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
Brazil's Amazon deforestation data mixed ahead of Earth Day summit
Dutch earmark $400 mln for green hydrogen development
Traffickers seen thriving in Europe as COVID hits victim support
Greta Thunberg to skip UN climate conference in Scotland
Biden urged to use clean energy benefits more to fight inequality
With Thai boxing, Egyptian women fight sex attacks and stereotypes
Kerry and India's Modi discuss mobilizing finance for green shift
Amazon deforestation rose 17% in 'dire' 2020, data shows
Climate protests damage Barclays London HQ, seven arrested
African leaders warn COVID-19 crisis harming climate adaptation
Big ECB climate change role may be step too far warns Wunsch
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Indian trafficking victims left destitute by compensation delays
Patchy corporate climate disclosure prompts G20 watchdog to act
Environmentalist uses stories, puppets to save Indonesia mangroves
Scuffles in London as thousands join UK 'kill the bill' rallies
Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger
World Bank confirms key pillars of new climate action plan
Climate activists spray black dye at Bank of England
Female police officer killed in eastern Afghanistan - officials
COVID increased stillbirth and maternal death rates
UK-led summit seeks solutions for 'searing' climate injustice
UK not looking to postpone COP26 climate summit-spokesperson says
Sweden rejects pioneering test to dim sunlight reaching Earth
World old-growth tropical forest losses increase 12% in 2020
Pope, using Shakespeare, makes climate change appeal
S.Africa proposes reduced 2030 greenhouse gas emission targets
Climate change will deepen rich-poor divide, economists warn
Biden targets big offshore wind boost to curb climate change
Kentucky's attorney general aims to revive abortion law case
Thailand enlists industry groups in slavery blacklist effort
China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
Colombia reports COVID cases in shelters for Venezuelan refugees
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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

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'Wilful ignorance': Flood-hit Australia urged to rethink climate adaptation
As reservoirs run low, Mexico City seeks durable fix for water woes
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Insurers float fast flood protection, as Britain fails to confront risk
As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track

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

Sweden rejects pioneering solar geoengineering test
With anti-Asian hate in U.S. rising, parents grapple over whether to talk to their children
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'One voice': Teen activist urges Zimbabwe's youth to join climate fight
The Louvre moves its treasures as climate change brings more floods to Paris