worker to wish death for her patient, even while doing everything to save her? This is just one of the…
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Jan 15, 2019
The Journey from Cucuta

The Journey from Cucuta

For decades, the border town of Cucuta was a departure point for people escaping Colombia’s instability towards a new life in their…
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Dec 18, 2018
A father and son road trip

A father and son road trip

Juan used to work so much that he would hardly see his son Santiago, now they are on a journey of a lifetime.
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Dec 10, 2018
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Climate of war

Climate of war

Will a warming planet lead to a more violent world? Or will it inflict more suffering on those living through conflict?
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Nov 22, 2018
Will a hotter planet lead to more armed conflict?

Will a hotter planet lead to more armed conflict?

Climate change may be making warfare harder to endure, but most experts say it is not a primary cause of conflict. But this might change…
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Nov 22, 2018
The wildfire diaries — pt.1

The wildfire diaries — pt.1

As the climate warms, the deep scars of wildfires endure
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Nov 16, 2018
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Nov 13, 2018

The backbone and the brain.

Is it time to rethink the metaphors used to describe volunteers?

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Nov 12, 2018

Hong Kong: mega cities, mega heat.

Urbanization is exacerbating global warming and cities like Hong…

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Nov 5, 2018

A pillar of strength and hope

A mother’s desperate search for her daughter highlights how easily…

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