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Five key principles for US foreign assistance success

05/22/2017. MFAN urges Congress to use its leadership and budget authority to ensure that the following core principles are reflected in the national budget and any proposed reforms of U.S. foreign assistance.

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The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law

April 2017. The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law was published for the first time by Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier in 1998is on line.

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Doing good and doing well

05/04/2017. A growing share of aid is spent by private firms, not charities.

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A British appointed UN humanitarian chief - reports

05/10/2017. Lowcock takes over as famine threatens four countries and humanitarian principles are trampled in Syria.

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IOM DG Swing's Statement at the Syria Brussels Conference

04/05/2017. "The future of Syria will be grim if current needs are not being addressed with a greater sense of urgency."

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IOM Learns of 'Slave Market' Conditions Endangering Migrants in North Africa

04/11/2017. Over the past weekend, IOM staff in Niger and Libya documented shocking events on North African migrant routes, which they have described as 'slave markets' tormenting hundreds of young African men bound for Libya.

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Ben Stiller and Social Media Stars Launch 'Love Army' to Aid in Somali Crisis

03/22/2017. Celebrities have banded together for a viral fundraising campaign to help offset the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, raising more than $2 million in less a week.

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The digital transformation of the humanitarian sector

12/05/2016. How might technology reshape humanitarian relief in the coming years, and what should we be doing to prepare?

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Humanitarian & Digital : The major turning point

Discover those 3 publications of this issue on the theme of Humanitarian & Digital

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Connectivity is a lifeline for refugees

01/16/2017. Globally, refugees are 50 per cent less likely than the general population to have an internet-enabled phone, and 29 % of refugee households have no phone at all. This must change, by Filippo Grandi.

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