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World must rethink aid to 'fragile' states, report says
A new LSE-Oxford report on growth and development released Thursday says the number of people living in “fragile states” is rising sharply and calls on the international…
Aid postponed as Syrian regime pummels rebel enclave
A second convoy with desperately needed aid for the besieged rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus was postponed on Thursday because of the violence on the ground as Syrian…
UN suspends Ghouta aid mission amid regime shelling
The first UN convoy to enter Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Monday had to cut short its mission after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime pounded the…
Fresh air strikes hit Eastern Ghouta despite UN ceasefire
Fresh regime air strikes and heavy clashes shook Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Sunday despite a UN demand for a ceasefire to end one of the most ferocious assaults…
The 51 Percent
Poland divided over abortion ban
In this edition, how a push for a total ban on abortion in Poland is polarising the country. Plus we talk to academic, Dr Mayssoun Sukarieh, on why female empowerment in the aid…
Oxfam isn't out of the woods yet, reports Benedicte Paviot in London
When you know that Oxfam has 10,000 staff in 90 countries around the world...
Allies offer $30 billion to rebuild Iraq, far short of goal
A total $30 billion in pledges were made Wednesday at a donor conference for Iraq's reconstruction after the country's devastating war with the Islamic State group, falling well…
Oxfam faces new sex abuse claims in South Sudan
Scandal-hit British charity Oxfam was reeling Tuesday after fresh claims of sexual assault and cover-up in South Sudan, as Haiti's president condemned the behaviour of some of…
UN warns of crisis after US freeze on Palestinian aid
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday it faced its worst funding crisis ever after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions, a move…
US halts Pakistan security aid over inaction on terror
The United States added bite to its increasingly public spat with Pakistan over militant safe havens Thursday, suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in security assistance.
Critically ill evacuated from Syria's Eastern Ghouta
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday that it has begun evacuating emergency medical cases from Syria's besieged rebel bastion of Eastern Ghouta after…
First aid flights land in Yemen's Sanaa after blockade
A UN plane carrying desperately needed vaccines landed in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday after a three-week Saudi-led aid blockade that had sparked warnings…
The Interview