The story of ECSP’s own John Thon Majok was the most read last month. The rising number of displaced people around the world is an immense tragedy, he writes, but refugees also depict the “maximum example of the human capacity to survive despite the greatest losses and assaults on human identity and dignity.” The concept of “refugee resilience” can help people see the strengths in those that survive such ordeals and give hope to those struggling through it.

1. A Case for Refugee Resilience: Reflection on the Lost Boys’ Story of Perseverance, John Thon Majok

2. The World’s Most Hostile International Water Basins [Infographic], Schuyler Null

3. Karachi’s Heat Wave a Sign of Future Challenges to Pakistan’s Fragile Democracy, Tim Kovach

4. A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks (Report Launch), Carley Chavara

5. “People Need Nature to Thrive”: Recovering From Conflict Through Conservation in Timor-Leste, Rui Pinto

6. How Successful Were the Millennium Development Goals? A Final Report, Josh Feng

7. A World of Extremes: New Thinking Needed to Reconcile Food-Water Choke Points, Anders Jägerskog

8. 50 Years of Family Planning at USAID: Successes, Political Challenges, and Future Directions, Josh Feng

9. Bixby Report Explains Cross-Cutting Effect of Family Planning on Food Security, Climate Change, Linnea Bennett

10. As African Cities Grow, Rural-Urban Divides Widen Too, Josh Feng