Humanitarian Crisis
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Syria’s earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse
The United Nations estimates that millions of people on both sides of the border have been affected, including 9 million in…
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Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar
Malnutrition among children in one of the world’s largest refugee camps has surged over the past year as concerns grow…
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Democracy on the brink: Why this country is without any elected politicians
Haiti’s last elected senators have officially left office this week, as its people seek to escape from a 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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