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
Climate change fueling warm ocean 'blob' causing Chile megadrought
Climate change fuels more ‘fire-prone’ days beyond U.S. West coast
After fires, Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action
China's provinces still planning over 100 GW of new coal projects
US climate envoy Kerry expected to travel to China in September
China warns Tibet climate risks could soar despite gains
Climate change made Europe's fatal floods at least 20% more likely
Weakened Henri drenches U.S. Northeast, heightening flood threat
Climate change activists target City of London's Guildhall
Hurricane Grace hits Mexico with major flooding, eight killed
London police warn of 2 weeks of disruption from climate protests
Thunberg protests on third anniversary of first school strike
Nearly all children exposed to climate risks: UNICEF report
City of London the target as two weeks of climate protest planned
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Pandemic delay to UN nature summit spurs calls for stronger accord
Strong gusts, arid conditions stoke growing California wildfires
Taliban pledge peace and women's rights under Islam
Strengthening storm Grace pummels Jamaica with heavy rain, wind
Homeless Algerian villagers grapple with wildfire aftermath
UNICEF 'optimistic' after Taliban comments on girls' education
Storm brings floods as Haitians seek help at overloaded hospitals
War is over in Afghanistan, Taliban say, as chaos engulfs airport
U.N. urges Taliban restraint, concerns over women and girls
Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control
Mega-blazes put spotlight on Europe's firefighting tactics
Tears and anger as Greek island residents face wildfire aftermath
Afghanistan on brink of 'humanitarian catastrophe': U.N.
Greek pine honey threatened as wildfires destroy hives and forests
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Cocoa giant in Brazil slave labour probe 'can't trace supplies'
Extreme weather sounds alarm for under-insured China
Tropical storm Fred over Hispaniola, races toward Cuba and Florida
Blazes flare anew in Greece but spare ancient Olympia
Indonesia urged to ban new palm oil plantations forever
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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

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
As Iran faces 'water bankruptcy', drought exposes past problems, future threats
analysis
Flood-hit German homes face higher premiums as climate risks grow