Humanitarian Crisis
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‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe
During a particularly polarising election campaign in the state of Uttar Pradesh in 2017, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, waded…
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In a single day, millions of people could be saved from famine.
Some 34 million people around the world are a step away from famine, but just one day of global military…
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Crisis in Marib: Averting a Chain Reaction in Yemen
International actors must stave off a humanitarian disaster, as they did in Hodeida in 2018, and then turn toward brokering…
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Riots in Lebanon’s Tripoli are Harbingers of Collapse
Humanitarian aid is urgently needed to keep the worst-case scenarios at bay. ICG Starting on 25 January, residents of the…
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The U.S. Should Reverse Its Huthi Terror Designation
Proponents argue the measure will provide leverage with the Huthis, but in reality it will hurt efforts to end the…
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Top United Nations officials say 2021 will likely be the ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ in decades
Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must not trample poor countries in a…
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Hunger has surged to record levels in war-torn Yemen, United Nations warns
Malnutrition in conflict-hit Yemen has reached record levels, narrowing the window of opportunity to prevent a famine, the UN said…
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Up to 235 million people will need humanitarian help next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, UN says
The UN humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Mekelle hospital struggling after attack – Red Cross
The main hospital in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray is “dangerously low” on supplies as it treats…
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The SDF Seeks a Path Toward Durable Stability in North East Syria
The U.S. should commit to a gradual withdrawal that protects civilians. ICG As fighting in Syria has dissipated and COVID-19…
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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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