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Ethiopia

Hospitals struck by artillery in Ethiopia's Tigray region, says report

The report, compiled by the Ethiopian government, the UN and NGOs on the ground in Tigray, has laid bare the scale of the damage inflicted on the region.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh navy ships take 1,700 Rohingya to isolated island

The 1,700 refugees were selected because of their willingness to be moved to the island, which the Bangladeshi government said could accommodate 100,000 people.

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Yemenis light candles on Christmas Day to shine light on ongoing war

Yemeni citizens of Al-Jahmiliya neighbourhood, the most destroyed neighbourhood in Taez, light hundreds of candles on Christmas Day to draw the world's attention to end the war in their city.

Ethiopia

UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray

This will allow the first food, medicines and other aid into the region of 6 million people that has seen rising hunger during the fighting between the federal and Tigray regional governments.

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Yemen

97 medics die from COVID-19 as humanitarian crisis worsens in Yemen

The healthcare system of the war-ravaged country has been left in tatters. Even before coronavirus struck, Yemen had just 10 doctors for every 10,000 people.

World

Niger: Mothers 'best asset' for early diagnosis of child malnutrition

In partnership with The European Commission

38,000 children under the age of five-years-old are estimated to die every year from causes linked to malnutrition

World

Guatemala: nearly half children under five suffer chronic malnutrition

In partnership with The European Commission

Nearly half of Guatemalan children are under-nourished - among the highest rates in the world. And aid agencies say that in the worst affected parts of the country, the number of acute cases is higher than official estimates.

Syria

Exclusive: Europe’s Children of ISIS

“Europe’s Children of ISIS” follows the victims - and children - of the members of one of the world’s most brutal terrorist organizations.

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Children in Al-Hol camp 'in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs'

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned tens of thousands of children in Al-Hol camp and several parts of Syria are in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs.

World

Afghanistan: What is the humanitarian cost of a never-ending war?

In partnership with The European Commission

With a growing number of attacks and civilian casualties. The conflict in Afghanistan is intensifying even 18 years after U.S. intervention. But what is the humanitarian cost?

World News

Venezuelans rush to border as Peru tightens immigration rules

Thousands of Venezuelans rushed to Peru's northern border on Friday, in an attempt to enter the country before it imposed tougher immigration regulations.

Libya

Escaping Libya: a special report as warlords lay siege to the country

As part of a Euronews special, Anelise Borges travels to Libya to meet with those who are desperate to escape the war-torn country,

My Europe Series

Migrants and Greeks in Samos share anger and despair

Samos is less than two kilometres away from the Turkish coast and it's one of several so-called "hotspots" for asylum seekers on the Greek islands of the north Aegean Sea.

Venezuela

Venezuelan pets are abandoned because their owners can't feed them

Venezuelan pets are abandoned because owners can't feed them, but animal rescue groups are trying to help.

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Drone shows Venezuelans illegally crossing into Colombia

Venezuelans line up as they cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the Simon Bolivar International Bridge outskirts of Cucuta

Yemen

Euroviews. Ceasefire hasn't stopped bullets and starvation claiming Yemeni lives

When a ceasefire in Hodeida came into force in December last year, there was hope for people living through the nightmare of Yemen's civil war. But hope has been short-lived as stray bullets and starvation continue to claim lives.

World

Millions displaced in Ethiopia: a forgotten crisis

In partnership with The European Commission

The EU has stepped up support as millions flee inter-ethnic violence.

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Migrants find a brief moment of rest in Mexican town

Central American migrants clustered for the night on Wednesday (October 24) in the southern Mexico town of Mapastepec after advancing on their trek toward the United States, despite Mexico's vows to hinder their progress under pressure from the Trump administration.

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Migrants trek in blazing heat in their bid to reach US

This is the throng of Central American migrants making their way up through Mexico towards the US border.

World

Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees build communities in wake of crisis

In partnership with The European Commission

What happens when your community becomes outnumbered by a sudden wave of refugees? On the border with Myanmar, Bangladeshi communities are discovering that. with aid, co-operation, not exclusion, is the way forward.