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
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
U.S. reopens asylum access for domestic violence victims
Escaped Eritrean trafficker given life sentence in Ethiopia
UK set to end legal loophole allowing child marriage
More China coal investments overseas cancelled since 2017 - study
EU, U.S. to work on climate, dodge coal's end date: draft
analysis
Game-changer? G7 climate pledge could shift Asia coal use
NATO to tackle climate change for first time
Dance helps Congo's rape survivors cope with trauma
With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat
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
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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

more videos
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

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
Extreme weather was the biggest reason for people to flee homes in 2020