Ukraine focus diverts food aid from other crisis-stricken regions
WHO among bodies reminding of Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and Tigray
‘Finish them off’: How three aid workers were executed on Ethiopian battlefield
Eyewitnesses say MSF workers were gunned down by government troops on orders of commander
Extreme drought in Kenya causes mass livestock deaths and water scarcity
Many areas have seen little or no rainfall since 2020, says Concern Worldwide
Sanctions on Mali could have ‘devastating impact’, warn NGOs
Collective warning issued after junta plans dropped for scheduled February election
Fresh violence in Darfur adds to Sudan’s crises
At least 43 killed in clashes, UN says, as nation’s leaders deal with fallout from coup
Tens of thousands of Yemenis stranded by Saudi blockade of capital’s airport
Some 32,000 in rebel-held north not able to travel outside country for life-saving treatment
One year on from Beirut explosion and still no government in Lebanon
Families yet to return to homes while Norwegian Refugee Council says 70,000 jobless
Gaza strikes: ‘Most of these children were with their families inside their homes’
Recent Israeli airstrikes killed 11 children in an Irish-funded trauma programme in Gaza
They were only children: The Gaza conflict’s youngest victims
At least 69 children were killed in the Israel-Hamas war this month. This is who they were
Medical charity staff witness ‘horrific’ executions in Tigray
Call for more protection of civilians after men dragged off bus and shot by soldiers
Israel destroys Irish aid to Palestinian village community
Tents, solar panels and herd shelters smashed as Ireland and EU urged to evolve policy
Agencies criticised for failure to deliver aid to northern Ethiopian region
Former UN undersecretary-general condemns response to Tigray’s desperate people
Aid agencies criticise US decision to deem Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist organisation
Move seen as threatening food and medicine deliveries to ailing and starving civilians
Ethiopia fighting may force 200,000 into Sudan, UN says
Officials warn number of refugees crossing border already exceeds projections
Evictions and hunger: life in Kampala as Covid cases surge
They came to Uganda in search of a new life. Now, they’re facing eviction and destitution
Number of coronavirus cases in Africa passes 400,000
There are concerns about capacities of health systems in many African countries
Covid-19 set to take ‘terrifying’ toll on war-torn Yemen
WHO forecasts coronavirus will kill 42,000 and infect most of 28 million population
More than 270 dead as east Africa hit by severe flooding
Rwanda hard hit by ‘worst in months’ rains that have caused ‘a number of disasters’
Record 50 million people internally displaced in 2019, study finds
45.7m people displaced over violence in own countries; 5.1m displaced by disasters
‘Will we make it?’: Syrian Kurds in refugee camp face their bleakest winter
Bardarash Letter: Camp’s occupants struggle on after having lost everything
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize
Committee praises ‘decisive initiative’ to resolve border conflict with neighbour Eritrea
The Irish Times view on global hunger: progress has stalled
More than 820 million people are going hungry in the world
Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey feel the strain of 5.6m Syrian refugees
Economic crises in all three countries, plus chronic shortfalls in donor funding, are fuelling resentment among citizens with increased pressure on Syrians to leave
Syrian army and jihadi conflict in Idlib on UN meeting agenda
UN agencies say 150,000 civilians displaced in Islamic State and Tahrir al-Sham enclave
Syrian refugees struggling to find their feet in Jordan
Finding work and education is a problem, but most would not choose to return to Syria
Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad wins Nobel Peace Prize
Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege jointly awarded prize by Nobel committee
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport
Escalation in fighting has wounded civilians, forcing many to flee and hampering aid agencies
Arrests and torture of Syrian refugees returning home reported
Evidence grows of systemic abuse of vast numbers of Syrians going back from Europe
Ancient fear of the ‘infidels’ reawakened by Muslim refugees
Greece Letter: Gangs openly beat up Afghans in Athens with tacit support of police
Natural disasters displace three times more people than conflicts
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre says efforts to tackle crises inadequate
Greeks no longer want to be scapegoats for EU disunity
Letter from Greece: If EU-Turkey pact fails, Greece will be overrun by refugees again
Tears as Trump ban leaves 26,000 refugees stranded in Kenya
‘Trump is dismantling all our dreams,’ says a Somali man after four-year wait for move
Isis expected to lose Mosul battle, but the war still up for grabs
Even if the Islamists are defeated militarily, what comes next has coalition jittery
UN warns Iraqis fleeing Isis in Falluja lack humanitarian aid
UNHCR says €15m urgently needed to provide relief supplies to 85,000 in desert camps
Iraq forces enter central Falluja as hordes of civilians flee
Advance slowed down due to Islamic State snipers, roadside bombs, tunnel networks
Thousands flee Falluja using safe exit route secured by Iraqi army
Iraq launches major operation to recapture the Islamic State bastion just an hour’s drive from Baghdad
US-led air strikes kill 70 Islamic State militants
Coalition’s aerial attacks aim to support Iraqi forces in the recapture of Falluja
More aid agencies pull out of Greek camps, spurning EU deal
Detention centres for migrants arriving in Greece are overcrowded, says group
Fintan O’Toole: Us and them – the two faces of migration
‘Migration is the world’s way of reminding the West that it cannot distance itself from the human catastrophes it has unleashed’
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