The recent death of an American missionary at the hands of tribespeople on North Sentinel Island in India has brought the issue of uncontacted peoples back into the news. Often referred to as som...
A new report details the deadly toll of the civil war in South Sudan, one of the world’s most overlooked conflicts. The report puts the number of conflict related casualties at over 380,000 s...
Leaders of the EU held a summit that lasted into the predawn hours last week, trying to come to an agreement on the issue of irregular migration. The final agreement is short on details, but appe...
https://undispatch.com/europes-new-migration-deal-explained/
The story of the MS Aquarius and its 627 passengers is becoming the story of international migration today — and it is a story of wealthy countries turning their backs on vulnerable migrants,...
https://undispatch.com/this-is-the-dawning-of-the-the-age-of-the-aquarius/
The Organization of American States is meeting in D.C. this week for its 48th General Assembly. There were a host of issues on the agenda, but chief among them is what to do about Venezuela, whic...
https://undispatch.com/the-crisis-in-venezuela-is-in-desperate-need-of-international-attention/
Afghanistan was rocked by violence once again this past Sunday when at least 57 people were killed in Kabul as they lined up to register to vote for upcoming elections. On the same day, another a...
Facing a massive funding shortfall, the World Food Program in January cut rations for Congolese refugees in Rwanda by 25%. Protests against those cuts turned deadly on February 27th when Rwandan ...
https://undispatch.com/food-ration-cuts-becoming-norm-aid-agencies-struggle-keep/
Cape Town is bracing for an unfortunate distinction: becoming the first major city in the world to run out of water. Severe drought over the past three years coupled with population growth means ...
https://undispatch.com/cape-town-running-water-welcome-future/
This week the Trump administration announced it is revoking the temporary status held by hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, setting a deadline of 2019 for their deportation. The move highlight...
As thousands of Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar in the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in the world, the focus of aid groups is shifting to the conditions facing refugees in the crowded cam...