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'¡Buenos Días!' from Colombia
February 10, 2012 | Garrett Bradford | Tagged as: Climate Displacement, Colombia, Americas

You're easily fooled upon arrival in Bogotá. You think, "This is it. This is Colombia." At over 9,000 feet above sea level and average temperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit, Colombia's capital enjoys an "eternal spring" year round. After a few days in the hospitable climate of Bogotá, I couldn't help but think: "I hope the rest of the country is like this."

The next day I found that such is not the case. For two years now, record-breaking rains have produced the worst flooding in 80 years throughout much of the country.

The Everyday Injustices of Bidoun Life
February 09, 2012 | Sarnata Reynolds | Tagged as: Kuwait, Middle East, Statelessness

I am listening to the call to morning prayer in Kuwait City. It is beautiful, and one example of the widespread expression of faith in Kuwait. Yet despite the kind and generous gestures of the people I've met here, the bidoun, a stateless population in Kuwait, are afforded no hospitality.

Combating "Compassion Fatigue" and Other Reporting Challenges
February 06, 2012 | Michael Boyce | Tagged as: Africa, Humanitarian Response

Today, we're pleased to bring you a special guest post by acclaimed journalist Brooke Gladstone. This post originally appeared on the Impatient Optimists blog at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

 

Khartoum's Deadly Game
February 03, 2012 | Peter Orr | Tagged as: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan

This blog post originally appeared at ThinkProgress Security as a guest post.

“More Than Opportunistic”: Rape as a Tool of War in Burma
February 01, 2012 | Kristen Cordell | Tagged as: Burma, Asia, Women's Rights

News reports coming out of Burma and the border areas of Thailand detail increases in the number and severity of sexual assaults. We were in the country in late November, and the report we issued called attention to ongoing sexual and gender-based violence – and the complete lack of meaningful action by the Burmese government on this issue.