Troubled waters ...

Today's humanitarian news and analysis  New: World Humanitarian Summit blog Troubled waters     "I was very scared in the sea. The boat was overcrowded. I could barely move. I was afraid of dying, but even more afraid of being caught by the Libyan police." Ali*, a 21-year-old from Ghana, spoke to IRIN shortly after disembarking from a search-and-rescue vessel in Catania, Sicily. "The traffickers tell you when you get in the boat that in three hours you'll be arriving in Italy," he said, adding that by the following morning, when they were rescued, their boat had only moved 12 nautical miles from the Libyan coast. Read on   Most popular articles Copyright © 2016 IRIN, All rights reserved.     Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list delivered to:  giftforfamily.giftforyou3@blogger.com

The danger of fighting fire with fire ...

Today's humanitarian news and analysis  New: World Humanitarian Summit blog The danger of fighting fire with fire     The army and UN peacekeepers have failed to protect civilians in Beni from armed groups. Some are turning to self-defence, which could be just as bad. Read on   Most popular articles Copyright © 2016 IRIN, All rights reserved.     Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list delivered to:  giftforfamily.giftforyou3@blogger.com

Top Picks: Earthquakes, toys, and the deadliest route ...

Today's humanitarian news and analysis  New: World Humanitarian Summit blog Top Picks: Earthquakes, toys, and the deadliest route     Welcome to IRIN's weekly top picks of must-read research, podcasts, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises. Read on   The problem of medieval villages and earthquakes     How do you make beautiful, ancient villages in earthquake-prone regions safer? Read on   Zimbabwe's rock and hard place     Zimbabweans leaving the city for the countryside to try to make ends meet are finding that rural survival is just as hard. Read on   Most popular articles Copyright © 2016 IRIN, All rights reserved.     Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list delivered to:  giftforfamily.giftforyou3@blogger.com