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
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
South Africa to call on rich nations to do more at COP26
Plastics to outpace coal's greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
India PM to attend Glasgow climate meet, environment minister says
Russia says Putin won't fly to Glasgow, in blow for climate talks
Big fossil fuel producers' plans far exceed climate targets: UN
Mexico agrees to expand climate goals by 2022 -foreign minister
UK sets out net zero strategy as it gears up to host COP26
Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods
Africa calls for climate finance tracker after donors fall short
UK to increase grants to help homeowners ditch gas boilers
EXPLAINER-Sticking points at the U.N. climate conference
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
China's Xi will not attend COP26 in person, UK PM told -report
Britain's queen irritated by leaders who are just talk on climate
Greece closes services, restricts traffic as storm set to worsen
Turkey set to get 3.1 bln euro loans to help Paris climate goals
Sicily bans solar park as archaeologists fight environmentalists
French court orders state to honour climate commitments
Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
In Taiwan tea country, a scramble to adapt to extreme weather
World must triple clean energy investment to curb climate change
Afghan minister wants good relations, needs time on girls learning
It's down to world leaders to honour climate pledges - COP26 chief
Climate action at COP26 could save millions of lives, WHO says
Turning trauma into a tune: Egyptian band helps women tackle taboo
UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
We need more, EU and U.S. urge China ahead of climate summit
South Africa should not rush move away from coal, minister says
Climate change set to worsen resource degradation, conflict
U.S. judge blocks near-total abortion ban in Texas
Can carbon's price finally match its value at COP26?
As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting
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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
Can South Africa become a model for developing nations ditching coal?
'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

Videos & Pictures

more videos
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

As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting
Warming-hit nations get closer to creating U.N. climate rights envoy
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