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
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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
Missouri's only abortion clinic wins licensing battle with state
Online child sex abuse cases triple under lockdown in Philippines
UN delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
Logging and climate shifts slash forest carbon storage
Mexico walks back campaign against domestic violence
Britain proposes Nov 2021 date for delayed UN climate summit
New wave of locusts raises fear for summer crops in India
Bust-up over climate weighs on EU-UK talks, risks trade rifts
Thousands without power in W. Australia after once-in-decade storm
Australia begins wide-ranging enquiry into deadly bushfires
Afghan women breastfeed babies who lost mothers in militant attack
Mexico's former prisoners work to free hundreds of women
Cyclone swamps India, Bangladesh; evacuations keep deaths down
EU 'green' recovery to target buildings, clean power, hydrogen
Bangladesh moves Rohingya to island shelters as huge cyclone nears
Iraq's stalled domestic violence bill may be revived by government
Zimbabwe tenders for solar power plants in renewable energy drive
Energy dispute deepens between Mexico and foreign allies
U.S. online marriages feared providing cover for child brides
Afghan accused of mutilating wife after she asks for divorce
Coronavirus to exacerbate gender pay gap - German study
Women's sport must not bear brunt of COVID-19 cutbacks: Steggall
Pakistan readies for second battle against crop-devouring locusts
Climate activists back calls for independent Exxon board chair
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surges in April
New Zealand's school climate-change curriculum vexes farmers
Young people face 'altered world', say lawyers for climate case
Egypt TV show aired during Ramadan under fire for insulting women
Indian police investigate after rape chat group sparks backlash
Morgan, Rapinoe vow to push forward after legal setback
Biden backs U.S. women's team after lawsuit setback
Filmmakers urge Britain to do more on climate change
Sudan makes female genital cutting a crime in 'new era' for women'
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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

Rain-short Zimbabwe fights taboo against farming drought-hardy grain
India's women seaweed divers swim against the tide of climate change
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Meaningless or sensible? Net zero by 2050 divides climate community
analysis
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes

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

Pakistan readies for second battle against crop-devouring locusts
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