Humanitarian Crisis
Sudan’s War and the Weapon of Rape
In Darfur, there are reasonable grounds to believe that some acts of sexual violence, committed in the context of a widespread and systematic attack on…
Sudan: Security Council Warns of Mass Atrocity Risk in El Obeid
Council members also raised concern over reports of RSF drone strikes in El Obeid and a broader increase in drone attacks across Sudan by parties…
Lebanon: Twelve Children Killed or Maimed Every Day
More than 770,000 children are experiencing heightened distress from repeated exposure to violence, loss and displacement. Beyond those killed and maimed, Corsi warned, an entire…
Hunger Hotspots: Famine Risk Deepens Across Thirteen Countries
The warning arrives as humanitarian funding continues to contract sharply. Support for food assistance, emergency farming programmes and nutrition responses in crisis settings fell by…
Lebanon’s Displaced Wait for Safety; Gaza Families Flee Again; Somalia Receives Emergency Funds
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon observed a reduction in exchanges of fire in the south, where Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters have been engaged…
Sudan’s Humanitarian Routes Under Fire
The UN World Health Organization meanwhile highlighted the pressure that refugee arrivals have placed on Chad’s already fragile health services, calling for solidarity and coordinated…
Lebanon’s Spiral of Need
An estimated 28,000 people remain beyond Israel’s self-declared military line in southern Lebanon. The humanitarian system, already under strain, faces the prospect of conditions worsening…
Lebanon on the Edge: Beirut Empties as Strikes Resume
The evacuation unfolded against the backdrop of a ceasefire that was never fully observed. A US-brokered truce took effect on 17 April but has been…
A Reckoning Deferred: The Massacre at Hoyyar Siri and the Abandonment of Myanmar’s Rohingya
The facts, as documented in a meticulous 56-page report published by Human Rights Watch, are as follows. On that morning, Arakan Army fighters launched an…
A Planet of Slums
The scale of the challenge spans the spectrum of national wealth. In Homs, Syria, 400,000 residents have returned to a city ravaged by conflict, facing…
Nigeria’s Camp of Death
The detentions followed violent attacks by armed groups and bandits, after which the Nigerian military launched a security operation in January 2026, rounding up entire…
Burns, Starvations and Floods
In Lebanon, one in four people now faces acute hunger. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform warns that approximately 1.2 million people could experience…
