Humanitarian Crises news

U.N. honours activist who helped refugees return to Congo
World leaders to take stock of 'faltering' global goals
Scientists release sterile mosquitoes in Burkina to fight malaria
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
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Mind the Gap: Mental health in a changing world
Inspired by Swedish teen, worldwide protest demands climate action Reuters
Record 12.4 mln people reached with food aid in Yemen - U.N. Reuters
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Fire and hail push insurers to rethink climate change risks Reuters
Bangladesh families shoulder costs of coping with climate change Naimul Karim
Human rights threats in warming world could speed climate action Laurie Goering
Bermuda braces for approach of major hurricane Humberto Reuters
Storm Lorena threatens to dump heavy rain on Mexican resorts Reuters
Humberto heads toward Bermuda, Imelda soaks Houston, east Texas Reuters
Nigeria's diesel-heavy economy braces for clean-fuel rules Reuters
Spooked by Modi's plastics ban, India Inc seeks exemptions Reuters
Climate activist Thunberg asks US Congress for action Reuters
Hundreds killed in Brazil's Amazon over land Reuters
Taliban attacks kill 48, bomber targets rally Reuters
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Fund smarter to switch on lights for poor - UN envoy Megan Rowling
Water wars: Indigenous locals go up against Mexico City airport Oscar Lopez
Indonesia raises minimum age for brides to end child marriage Reuters
Rohingya in Bangladesh face hostility as welcome turns to fear Reuters
Perils of gender and geography hamper global development: report Reuters
Cities to push climate fight, sustainable development at U.N. Reuters
UN sees increase in child soldiers recruited in S. Sudan Reuters
Use food to fight racism and sexism, says chef Asma Khan Adela Suliman
Rohingya still in Myanmar face 'threat of genocide' - UN Reuters
Bangladesh appoints ex-judge to tackle trafficking case backlog Naimul Karim
Saudi Arabia to pay $500 mln for Yemen aid next week - UN Reuters
Indonesia shuts schools as forest fire smog takes toll Reuters
Armed with tech, Colombian cities combat mosquito-borne diseases Anastasia Moloney
Fiji PM urges Australia to "unite behind" climate science Reuters
World must transform food production or face unrest: scientists Thin Lei Win
Congo police detain former health minister in Ebola probe Reuters
Tropical Storm Humberto lashes Bahamas, UN chief views devastation Reuters
Amazon chief Raoni tapped for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize nomination Reuters
Kathmandu battles new threat as temperatures rise: dengue fever Aadesh Subedi
Floods kills at least five in southeast Spain, thousands evacuated Reuters
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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots.

Opinion

Patricia Danzi International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland

Africa is caught in the crossfire of climate change and conflict

Limiting climate change through a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the only way to avert the most disastrous consequences, and to limit forced displacement
Rachel Kyte, Jeppe Kofod & ...

How to cool down as the world warms up fast

For over 1 billion people, their ability to survive and thrive is undermined without access to sustainable cooling
Maureen Philippon Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

DR Congo – too many crises for one country?

In a country ravaged by several competing crises, assistance must be given based on needs
Rodger Voorhies Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Future bright for African farmers, if they adapt to climate change

The global community must mobilise investments that will produce the innovations African farmers need to thrive in a warming world

In Depth

Charities forced to step in as Hong Kong's poor struggle for homes
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Damage to land feeds migration and conflict - UN official
'Water women' quench thirst of central India's parched villages
As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes

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