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May
Since 2010, monsoon rain in Pakistan has brought with it some of the biggest seasonal flooding in living memory. Two months from this yearâs rains, weather forecasters are already predicting above normal rainfall and in some areas standing water has yet to drain away from last yearâs monsoon.
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May
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting’s e-book In Search of Home was recently named one of the best Tablet/Mobile Delivery projects of the year by the National Press Photographers Association. In Search of Home depicts the nuanced lives of the stateless in Kenya, Burma, and the Dominican…
Any time a group of people get together, they’re going to create a structure. The difference is whether it’s visible or invisible, whether it’s accountable or not, and whether it’s open and above board and, or whether it’s all factionalized and personalistic.
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May
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May
Held annually since 2004, the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative’s Forum for the Future brings together G-8 and BMENA governments, the private sector, and civil society leaders to work…
07
May
The Humanitarian Forum and the Somali Relief and Development Forum (SRDF) held a panel discussion on 4 May ahead of the 2nd international Somalia Conference taking place in London on 7 May. Chaired by Mary Harper, Africa Editor at BBC World Service, the panel discussion brought together representatives from Somali and international NGOs, in addition to members of the Somali Diaspora and civil society to discuss development priorities, transparency and accountability, and the role of women in Somali civil society. Speakers included Aydrus Daar, Executive Director, WASDA; Abdifitah Sugule, Vice-Chair, Puntland Non-State Actors Association (PUNSAA); and Rahma Ahmed, Executive Manager, SRDF.
03
May
Photo: Many migrants pass through Haradh town on their way to Saudi Arabia, whose border is just a few kilometers away. Yemen 2013 © Anna Surinyach
Yemen: Migrants Abused, Tortured by Smugglers
Authorities in Yemen have freed more than one thousand migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia, many suffering from torture and sexual abuse while forcibly held by human smugglers.
“Many of the migrants are physically and mentally exhausted and are suffering from severe mental trauma due to the horrific conditions and treatment they experienced during their detention,” said Angels Mairal, an MSF psychologist in Haradh.
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