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
Planes dump water on Siberian wildfires, residents plead for help
Brutal heat wave persists in U.S. West as Oregon wildfire rages
Pope to attend November U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, health
Multinationals tax shift unlikely until 2022, says Yellen
After hottest June ever, U.S. braces for new heatwave in West
Set in Chad, Cannes film 'Lingui' explores abortion struggles
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises for fourth straight month
ECB to flex its financial muscle in climate change fight
Critics urge tough rules to revive ailing carbon markets
Norway to spend $1.2 bln on renewables in developing nations
First hurricane of season, Elsa hovers off Florida Gulf Coast
EU drafts plan to grow 'carbon sinks' in climate change fight
Tropical Storm Elsa to become hurricane before hitting Gulf Coast
Spain says non-consensual sex is rape, toughens laws
Tropical storm Elsa exits Cuba, takes aim at Florida
Mexican oil giant says no environmental damage from Gulf fire
French Senate blocks referendum on climate change
Malaysia to review recruitment fees after U.S trafficking report
Tropical storm Elsa moves faster towards south-central Cuba
Western Canada lightning strikes up tenfold, stoking fires
Salvadoran woman freed after 10 years in prison for abortion
Forced labour main human trafficking crime in Malaysia, U.S. says
Forest fire guts small Canada town after days of record heat
Bill Cosby release sparks worries it will set back #MeToo progress
Women protest as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty
Dire fire warnings issued amid record heatwave in Canada, U.S.
Biden pushes climate spending as U.S. braces for wildfires
Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris
Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030
EU steers shipping towards carbon trading market to curb emissions
UK brings forward end to coal power target
Africa's top emitter seeks $10 bln for shift from coal
Net zero goals need revival of 'forgotten giant' hydropower - IEA
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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

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
Wary US farmers weigh up joining Biden's climate fight

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

Critics and backers urge tough rules to revive ailing carbon markets
In India's storm-battered Sundarbans, villagers have no place to call home
analysis
A game-changer? G7 climate pledge could shift Asia's coal policy
From migration to geoengineering, climate risks threaten more conflict