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
Whoopi Goldberg teams with Extinction Rebellion for climate movie
Drowned? Mangroves could fall to sea level rise by 2050
Singapore's 'most prolific' upskirter jailed after filming women
Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests
analysis
Despite pandemic, frontline nations push ahead on climate plans
Yemeni women will die as U.N. cuts maternity services-aid workers
Global CO2 measurement hits record high in May despite pandemic
Villagers in Togo mourn homes swallowed by the sea
Carmakers need to make deeper CO2 cuts to meet climate goals: EU
Mumbai avoids brunt of storm hitting India's west coast
analysis
Brazil slashes climate change budget as deforestation spikes
Indonesian brothers may face death for 'honour' killing of sister
High risk of widespread wildfires across Europe this year, EU says
Climate activists stage protest at oilfield in southern England
Tropical Storm Amanda kills at least seven people in El Salvador
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
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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
analysis
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

Burning issue: Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests
Pakistan readies for second battle against crop-devouring locusts
interview
INTERVIEW-Pakistani child bride wrongly jailed for murder courts justice
Kenyan farmers battle fruit-fly menace as climate warms