In northern Mexico, aid efforts struggle to keep pace with soaring migration needs
Shelters are filling up fast as asylum seekers and migrants arriving at the border compete for places with US deportees.
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Q&A: The trouble with stopping atrocities
Is international action to stop crimes against humanity an impossible ideal?
Inside Story: How we broke the story of alleged COVID-19 corruption in South Sudan
It started with a tip about hand gel, but mushroomed into an eight-month investigation into much broader profiteering.
Could COVAX be used as a test case to demand more aid accountability in South Sudan?
An unwillingness to scrutinise the unintended negative consequences of aid has made donors complicit in filling the coffers of corrupt leaders.
What the curious case of COVID prevention cards says about South Sudan’s health crisis
Years of war shut down many of South Sudan’s teaching hospitals. Now, corruption and mismanagement have brought the system to its knees.
Beyond Tigray, more Oxfam woes, and new vaccine hurdles: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
Then and Now: 25 years of atrocities and the responsibility to protect
How the UN tool that squares the rights of people with the rights of states has been put to the test.
Tigray aid response is too little, too late, poll respondents say
Aid is not enough and not getting to where it’s needed, Tigrayans tell researchers.
What’s behind the rising violence in Sudan’s Darfur?
Darfuris thought Sudan's political transition meant the worst was behind them. Burnt camps and new militia attacks tell a different story.
Nigeria’s unhappy union: How growing insecurity threatens the country’s future
Nigeria’s weak state is both a consequence and enabler of a growing chaos -- adding to the toll of 11 million people in need of aid and hundreds of thousands more displaced.
Afghanistan’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans cross conflict front lines
Conflict, vaccines, and negotiating with the Taliban: The government will rely on aid groups to administer vaccines in areas it doesn't control.
EXCLUSIVE: Corruption claims spark new concerns about aid to South Sudan
South Sudan isn’t alone when it comes to corruption allegations. But some are asking if there isn’t a better way to do aid in the world’s youngest country?
Oxfam accused of “rotten” work culture in Congo by former staff
Oxfam’s rehabilitation after a sex scandal in Haiti has hit a snag after new allegations of sexual exploitation, fraud, and bullying.
Holdout rebels, sidelined victims, and other hurdles to peace in Darfur
Past accords have failed to resolve the long-running conflict. Is the latest one heading in the same direction?
How seven years of war and COVID-19 split Ukraine in two
In one pandemic year, closing the border in a supposed effort to curb the spread of the virus has cemented the country’s divide.
Myanmar’s coup fallout tumbles into a regional emergency
Two months after a military coup, Myanmar is deadlocked as old conflicts flare and a humanitarian crisis spills across borders.
Mozambique upheaval, new Oxfam sex abuse claims, and refugee islands: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
Then and Now: 25 years of disasters, responses, and risk management
Disasters are often predictable. So why are we so bad at preparing for them?
Who’s in the running for the top UN humanitarian job?
The UN won’t confirm a list of candidates. But in conversations with aid officials and diplomats, a number of names came up repeatedly.
Despite government promises, lives in Sinjar remain on hold
A new deal was supposed to bring the trappings of peace to the Yazidi homeland in northern Iraq. Residents say little has changed.
