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
Indonesia urged to ban new palm oil plantations forever
Bleak future feared for Asia's poor after UN climate report
Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. climate report
IPCC report depicts fast-warming world where 'nobody is safe'
Australian protesters deface parliament in climate protest
Thunberg: 'Massive public pressure' needed to spur climate fight
Indian mining state shifts from coal to forest fruits and flowers
Blaze ravages Evia island on sixth day of Greek wildfires
Thousands flee in Greece as wildfires sweep through Mediterranean
Turkey's wildfires hit hopes for tourism rebound
Turkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget
Britain to invest 5 million pounds in climate resilience research
California's largest wildfire leaves historic town in ashes
Biden giving states more than $3 billion for climate resilience
U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on global warming
Ancient Olympic Games site threatened as Greece battles wildfire
ADB, Citi, HSBC hatch plan for Asian coal-fired closures -sources
Egyptian women find help online to fight 'sextortion' threats
Wildfires blaze on in drought-hit Turkey as criticism grows
interview
Caribbean's St. Lucia seeks climate cash to tackle storms, seaweed
Olympics organisers seek to prevent heatstroke with AI gadget
Greece warns against unnecessary work as temperatures soar
Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit
Goodyear tyre in Malaysia accused of abusive labour practices
Britain's climate getting warmer, sunnier and wetter - Met Office
As Iran faces 'water bankruptcy', drought exposes future threats
Climate activists challenge Britain's support of North Sea oil
'It's terrible' after frosts, Champagne vineyards hit by fungus
Review of U.S. federal oil, gas leasing program being finalized
Parched villages in India's coal-mining hubs hunt for water
Teen pregnancy to HIV, Malawi's youth radio shows tackle taboos
Ahead of science report, wild weather puts focus on climate change
G20 ministers fail to agree on climate goals in communique
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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

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
New warning system to sound alarm on rainforest 'tipping points'