The world's first independent humanitarian news service, Irin, could face closure unless it can secure new funding. Irin was founded after the 1994 Rwandan genocide and its aftermath exposed a paucity ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Three years ago, United Nations officials told editors of its in-house news service to stop covering the Syrian war. The UN ...

TEL AVIV, 19 March 2012 (IRIN) – Urgent steps should be taken to address the widespread marginalization of Arab minorities in Israel, including Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem, to ...

There are more than 40 active conflicts around the world at the moment. While Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq are well known, a new interactive maps reveals them all. Created by non-profit organisation ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Irin, the UN’s humanitarian news agency, will relaunch next year as an independent non-profit with support from ...