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Strongest typhoon in 25 years makes landfall in western Japan
With heavy rains and reported wind speeds of up to 172km/h, Typhoon Jebi is the strongest...
Sharp rise in proportion of migrants dying in Mediterranean, says UN
Despite the decline in migration to Europe since its peak in 2015-16, the proportion...
Ebola outbreak spreads to Oicha, complicating relief efforts
Emergency food aid is being delivered to North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic...
High level conference on Lake Chad region to draw attention to 11 million in urgent need of aid
Next week ministers from countries in the Lake Chad region, alongside donors, UN agencies,...
Puerto Rico officially increases death toll from hurricane Maria to 2,975
Puerto Rico has officially raised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from...
Over half of all refugee children are missing out on an education
The United Nations has warned that over half of the world’s school aged refugees...
UNHCR express concern as Ebola spreads to conflict effected area of DRC
UNHCR has expressed concerns as Ebola has spread to the conflict effected area of...
Expect more Kerala scale flooding if nothing is done to address climate change, warns Christian Aid
The world should expect and prepare for more frequent and more destructive floods,...
UNHCR and IOM urge international community for more support with Venezuela refugee crisis
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and the Director General of...
Finalists Announced: AIDF Global Innovator of the Year Award
AIDF are pleased to announce the shortlisted finalists for the AIDF Global Innovator...
Global disaster losses totalled $36 billion in the first half of 2018
The Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary sigma has estimated that global economic...
Aftershocks continue to shake Lombok two weeks on
Over the last 24 hours over ten magnitude 5 aftershocks have hit the Indonesian Island...