The top humanitarian headlines from trust.org this week include:
GLOBAL
Nobel peace laureate Satyarthi says failure to end slavery is global sin
Ebay founder Omidyar commits $50 mln to combating global slavery
- SPOTLIGHT: Trust Women Conference
Almost 2 billion people use water contaminated by faeces
UN says fast-track plan can end global AIDS threat by 2030
MIDDLE EAST
Iraqi Kurds say West not providing enough arms to defeat Islamic State
Suicide car bomb kills 5 in Iraqi Kurdish capital
Second Frenchman likely on IS beheading video - govt spokesman
- SPOTLIGHT: Syria's civil war
Palestinians kill five in Jerusalem synagogue attack
- SPOTLIGHT: Israeli-Palestinian conflict
ASIA
Human trafficking victims in India need greater legal support
PROFILE-Why helping the poor is an obsession for BRAC founder Fazle Abed
AFRICA
African leaders abuse Chinese aid and channel to their home areas
Former African child slave calls for end to global scourge
World Bank sees $3-4 bln Ebola impact on Africa, well below worst case scenario
Cuban doctor in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola
- SPOTLIGHT: Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Ivory Coast government yields to soldiers' demands after protests
PROFILE-Nigeria journalist puts faces to girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
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