Humanitarian Crises news

Nearly 50 dead, thousands displaced as storms lash Brazil
Turkey searches for last missing from quake that killed 38
Salvadoran general admits army carried out infamous 1981 massacre
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
UN concerned about Mexico's actions against migrants Reuters
British ballet shines spotlight on refugee women Adela Suliman
Domain sale could do 'irreparable harm' to millions of charities Umberto Bacchi
Yemen's frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever Reuters
World Court orders Myanmar to take steps to protect Rohingya Reuters
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Tree planting extends an olive branch across the climate divide Matt Lavietes
Home sweet home? Not for 200,000+ stateless in U.S. Ellen Wulfhorst
Zimbabwe says grain stocks running out after drought Reuters
Turkish aid groups building houses in Syria for Idlib's displaced Reuters
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Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes Kim Harrisberg
Rohingya refugees pray for justice ahead of genocide ruling Reuters
Don't close ports to migrants, pope says after Salvini case Reuters
After four decades of war, Afghan widows battle for homes Rina Chandran
UK citizens' assembly to discuss how to meet 2050 climate goal Emma Batha
Last decade most expensive for natural disasters Reuters
Australia PM: Removing hazards as important as reducing emissions Reuters
World needs to prepare for 'millions' of climate refugees: UN Reuters
Guatemala's children bear brunt of prolonged drought, rising heat Anastasia Moloney
U.S. lets Flint, Michigan residents sue over water crisis Reuters
Greta says planting not enough after Trump backs trillion trees Reuters
Namibia looks to import cattle as drought decimates local herds Reuters
Myanmar govt-appointed panel finds no 'genocide' against Rohingya Reuters
Sending back climate refugees may violate right to life - U.N. Reuters
Children go missing as migrants clash with Mexican forces Reuters
Ivory Coast clears homes near airport after child stowaway's death Reuters
U.N. says militants targeted aid worker hub in northern Nigeria Reuters
Trump gets Swiss army security as climate protesters trek to Davos Reuters
After fire, dust and hail play havoc on Australian summer Reuters
World richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 bln combined Reuters
No sex, no babies: S.Korea's emerging feminists reject marriage Beh Lih Yi
Having fled, Syrian children learn in borderland tent schools Reuters
Nations dawdle on agreeing rules to control 'killer robots' Nita Bhalla
Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under Reuters
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Opinion

Amitabh Behar Oxfam India

The real meaning of 'business with purpose'

Genuine 'stakeholder capitalism' must be fundamentally more than a shiny new logo upon swish marketing strategy with some philanthropy thrown in
Annabelle Bladon International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Scrap fishing subsidies to help save the ocean and climate

This year is a watershed for tackling the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis, and reforming fisheries subsidies would be a significant step forward on both
Mami Mizutori UNDRR

Ten years after earthquake, Haiti still vulnerable to disasters

In the past decade, Haiti has been hit by drought, cholera, hurricanes and more tremors - and is struggling to protect its people
Jan Egeland Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

A battle of values will determine the next decade of aid

The 2020s must not become the decade of indifference. We must better protect people fleeing war and disaster

In Depth

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ANALYSIS-Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes
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Scientists paint Australia fires as red alert on climate change
Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?
'You have to fight': For women refugees, finding work is doubly hard

Videos & Pictures

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