Humanitarian Crisis

UN calls for army intervention in Haiti after angry residents lynch alleged robbers to death

According to witnesses in the Canape-Vert neighborhood, the violence began before daybreak when gang members stormed into many residential sections of the city, looting homes and attacking inhabitants

Explained: Why the path towards peace in Yemen remains shaky

After eight years of conflict and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, it is the Yemeni people who have lost the most in this war. Houthi and Saudi officials may claim a political solution is underway, but whether this will have a much-needed humanitarian component remains a question

US to send additional troops to Djibouti in case of eventual evacuation in Sudan, as heavy gunfire breaks out

Last weekend saw the start of a violent power struggle between forces led by two formerly associated members of Sudan's ruling council that have so far claimed more than 330 lives and plunged the country into what the UN has dubbed a humanitarian crisis

Explained: How Myanmar is faring 2 years after Aung San Suu Kyi's ouster

Myanmar's economy, once one of the fastest growing in Southeast Asia, now lags behind where it stood before the 1 February 2021 military takeover compounded the country’s struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic

Explained: How a humanitarian crisis unfolded in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover

The Taliban had taken over Kabul on 15 August in 2021 following which former President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation. Since then, the country has undergone a slew of changes, including the exclusion of girls from education, press restrictions, and the imposition of repressive policies

'War is not over': Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions simmer over Karabakh road blockade

The region of around 120,000 people is running short of food, medicines and fuel, and Armenian authorities have accused Azerbaijan of orchestrating a full-blown humanitarian crisis in Karabakh in the latest spike in decades-long tensions between the two ex-Soviet nations

How the Taliban ban on girls' education can affect crucial aid for Afghanistan

Analysts say the ban is a blow to the Taliban's efforts to gain international recognition and raise aid to address Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis

UN chief says two billion people live in conflict areas today, highest since 1945 when WW2 ended

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN estimates that this year 'at least 274 million will need humanitarian assistance.'

Foreign Secretary Shringla, UN chief discuss issues on UNSC's agenda including Ukraine, Afghanistan

Shringla's visit to the UN came on a day when the UN General Assembly resumed its 11th Emergency Special Session on Ukraine and had before it two draft resolutions on the humanitarian crisis in the Eastern European country in the wake of the Russian invasion

India sends first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan

Under a deal with New Delhi, Pakistan allowed trucks from Afghanistan to collect wheat from India by way of the frontier crossing at Attari-Wagah