Fwd: AlertNet Expresso - your daily shot of humanitarian news

Here are the top humanitarian news on trust.org today.

ASIA

INSIGHT-A decade of Western aid in Afghanistan - mission unsustainable?

• SPOTLIGHT: Afghanistan turmoil

Rebel attacks in India kill 51, spark violent protests

India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest

Extreme weather delays Sri Lanka's post-war reconstruction

• SPOTLIGHT: Sri Lanka conflict

Chinese city probes "AIDS demolition team" threatening residents

• SPOTLIGHT: HIV/AIDS

AFRICA

Insurgency, fraud pose risks for credible Nigerian election

UN says Libya rivals agree 'in principle' to peace talks

Exhausted Sierra Leone medics battle Ebola in the red zone

MIDDLE EAST

Over 1,000 Islamist militants killed in US strikes in Syria- monitor

• SPOTLIGHT: Syria's civil war

AMERICAS

U.S. FDA eases 31-year ban on blood donations from gay men

CLIMATE CHANGE

Can non-economic losses from climate impacts be quantified?

• SPOTLIGHT: Loss and damage

Build greener to tackle climate change, Arab cities urged

• SPOTLIGHT: Climate change and cities

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI - 10 YEARS ON

• SPOTLIGHT: Indian Ocean Tsunami - 10 years on

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The year in 60 seconds: 2014

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