World May 13 Uganda's open-door refugee policy under strain as regional conflicts intensify By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
World Feb 13 Watch 6:43 After 3 years of relentless war, Sudan faces world's worst humanitarian crisis The United Nations is accusing a paramilitary group in Sudan of committing widespread atrocities that amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. The nearly three years of relentless conflict in Sudan have triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi
World Jan 13 Strong winds collapse walls and hypothermia kills 5 as Gaza's living conditions worsen Dangerous living conditions persist in Gaza after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls. By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Aug 31 Watch 4:14 WFP director Cindy McCain on the humanitarian crisis, starvation in Sudan The International Rescue Committee estimates that worldwide, countries with about 11% of the world’s population account for a staggering 82% of people needing humanitarian aid. William Brangham spoke with Cindy McCain, director of the United Nations’ World Food Program, about… By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Janine AlHadidi
World Mar 15 Watch 6:17 Children bear the brunt of violence in Sudan's brutal civil war, report says This week, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund told global leaders that Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is the world’s biggest and most devastating. A new UNICEF report says 30 million people in Sudan are in need of aid, more… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Nov 12 Israeli airstrikes kill 31 across Gaza and 6 near Beirut By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 6:33 'They're all dead': Haitians try to flee increasingly inescapable gang violence By Ali Rogin, Gerard Edic, Harry Zahn Haitian immigrants have found themselves at the center of a political storm this fall, as former President Trump and his supporters repeatedly make unfounded claims about them. Most came to the United States to escape the humanitarian crisis in Haiti,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:12 Northern Gaza faces medical crisis as remaining hospitals are overwhelmed amid war By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Khan Younis. In northern Gaza, the UN said Israeli soldiers raided the final working hospital. As Nick Schifrin reports, the raid and limited humanitarian aid have created a medical… Continue watching
Oct 09 After a gang attack on a small Haitian town, death toll rises to at least 115 By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. The victims included babies, young mothers and the elderly, with the gang approaching via canoes to catch residents… Continue reading
Jun 27 68 sick and injured children allowed to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation in weeks By Mohamed Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli authorities say 68 people - sick and injured children and their companions - have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May. Continue reading