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
Biden pushes climate spending as U.S. braces for wildfires
Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris
Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030
EU steers shipping towards carbon trading market to curb emissions
UK brings forward end to coal power target
Africa's top emitter seeks $10 bln for shift from coal
Net zero goals need revival of 'forgotten giant' hydropower - IEA
Asia's new coal plant plans jeopardise climate targets - report
UK brings forward end to coal power target
Activists say 'coward' Biden must fight harder on climate change
Brazil bans fires, redeploys military to protect Amazon rainforest
UN opens registration for climate summit with UK vaccine offer
Lebanon cen bank gives credit for fuel imports at weaker rate
Bangladesh scraps plans to build 10 coal-fired power plants
EU countries approve landmark climate change law
Japan insurers struggle to pinpoint climate cost estimates
California to vote on clean energy proposal as grid issues loom
A plurality of Americans would overturn Mississippi abortion ban
FACTBOX-Abortion rights in Europe
UN climate talks must boost emissions cuts, finance - negotiators
Australian scientist speaks to frogs, fears their silence
WFP says communities on verge of starvation in Madagascar
World Bank vows to keep board apprised of climate action progress
UN recommends Great Barrier Reef be listed 'in danger'
Hit by cyclones, Indian villagers have no place to call home
Australia's new deputy PM casts shadow over 2050 net zero emission
Yemen's famed beekeepers feel the sting of climate change
Cheers and quiet reflection as U.S. crowds mark Juneteenth
U.S. soccer stars tell story of fight for equal pay in new film
Bank of Japan to launch new scheme for fighting climate change
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Nestle, Cargill over slavery lawsuit
U.N. warns drought may be 'the next pandemic'
U.N. climate chief urges unity as vaccines, finance snag COP26
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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

In India's storm-battered Sundarbans, villagers have no place to call home
analysis
A game-changer? G7 climate pledge could shift Asia's coal policy
From migration to geoengineering, climate risks threaten more conflict
Schools go solar as India's West Bengal state reaches for green goals