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
Malaysian teen slams rape jokes by teacher in viral video
Nigel Farage: Brexiteer, scourge of the woke – and eco-warrior?
Kindled by 2015 fires, Indonesia thinks big on forest protection
Britain passes "life-saving" law on domestic abuse
Eyes and ears: UK tradespeople trained to spot domestic abuse
US solar industry seeks to free supply chain of forced labour
UNFPA says UK to cut 85% in aid to family planning programme
Canada presses U.S. to keep Great Lakes oil pipeline open
Bangladesh migration due to rising seas may affect 1.3 mln by 2050
White House backs 2030 goal on path to net zero grid
Child brides left out of India's domestic violence data
Humiliated in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women's rights
Oscars 2021: Chloe Zhao's Nomadland wins on diversity-packed night
Biden's summit zeroes in on technology to fight warming
Calls for women's shelters in Kenya as COVID-19 violence surges
Women plant 'water farms' to fight drying soil in NE Brazil
Activists dump fake coal outside Lloyd's of London in fossil fuel
New York City sues Exxon, BP, Shell over climate change
Finance boost crucial to get all on board for net-zero: UN chief
Countries deepen climate goals at Earth Day summit
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U.S. emissions pledge fires starting gun on climate race
S.Africa's Nedbank aims zero exposure to fossil fuels by 2045
UK's Johnson hails Biden's big emissions pledge
Taiwan begins to plan for zero emissions by 2050
2020 was Europe's hottest year on record - EU scientists
U.S. to join effort to curb climate-warming shipping emissions
Climate, not COVID, the biggest worry among young Europeans - poll
UK and Irish supermarkets fight 'period poverty' with free tampons
Thailand floats hydro-solar projects for its dams
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Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to get green power
Canada sets new 2030 CO2 reduction target, plans first green bond
Thunberg hopes US summit will treat climate change as real crisis
UN warns of climate 'abyss' with 2020 one of hottest years ever
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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

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'Wilful ignorance': Flood-hit Australia urged to rethink climate adaptation
As reservoirs run low, Mexico City seeks durable fix for water woes
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Insurers float fast flood protection, as Britain fails to confront risk
As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track

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

India's 'Solar Man' lights path out of poverty with clean power
Sweden rejects pioneering test of solar geoengineering tech
With anti-Asian hate in U.S. rising, parents grapple over whether to talk to their children
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'One voice': Teen activist urges Zimbabwe's youth to join climate fight