Humanitarian Crisis
-
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
7 Facts You Need To Know For World Refugee Day
Since 2001, the United Nations and more than 100 countries have observed World Refugee Day annually on June 20th. Global Giving The…
Read More » -
A New UN Envoy is an Opportunity for a New Approach in Yemen
More important than who gets the job is how UN member states and the mediator perceive its purpose, interpretations of…
Read More » -
More than 30,000 children at risk of death in Ethiopia’s famine-hit Tigray region, UN warns
Tens of thousands of malnourished children risk dying in hard-to-reach areas of Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region, now hit by famine,…
Read More » -
UN says global food prices have reached their highest mark in a decade
The FAO’s food price index has now risen for 12 consecutive months to reach its highest value since September 2011,…
Read More » -
‘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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More »