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

The last time Trump was in power he banned Somali refugees from travelling to the United States. Will he do the same again?

Journalist and poet Nour ElAssy describes being torn between relief and the trauma of the past 15 months following the ...

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Over the past week, Lebanon gained both a new president and prime minister-designate, raising hopes for a recovery from years ...

Junta restrictions on the delivery of basic medical supplies are leading outbreaks of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, ...

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Stopping Syrian asylum claims and rushing to return people to Syria while the country is still unstable will likely violate ...