The UN misses its goal for aiding the Horn of Africa’s climate crisis
Climate change is wreaking havoc in northwest Africa.
Humanitarian crisis
What we know about the aftermath of Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake
A powerful earthquake has hit Afghanistan and killed over 1,000 people, injuring an estimated 1,500 more, with officials saying that the death toll is expected to rise. The EMSC put the earthquake’s magnitude at 6.1, but the USGC said it was 5.9. The earthquake hit
Truce in northwestern Syria holds, but humanitarian crisis continues
Late this week, a ceasefire deal was enacted between Turkey and Russia, two countries supporting opposing parties in Syria’s ongoing civil war.
Russia, a longtime backer of the Syrian government, and Turkey, who supports some of the rebel fighters, signed the deal after weeks of intense fighting in Syria’
Assad renews attempts to oust rebels, thousands of civilians flee northwest Syria
Government-backed troops, aided by Russian airpower, pushed into Idlib province, one of the last rebel-held territories in Syria, on Monday, January 27.
As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces closed in on the territory, many thousands of civilians were forced to evacuate – most of them heading north to reach the