Humanitarian Crisis

“People in Venezuela are fleeing an agonizing situation that has transformed treatable health conditions into matters of life and death," advocates say.

Warplanes, helicopters and artillery rain down a near-constant stream of missiles, bombs, rockets and shells on the enclave, which is home to an estimated 400,000 civilians.

The official death count from the government is 64.

Puerto Rican families are draining savings accounts, running out of resources and healthcare professionals warn that deaths on the island will only increase.

Nigeria hopes world powers will supplement the government's efforts to fix the destruction Boko Haram left behind.

Is the country a threat to global security, or a weak state unable to care for its population?

The royal anti-land mine crusader brought to light the human side of the damage the devices wrought.

Two-thirds of the population are now without drinking water as UN ceasefire talks are suspended indefinitely.

Less than 2 percent of all Ebola donations went to front-line medical staff in Sierra Leone.

At least three dozen people were killed after an earthquake shook the Himalayan nation on Tuesday, just weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8,000 people.

Nepal’s citizens are abandoning their capital to bring supplies to far-flung villages the government and NGOs can’t reach.

The U.S. steps up support of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen as humanitarian conditions worsen on the ground.

UN say 8,000 civilians killed in second half of 2014 as militants oppress Christians, Yazidis and Turkmen.

Last week, Amnesty International warned that the country was heading for a "humanitarian catastrophe".

As the governor moves to deploy National Guard troops, Texas Democrats fear a “militarization” of the border

Seven million were at risk of starvation and disease, said the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan