Humanitarian Crises news

No relent in fighting in Syria, deepening misery for civilians
Locusts swarm into South Sudan as plague spreads
U.N. suggests Turkey border crossing to deliver aid to Syria
News Package
Stateless: The world's most invisible people
News Package
Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
Aid groups to G7: honour pledges or risk failure at climate summit
Somalia's Puntland moves to ban female genital mutilation
Prince Charles says private sector needed to stop climate change
Australian floods turn fatal as Sydney shivers through cold snap
Child labour rises globally for the first time in decades
Canada province grants indigenous request to defer logging
Clean energy funding needed to curb developing-world emissions
If he hits you, he loves you: Zimbabwe tackles myths and violence
Global supply chain squeeze, soaring costs threaten solar boom
UK police officer pleads guilty to woman's rape and kidnap
UK's Johnson wants G7 'Marshall plan' on climate - The Times
Salvadoran woman freed from jail after 30-year abortion sentence
U.S. seeks less costly clean hydrogen in climate fight
Migration to geoengineering, climate risks threaten more conflict
U.S. conservatives stake claim to climate activism at Miami rally
G7 backs making climate risk disclosure mandatory
Biden's electric vehicle plan includes battery recycling push
Rich states haven't done enough for the environment: Pakistan PM
Taiwan issues warning as tropical storm approaches
Bolivia's Aymara women train to fight back against domestic abuse
Restore land the size of China to hit climate and nature goals: UN
Victory for Tesco workers in equal pay dispute
Climate change fans spread of crop-destroying pests
Schools go solar as India's West Bengal reaches for green goals
Wildfires sweep across Bolivia's Pantanal wetlands
Forest sprouts at London Design Biennale tackling global crises
California farmers hit by drought change planting plans
Aston Martin team to promote LGBTQ+ awareness in F1
'Australia's Greta Thunberg' steps up climate change activism
Medics march to WHO HQ in climate campaign
US probes Malaysian glove makers over forced labour allegations
Brazil on drought alert, faces worst dry spell in 91 years
Russia warns Disney against short film featuring gay character
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About our Humanitarian Crises coverage

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots.

Opinion

Vanessa Nakate Fridays for Future Uganda

Why my erasure from a photo of climate activists at Davos matters

Across Africa, the climate crisis is happening to us now, and the stories Africans have to tell are urgent - but who is listening?
Sarah Telford United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

In a world awash with data, aid workers contend with gaps

With nearly 168 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020 -- the highest figure in decades -- there is no time, or data, to lose
Teresa Anderson ActionAid

Why "net zero" is not good enough

It sounds like an ambitious goal, but the term may hide loopholes that can delay real climate action and drive land grabs and hunger
Mandeep Dhaliwal UNDP

The promises and perils of digital health

The potential for technology to transform health services is tremendous, but advances in digital health can bring privacy and data security challenges

In Depth

A year after Cyclone Amphan, for some survivors 'there is nothing'
interview
Young evangelicals push to 'build a bigger choir loft' for U.S. climate action
analysis
'Wilful ignorance': Flood-hit Australia urged to rethink climate adaptation
Wary US farmers weigh up joining Biden's climate fight

Videos & Pictures

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Beyond Boko Haram
LGBT asylum seekers face hurdles seeking "dream life" in Ireland
Getting to Europe: The Game
No exit: Jordan’s most vulnerable refugees
Living the Chinese dream
Tanzanian albino children get new limbs in U.S.

Editor's Picks

From migration to geoengineering, climate risks threaten more conflict
Schools go solar as India's West Bengal state reaches for green goals
Extreme weather was the biggest reason for people to flee homes in 2020
Eco-friendly Eid - the Indonesian women on a mission to plant trees