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
Brandenburg lake is symbol of climate change, say scientists
Monday storm impacted an estimated 37.7 mln acres of Midwest farml
Afghanistan forms new women's council ahead of Taliban talks
U.S. fines food company over forced labor imports from China
Cambodia police chief stood down in 'unprecedented' sex abuse case
UN chief invites young climate activists to meet, give input
Bond star Naomie Harris backs new XR climate change film
Wind and solar produced 10% of global electricity in H1 2020
Drier than the Sahara: heatwave fans fire risk for French farmers
Amazon countries ask IADB to structure sustainability initiative
Outrage amid Somali law draft permitting child forced marriages
Racing to reverse U.S. ban, Top Glove improves workers' housing
Indian child workers' deaths spur anti-trafficking push
Amazon fires rage in early August as fears of mass blazes mount
Malaysia walks away from law to tackle firms over forest fires
North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief; worry grows about crops
NOAA raises predicted number of tropical storms to a record 25
Female politicians urge Facebook to protect women in politics
New anti-child labor efforts after children saved from Indian mill
Four killed as Tropical Storm Isaias pounds U.S. Northeast
Forecasters say roughest part of 2020 hurricane season lies ahead
Turkey considering to quit treaty on violence against women
New Zealand abusers turn activists to stop domestic violence
U.N. hails 'historic' milestone in global drive to end child labor
Poland deems Europe pact on violence against women too 'leftist'
African activists fight violence against women one law at a time
Caribbean scrambles to prepare for hurricanes during pandemic
Flash floods kill two in Thailand, storm heads for Myanmar
China's new coal projects account for 90% of global total in H1
Storm Isaias grazes Florida, heads up East Coast
Botswana traditional leaders train to fight gender-based abuse
Ban on 'inappropriate' dress in Cambodia seen threatening women
U.N. agency to pay hotel stays to stem domestic violence in Mexico
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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

As warming risks rise, Boston pastor sees need to spur 'climate justice'
Rain-short Zimbabwe fights taboo against farming drought-hardy grain
India's women seaweed divers swim against the tide of climate change
analysis
Meaningless or sensible? Net zero by 2050 divides climate community

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

Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
As Pakistan glacier melt surges, efforts to cut flood risk drag
Pakistan readies for second battle against crop-devouring locusts
interview
INTERVIEW-Pakistani child bride wrongly jailed for murder courts justice