Humanitarian Crisis
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Ethiopia faces ‘full-scale humanitarian crisis’ as fighting in Tigray continues, UN says
The pace of the exodus from Ethiopia, some 4,000 a day, may also indicate huge uprooting of people within the…
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UN warns of famine risk in world hotspots
A new report by two United Nations agencies warned on Nov. 6 of a heightened risk of famine in three conflict-torn African…
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2 million children in Yemen are at risk of dying of starvation
Unicef urgently needs funds to continue its work supporting children who are in catastrophic crisis The Irish Times Yemen is…
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‘We are facing extermination’: Brazil losing a generation of indigenous leaders to Covid-19
When Bep Karoti Xikrin fell ill with Covid-19, he refused to go to a hospital. Dom Phillips The Guardian The…
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One per cent of the world’s population is now forcibly displaced
Forced displacement caused by conflict, persecution and violence is now affecting more than one per cent of humanity, or one…
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Flattening the Curve of U.S.-Iran Tensions
Instead of pointing fingers at each other, and again risking heightened military confrontation, Tehran and Washington should pursue humanitarian diplomacy…
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Shattered by years of war, Syria braces for coronavirus spread
The spread of coronavirus to Syria brings the prospect of a deadly outbreak to a population devastated by nine years…
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A reporter’s internal conflict: why has the world looked away from human rights issues?
But her biggest battle has been trying to understand why so many of us seem to have stopped caring. Sophie…
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Preventing a Deadly Showdown in Northern Yemen
Outside powers should act now to halt the fighting, which could deepen the existing humanitarian crisis and ruin peace efforts…
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Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health
All of this is taking its toll on people’s mental health, particularly those already living with conditions like anxiety and…
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Increased resources to tackle mental health impact of outbreak
Increased resources for mental health services and a ramping up of community groups’ capacities are among measures Government will examine…
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‘Herd immunity’: Why Britain is actually letting the coronavirus spread
Lockdowns, school closures and flight bans will go some way to reducing pressure on hospitals but these measures will not…
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Jacinda Ardern reveals ‘unprecedented’ travel restrictions to combat coronavirus, all travellers to New Zealand to self-isolate
The restrictions apply to all countries except for Pacific nations, and will come into effect at midnight on Sunday (10.00pm…
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Next two months critical; we need to flatten the curve
We will remember them for the rest of our lives. Dr. Christoforos Anagnostopoulos * I would like to offer a…
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‘Nobody cares’: Children freeze to death as Syrians flee onslaught in Idlib
The baby wasn’t moving. Her body had gone hot, then cold. Her father rushed her to a hospital, going on…
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The Jihadist Factor in Syria’s Idlib: A Conversation with Abu Muhammad al-Jolani
External actors should answer by gauging the insurgents’ ability to maintain calm and their sincerity about aiding civilians. ICG Backed…
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