Just a kilometre from the Jordanian border, Om Suleiman and her children are sleeping in a small shed they share with five other Syrian families. About 20 people are crowded into this hot, insect-ridden space, and Suleiman worries about the scorpion...
Families in Hodeidah, Yemen, were trapped inside their homes “waiting for their destiny”, as Saudi-backed forces began closing in on the city. On Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government began an assault on the port, a vi...
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has just co-hosted a festival, the TEDxKakumaCamp, the first-ever TEDx event held in a refugee camp. The talks were organised under the euphoric theme of “Thrive” and promised to tell “stories that uplift and inspire no...
Sex offenders and paedophiles are travelling to the world’s conflict zones to prey on vulnerable children, the National Crime Agency has warned. Robert Jones, deputy director of the NCA’s child exploitation and online protection command, said offend...
The UN’s two most senior Syria experts have warned of an Aleppo-style humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib as an EU donor conference aimed to raise up to $6bn (£4bn)to help Syrians displaced both inside and outside the country. Idlib is the last major...
The largest charities in England and Wales have less diverse boards than FTSE 100 firms, research has found. An analysis of board members across the biggest charities in terms of income in the two countries, including Oxfam and Save the Children, sh...
Two humanitarian aid workers from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) have been charged with stealing flour and oil intended for refugees in south-west Uganda. Richard Mutabazi and Akim Muzidwa Muhiirwe were arrested last month in possession of 24 bags...
A UN donor conference for people affected by war in Yemen – which has been labelled as the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” – has received pledges of more than $2bn (£1.4bn), close to half of which is promised by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...