Humanitarian Crises

Humanitarian Crises to Know About Right Now | Save The Children

In 2023 millions of children suffered the consequences of conflict, extreme climate events, deadly disease outbreaks, global economic shocks and mass ...

Humanitarian Emergencies Around the World - USA for UNHCR

1.5% of Humanity displaced by violence, conflict or persecution. Food Resources 75% of refugees and forcibly displaced people hosted by low and middle-income ...

Humanitarian Crises: Causes, Effects and Solutions - Iberdrola

Crises ranging from armed conflicts to natural disasters proliferate because of climate change. Here is a reminder of some of the worst calamities affecting ...

The top 10 humanitarian crises the world can't ignore in 2023

Here, we break down what you need to know about the 10 countries likely to face the worst humanitarian crises next year.

The world's worst humanitarian crises: 8 to know in 2024

we presented 5 of the worst humanitarian crises to know in 2020 — just before the onset of one of the world's largest humanitarian crises in ...

OHCHR and protecting human rights in humanitarian crises

During the response to a humanitarian crisis, protecting human rights is an overarching and key component of humanitarian action. But it is also critical before ...

8 crises the world must not look away from in 2024

In 2023, the EU and its Member States retained their position as one of the largest global humanitarian donors.

Ongoing emergencies - UNHCR

Right now, we are providing protection and emergency assistance to people displaced in humanitarian crises around the world. UNHCR teams are on the ground ...

What Is a Humanitarian Emergency?

A humanitarian emergency is an event or series of events that represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community.

Crises - UN Crisis Relief - the United Nations

More than 130 million people around the world are caught up in crisis and urgently need humanitarian aid. Select a country below to find out how you can help.

WHO - List of emergencies - World Health Organization (WHO)

The health emergencies list below details the disease outbreaks, environmental disasters and other humanitarian crises in which WHO has played or is still ...

Humanitarian Assistance | U.S. Agency for International Development

... disasters by helping people in need become more resilient to humanitarian crises. USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is the U.S. government lead for ...

Yemen crisis | UNICEF

Yemen remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with around 9.8 million children in need of one or more forms of humanitarian assistance.

Advancing Health Research in Humanitarian Crises

Advancing Health Research in Humanitarian Crises. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by humanitarian crises, including natural ...

Humanitarian Crises - NYU Center on International Cooperation

CIC's Humanitarian Crises program focuses on two key areas: the HDP nexus and the rights and responsibilities within the global refugee regime. Learn more.

Yemen - United Nations Population Fund

After nine years of war, Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. More than half of the country's population – around 18.2. million people – ...

5 Humanitarian Crises We Can't Ignore - World Relief

The world is currently facing an urgent humanitarian crisis. An estimated 120 million people have been forced to flee their homes, driven by three ...

The Changing Face of Humanitarian Crises

The cumulative frequency and severity of climate change on large populations, rapid and unsustainable urbanization, decreasing biodiversity, and the impending ...

How the world should respond to humanitarian crises - Oxfam

Oxfam believes that the best chance we can give local communities to cope and recover from crises is to help them face the future on their own terms.

Humanitarian crises - Malteser International

Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and droughts are among the biggest causes of humanitarian crises, and have increased significantly in recent years. Malteser ...