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
Youth climate protesters return to streets to demand rapid action
World's youth returns to the streets to fight climate change
In ageing Germany, the young get desperate over climate
California governor signs $15 bln package to tackle climate change
Texas abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene
'Death sentence': Low-lying nations implore climate action
EU countries struggle to agree approach to COP26 climate talks
In climate push, UK PM disputes Kermit: 'It is easy to be green'
As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored
Florida to consider near-ban on abortion similar to Texas' new law
South Africa adopts more ambitious emissions target before COP26
New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths from fossil fuels
India's rural work scheme plots green jobs to fight climate change
China says will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad
After Ida, U.S. cities eye more equal resilience plans
U.S. seeks to double climate change aid for developing nations
Afghanistan's Taliban say working on reopening girls' high schools
Biden calls on U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights
UK PM calls on rich countries to meet $100 billion climate pledge
Poor, Black, Hispanic bear brunt of Texas abortion law
'Alarm bell': UN chief, UK PM convene leaders on climate change
Indonesia clings to coal despite green vision for economy
UK's COP26 chief says ball in China's court on making it a success
Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait
Biden asks world leaders to cut methane in climate fight
Nations' emission pledges still fall short of global climate goals
Rich states set to fall short of $100 bln climate funding goal
Biden convenes world leaders to discuss climate ahead of COP26
Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work
Glasgow climate summit at risk of failure, U.N. chief warns
Could a U.N. human rights and climate change envoy be created?
UN says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause
Haiti farmers hit hard by storms and drought with little support
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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

'This is just another low-paying job' say overtaxed U.S. firefighters
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

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

Warming-hit nations get closer to creating U.N. climate rights envoy
Hurricane Ida power failures prompt calls for more solar energy, tougher grids
Climate change fuels more ‘fire-prone’ days beyond U.S. West coast
Bleak future feared for Asia's disaster-prone poor after UN climate report