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
factbox
On climate, Biden green revolution versus Trump war on red tape
Better African heatwave data could save lives, shield economies
Sudan to ban FGM, strengthen women's rights
Hungarian paprika farmers fend off drought with new ideas
Brazil Amazon deforestation up in June, worst year in a decade
China cities declare flood 'red alerts' as extreme weather surges
Colombia lost more than 158,000 ha to deforestation in 2019
insight
Rooftop revolution: Coronavirus chill upends solar power industry
Mexican authorities misreport migrant trafficking numbers
Does it pay to protect nature? A new study weighs in
Britain launches new inquiry into sex abuse by aid workers
Netflix film ‘365 Days’ sparks calls for rape, trafficking alerts
Climate battles move into the courtroom, as lawyers get creative
Toll rises from rain storms in China as bus plunges into reservoir
Climate woes growing for women, hit by displacement and migration
'Falling off a cliff': Lebanon's poor borrow to buy bread
Indonesia's plan for giant farm kindles 'ecological chaos' concern
China braces for more rainstorms, climate change blamed
U.S. officials seize Chinese hair goods over forced labor fears
U.S. warns firms of human rights abuse risks in China
Fires in Brazil's Amazon jump in June, stoking dry season fears
Congo vows zero tolerance over child soldiers
Boxer trafficked as a child wins right to stay in the UK
Austria increases incentives to buy electric cars
Bangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse amid coronavirus
Mexican president slammed after comments on women staying at home
U.S. finds Bangladesh improving anti-trafficking efforts
Yemeni children face malnourishment amid aid shortage, coronavirus
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
Coronavirus cuts force Indonesia to scale back forest protection
Green group gives U.S. toilet paper makers failing grade
Siberian heatwave is 'warning cry' from Arctic: climate scientists
Zimbabwe's Centragrid to scale up solar output
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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 warming risks rise, Boston pastor sees need to spur 'climate justice'
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

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

Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
As Pakistan glacier melt surges, efforts to cut flood risk drag
Pakistan readies for second battle against crop-devouring locusts
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INTERVIEW-Pakistani child bride wrongly jailed for murder courts justice