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
Police arrest two Bangladeshis wanted for trafficking
Lone Ethiopian child refugees at risk of exploitation in Sudan
'Love jihad' law seen trampling women's freedoms in India
Scientists warn climate change is harming children's diets
Governments urged to use COVID stimulus to adapt to climate change
Bangladeshi vows to fight bar on women conducting weddings
Abuse victims needing help can 'ask for ANI' at UK pharmacies
Piped water boosts women's health and income in rural Zambia
'Science Moms' seek to make climate change personal for Americans
WWF urges pandemic reset to stop forest loss for food production
U.N. climate chief looks to Biden to boost global action
UK rules on goods from China's Xinjiang seen as soft on business
Brazil environmental fines fall 20% as deforestation soars
Coronavirus causes largest US emissions drop since WWII
Venezuela groups halt abortion services after activist arrest
Warming Arctic at frontier of climate insight and risk: experts
UK targets 'horrendous' strangling attacks with new law
Most Europeans plan to curb flying and eat less meat for climate
Spain, paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys
Gender violence takes centre-stage in new Spanish opera
Haunted by sterilizations, Peruvian women pin hopes on courts
factbox
What is female genital mutilation? Where is it practised?
Natural disasters caused $210 billion in damage in 2020
U.S. urged to update flood maps and building rules as risks rise
Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang
Climate-smart farming eases migration pressure in W. Nepal
Mexican authorities rapped for detaining trafficking victim
UK urged to make strangulation a crime under Domestic Abuse Bill
Satellite alerts seen helping fight deforestation in Africa
Dalit women confront discrimination on Indian village councils
Swedish teenage climate activist Thunberg turns 18
Egypt arrests rape witness in high-profile #MeToo court case
How can the world boost efforts to end child labour in 2021?
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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

As reservoirs run low, Mexico City seeks durable fix for water woes
analysis
Insurers float fast flood protection, as Britain fails to confront risk
As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track
As warming risks rise, Boston pastor sees need to spur 'climate justice'

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

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