Humanitarian Crisis
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One-third of Pakistan underwater as 500,000 flee to camps after floods
The rains which have wracked Pakistan since mid-June stopped this week, and floods in some areas are receding. ABC News…
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The world food crisis is about to get worse
Six months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine — two farming powerhouses — has plunged a teetering global food system…
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Amid death and destruction, the latest conflict in Gaza highlights the depths of its humanitarian crisis
The latest attacks come just over a year after hundreds were killed in an intense period of conflict in the territory.…
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Picturing the Humanitarian Response in Western Ukraine
More action is needed, not just to meet their basic needs, but also to develop a long-term humanitarian assistance strategy.…
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Refugees on Nauru need urgent evacuation to Australia
Amnesty International Australia is calling for refugees and people seeking asylum on Nauru to be urgently evacuated to Australia while…
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Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, report says
Turkey should face charges in front of the international court of justice for being complicit in acts of genocide against…
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Women face chronic violence in Syria’s ‘widow camps’, report warns
Women and children living in some of the hardest-to-reach camps in north-west Syria face chronic and high levels of violence…
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Clare Daly: EU Debates Russian Invasion in Ukraine
Excerpt from Clare Daly (The Left): Dissident Voice Mr President, I wholeheartedly welcome the EU’s unprecedented provision of immediate protection…
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Ethiopia: Tigray on brink of humanitarian disaster, UN says
The Tigray region of northern Ethiopia stands on the edge of a humanitarian disaster, the UN has said, as fighting escalates and…
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UN calls for $7 billion in aid for Afghanistan as ‘full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms’
The United Nations requires A$7 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the…
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North Korea Plots a Course of “Heavy Agony” for 2022
With the pandemic not yet tamed and other uncertainty on the international scene, Pyongyang may continue refraining from major provocations…
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Managing Lebanon’s Compounding Crises
Reform – and fiscal relief – is unlikely before 2022 elections. ICG While pushing for timely polls, international partners should…
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Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia’s Tigray region is starving, but no famine declared
A report from Ayder Referral hospital in Tigray’s capital city, Mekelle, this week described children dying of starvation. Alex de…
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Afghanistan’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis
This briefing note outlines the most pressing issues and steps to help relieve the suffering. ICG Dramatic scenes at the…
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As Ethiopian Troops Exit Tigray, Time to Focus on Relief
The devastating civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region took a stunning turn on 28 June. ICG Eight months after Prime…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Abiy Ahmed denies reports of hunger
Speaking at a polling station on the day of the country’s general election, Mr Abiy admitted there was a problem…
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