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Chad

Nigerian refugees bear terror trauma from Boko Haram

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) has deployed an emergency team to Chad. The NGO is helping an estimated 18,300 refugees and

World News

Australia's Northern Territories battered by Cyclone Nathan

Australia’s Northern Territories have been battered by Cyclone Nathan that’s brought heavy rain, winds and gusts of more than one hundred and fifty

Vanuatu

Vanuatu aid distribution may be too slow to feed cyclone survivors

The islanders of cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu, after surviving one of the strongest storms on record last week now face running out of food, the

Vanuatu

Vanuatu appeals for aid after Cyclone Pam destruction

There are reports of “utter devastation” on the outer islands of Vanuatu after the massive Cyclone Pam that tore through the South Pacific nation at

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Vanuatu

Vanuatu hit hard by Typhoon Pam

The Pacific may have seen the worst of Typhoon Pam as winds are now subsiding, but it has left a trail of destruction in her wake, notably on the

Syria

UN resolutions have 'failed' people of Syria, say aid groups

On the fourth anniversary of the Syrian conflict, a report by several charities and humanitarian organisations finds that in 2014, the worst year of the war to date, three United Nations Security Coun

Ukraine

Debaltsevo residents in eastern Ukraine flee fighting through humanitarian corridor

Dozens of buses with local residents on board have left the conflict zone in Debaltsevo in eastern Ukraine. They have been guaranteed a safe passage

Ukraine

Displaced Ukrainians receive planeload of EU aid, more to follow

Tens of thousands of people displaced by renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine have received a planeload of humanitarian aid from the European Union

Central African Republic

African aid group hopes kidnapped French worker will be freed

Caritas, one of the main aid groups in Central African Republic say it’s optimistic a kidnapped French charity worker could be released today. The

Greece

Greece: Soup kitchens feed thousands this Christmas

With unemployment running at around 25% and no let-up in the ongoing economic crisis gripping Greece, thousands of Athenians have been forced to

My Europe Series

Open wounds in the Central African Republic

World

Care in conflict zones: MSF's medical aid on the frontline

They go where most of us would never dare, leading the battle against the Ebola crisis, working where conflict rages: in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria

Niger

Niger PM asks for help to deal with Boko Haram refugee crisis

The prime minister of Niger has appealed for international help to confront a looming food crisis compounded by thousands of refugees who have

Afghanistan

Britain and US pledge to help Afghanistan after combat troops leave

Britain and the US have renewed pledges to support Afghanistan after foreign combat troops withdraw from the country. Both Western nations

Syria

UN suspends aid to Syrian refugees as money runs out

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Netherlands sends relief supplies to Ebola-stricken countries

Philippines

Red Cross bid to strengthen disaster resilience and vulnerable communities

My Europe Series

Refugee rage: hostility to displaced Syrians rising in Turkey

World

UNITAID chief speaks about ending extreme poverty, tackling AIDS and innovative fund raising

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UNHCR calls for nominations for its Nansen Refugee Award 2014