Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.

The UK pledged today to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following years of negotiations.

A future without localisation or participation, what’s missing from another promise to protect aid workers, and who will be ...

A history of discrimination and violence in Lebanon makes Syrian refugees especially vulnerable, but returning home is not a ...

The deal sent shockwaves through the Horn of Africa and accelerated a diplomatic realignment that could impact the region’s ...

Journalist Dhruti Shah spent three days learning how to become a clown at a humanitarian workshop. She found it inspiring.

A solidarity tax, philanthropy risk-takers, emerging donors, lofty ideas, and who’s pushing for accountability in Gaza.

For more than two years, Jean Marseille sent audio recordings documenting the hurdles of daily life in Haiti. His dispatches ...

Hazardous pesticides banned in Europe are legally available in Kenya, despite the health risks to farmers and the wider ...

More than 200 people have been killed by flooding and landslides across Nepal over the last four days. Officials say the death count has reached 225 and that at least 143 people have been injured. The ...

This column, Decolonise How?, charts efforts to build a global media ethics for the 21st century. In 2010, I was working for ...

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