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
Cambodia adds human trafficking lessons to schools
With schools shut by pandemic, solar radios keep Kenyans learning
Taiwan may face fewer storms but harsher drought, as planet warms
UN puts Honduras' hurricane losses at $1.9 bln, far below govt
Powerful cyclone leaves trail of destruction in parts of Fiji
Climate change could create 63 mln migrants in South Asia by 2050
'Sesame Street' unveils Rohingya Muppets to help refugee children
UK slavery museum pulls sex trafficking exhibition after backlash
Fiji says two dead as cyclone tears across Pacific nation
UK slavery museum criticised for sex trafficking exhibition
Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic
EU countries agree 2030 climate goals before battle with lawmakers
UK police told to share less data on abused migrant women
Denmark strengthens rape law, outlaws sex without explicit consent
How Biden's Energy Department pick could lead on electric cars
Fiji declares state of natural disaster as powerful cyclone hits
Who will lead Biden's climate, energy and agriculture policies?
As more women fill America’s jails, medical tragedies mount
Fiji braces as category five Cyclone Yasa bares down
Biden close to announcing picks for core climate and energy jobs
Fed joins global club of peers in climate change fight
Drip irrigation emerges to solve rice paddy problem
Macron offers referendum on adding climate to constitution
After fires, Australia gets ready for floods
UN chief calls for more climate finance as 2020 goal slips
Pope commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals
French blue-chips back climate risk disclosure code
Police arrest three after 21 migrants found in Spanish sweatshop
Canada to boost carbon price to fight climate change
Argentina lower house approves landmark bill to legalize abortion
Thunberg says world in climate denial 5 years on from Paris accord
EU leaders clinch deal on tougher 2030 climate goal
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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

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'
Rain-short Zimbabwe fights taboo against farming drought-hardy grain

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

Polyester from pollution? Fashion's next generation goes green
'Be prepared': With water scarcer, Egypt pushes farmers to use much less
analysis
'Freak events': Karachi floods hint at shifting monsoon
'Not seeing the urgency': Communications failure blamed for climate inaction