Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nadia Murad, is a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islam...

Nerijus Adomaitis and Terje Solsvik · Reuters 05 Oct 2018

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Global Risks

Why Indonesia’s tsunamis are so deadly

The recent magnitude 7.5 earthquake has caused at least 1,200 deaths in Indonesia.

Anja Scheffers · The Conversation 04 Oct 2018

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Environment and Natural Resource Security

Over 840 people have been killed by Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami

The Indonesian authorities are scrambling to provide aid to the victims of the Sulawesi island disaster.

Athit Perawongmetha · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 01 Oct 2018

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Humanitarian Action

What a car company can teach us about recovering from disasters

Car giant Toyota supported start-up SBP with establishing innovative systems within natural disaster recovery.

Zack Rosenburg · Quartz 27 Sep 2018

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Agriculture, Food and Beverage

World hunger has risen for the third year in a row, according to a new UN report

New data shows that over 821 million people were hungry in 2017.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Sep 2018

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Humanitarian Action

Crop-munching armyworm could threaten millions of farmers in Asia

The pest prefers maize but can feed on some 80 crops, including rice, vegetables, groundnuts and cotton.

Emma Batha · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Aug 2018

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Environment and Natural Resource Security

Caribbean states and Richard Branson have launched a green fund to fight disasters

The fund launched by Richard Branson and 26 countries and territories hopes to turn the region into a disaster-resilient green tech hub.

Sebastien Malo · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 16 Aug 2018

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Humanitarian Action

These volunteers are fighting the loneliness epidemic by talking to strangers on the street

Finding human connection in a crowded city is often hard. But this organization has a novel approach to tackling the problem of urban loneliness: street listening.

Rosamond Hutt 27 Jul 2018

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Corruption

Modern slavery is a global issue. Here's why

New research shows the global prevalence of slavery, and the countries worst affected by it.

Ellen Wulfhorst · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Jul 2018

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Fragility, Violence and Conflict

This is what violence does to a nation's GDP

Conflict cost the global economy $14.8 trillion in 2017, or just under $2,000 per person. These are the 10 worst-affected economies.

John McKenna 25 Jun 2018

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Fragility, Violence and Conflict

The UN has a recommendation for refugee camps that might surprise you

A recent UN manual says fast-growing trees can provide 'energy, food and fodder'.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 25 Jun 2018

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Migration

This Syrian national has been trapped at Kuala Lumpur airport for 3 months

The desperate tweets of a Syrian man trapped in Kuala Lumpur airport are underscoring how displaced people are using technology to ensure their voice is heard.

Emma Charlton 20 Jun 2018

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Migration

These charts show where the world's refugees came from in 2017 - and where they're heading

Developing nations take in the overwhelming majority of the world's refugees - 2.7 million of them in the last year alone.

Emma Charlton 20 Jun 2018

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