Humanitarian Crisis

Those providing shelter to migrants in El Paso worry about a humanitarian crisis deepening in the city as temperatures are expected to drop.

Haitians are trapped, unable to work, and going hungry.

"Time is ripe to put into practice the experience gained during the annual strategic exercises," said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Democracy and human rights are poison to a dictator's power.

"China-Russia relations have withstood the new test of changing international dynamics," China's foreign minister told his Russian counterpart.

"We need to be a force of good," World Central Kitchen's founder said. "And you know how we do this? By believing in longer tables...[and] food at the center of communities."

The video shared by a 20-year-old woman has reached over five million views, but her family are still in their bunker in Ukraine, she said.

Listen to the stories of Syrians, learn from history and don't stay silent.

Record-breaking floods in South Sudan have swallowed up large swaths of land and destroyed livelihoods for years to come, leaving millions of people in the world's youngest nation hungry and besieged by climate change.

"We repeat our calls to all actors to cease all offensive operations which also hinder...humanitarian access," said a State Department spokesperson.

Martin Griffiths of the U.N. said the crisis in Ethiopia is a "stain on our conscience" as the Tigray blockade continues to cause starvation and death.

"They don't have any money left over to buy anything. It is a heartbreak. It really is," said the head of the U.N.'s World Food Program.

Many health facilities have "reduced operations or shut down, forcing health providers to make hard decisions on who to save and who to let die," WHO said.

Cut off from aid and the international banking system, attempts to weaken the Taliban are putting Afghan people at further risk of starvation.

If we take action now, like we did 100 years ago during the Great Russian Famine, we can save lives in hunger afflicted nations.

The chief cited Ethiopia's Tigray region, Afghanistan and Yemen as areas of concern.

An image of the Spanish Civil Guard member rescuing the baby has been shared widely online.

The mayor's message comes as dozens of migrants traveling with the caravan held a peaceful protest march to a border crossing in Tijuana, to demand better conditions for those waiting in the border town to make their asylum claims in the U.S.

The Yemeni Civil War, which began in 2015, has led to what could likely become the worst famine in a century.

Hodeidah is a vital access point for humanitarian and military aid for the Houthi rebels.

"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.

White House officials are particularly concerned about Iran's growing influence in Yemen and beyond.

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

As he begins his five-year term, Antonio Guterres writes that 2017 must be a year for peace.

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

Pope Francis also visited two Mexican jails and warned young people against a life of crime.

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