Track global crises live.

Syria

Comprehensive Overview of Refugee Returnees (As of 27 August 2026)

Myanmar

Islamic Relief - Rohingya Crisis Humanitarian Advocacy Updates

Sahel

UN recognition spotlights WFP-led partnership restoring land and strengthening food security in the Sahel

Haiti

Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on Haiti, 28 August 2026

Conflicts

Dossier archive

Ukraine/Russia

Russia's war against Ukraine combines battlefield developments, air strikes, diplomacy, sanctions and competing claims about territory. The dossier separates confirmed developments from political messaging and watches how official statements change across the day.

Israel/Gaza

The Israel/Gaza dossier focuses on military developments, ceasefire diplomacy, civilian harm, aid access and regional spillover. Fast-moving claims are kept in the livefeed until source timing and location details line up.

Syria

Syria coverage tracks armed conflict, governance and security developments, displacement, reconstruction and sanctions diplomacy. The dossier separates confirmed developments on the ground from political statements and looks at humanitarian consequences alongside security claims.

Iran

Iran-related updates often combine military signaling, proxy networks, sanctions and nuclear diplomacy. This dossier tracks what is stated officially, what is reported by media and what remains unverified.

Sudan

Sudan is tracked through conflict reports, humanitarian access, displacement, food security and international diplomacy. Humanitarian indicators matter here as much as battlefield claims.

Venezuela

The Venezuela dossier follows political conflict, sanctions, election disputes, regional pressure and humanitarian consequences. It keeps domestic political claims separate from verifiable institutional actions.

Taiwan/China

Taiwan/China coverage tracks military exercises, diplomatic warnings, economic pressure and regional security reactions. The dossier highlights escalation signals without turning every movement into a crisis headline.

NATO/EU/Sanctions

This dossier tracks policy moves: sanctions, defence commitments, NATO statements, EU packages and military support. It is built for readers who want the decision timeline, not only the headline.

Migration/Displacement

Migration and displacement are tracked as consequences of conflict, repression and humanitarian collapse. The dossier separates policy debate from verified movement, protection and aid data.

Natural Disasters

Natural-disaster coverage tracks severe fires, earthquakes, floods and storms when they threaten lives, trigger evacuations or create a humanitarian emergency. Low-severity machine notifications do not become lead stories.

Global Security

Global security collects relevant conflict, diplomacy, sanction and humanitarian-risk items that do not yet belong cleanly to a more specific dossier. It prevents loose live items from becoming dead ends.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia faces overlapping armed conflicts involving the Amhara insurgency, renewed tensions in Tigray, and growing regional friction with Eritrea. The country's instability has major humanitarian and regional security implications across the Horn of Africa.

Mozambique (Cabo Delgado)

The insurgency in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province remains one of the world's most persistent security and humanitarian crises. Fighting involving Islamic State-linked militants, government forces, and regional partners continues to drive displacement, threaten major LNG projects, and affect regional stability in southeastern Africa.

South China Sea

The South China Sea has become a major geopolitical flashpoint involving China's maritime claims, confrontations with the Philippines and other Southeast Asian states, and increasing involvement by the United States and allies. The dispute affects freedom of navigation, global trade routes and the risk of a wider military escalation in the Indo-Pacific.

Lebanon Conflict

The Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon has become a sustained regional security crisis, with continuing Israeli strikes, Hezbollah refusing disarmament, and negotiations over Israeli withdrawals and international verification still unresolved. The conflict has caused major displacement and humanitarian needs and remains tightly connected to wider Middle Eastern security dynamics.

Balochistan Conflict

Pakistan's Balochistan province is experiencing a sustained separatist insurgency, with the Balochistan Liberation Army and other militant groups carrying out increasingly coordinated attacks against security forces, civilians and critical infrastructure. Violence has intensified in 2026, while the region's strategic location, mineral resources and China-linked CPEC infrastructure give the conflict significance beyond Pakistan's domestic security.

South Sudan Conflict

South Sudan’s fragile peace agreement is rapidly unraveling, with renewed fighting, airstrikes and mass displacement pushing the country back toward full-scale civil war. More than 330,000 people had already been displaced by escalating violence by spring 2026, while famine and state collapse risks are intensifying.

Afghanistan–Pakistan Conflict

Afghanistan and Pakistan have entered a sustained interstate conflict marked by cross-border airstrikes, ground clashes and attacks involving the Taliban and Pakistan-based militants. The fighting has caused significant civilian casualties and displacement, disrupted trade and humanitarian access, and continued beyond temporary ceasefires, making it a distinct regional security crisis.

Nigeria Insurgency

Nigeria faces a long-running security crisis driven by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgencies in the northeast, alongside expanding armed violence around the Lake Chad region. The conflict has caused large-scale displacement, regional instability, and remains a major counterterrorism challenge in Africa.

Red Sea Crisis

The Red Sea Crisis concerns attacks and threats against international shipping by Houthi forces and related regional escalation around the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The issue has global significance because the route is a major trade corridor, and renewed attacks threaten maritime security, supply chains, and regional stability.

Iraq Conflict

Iraq is again becoming a major regional security flashpoint as Iran-backed militias, the Iraqi state and the U.S.-led security presence collide amid the wider Iran war. Baghdad is now seeking to bring militia weapons under state control, while the ISIS threat and the planned withdrawal of the international coalition add further instability.

Libya Conflict

Libya remains divided between rival western and eastern power structures, with armed groups repeatedly clashing over territory, state institutions and oil infrastructure. In 2026, renewed militia violence, drone attacks around Zawiya's major oil complex and competing efforts to unify the country's armed forces show that the conflict remains an active and strategically important security crisis. Reuters +2

Thailand–Cambodia Conflict

Thailand and Cambodia remain locked in a serious border-security crisis after major fighting in 2025 caused nearly 150 deaths and displaced around 300,000 people. Despite ceasefires, troops remain deployed, border tensions persist, and more than 20,000 people were still unable to return home in July 2026, making renewed escalation a sustained regional security risk.

Colombia Conflict

Colombia's long-running armed conflict has sharply intensified again, with fragmented armed groups expanding territorial control, driving displacement and restricting civilian movement. The new government has ended or hardened peace efforts, while the United States is openly discussing joint military strikes against the ELN and FARC remnants, giving the conflict a new regional-security dimension.

Mexico Cartel Conflict

Mexico’s long-running cartel conflict remains a major security crisis, with powerful armed criminal organizations controlling territory, fighting security forces and driving persistent violence. In 2026 it has gained renewed international significance through intensified U.S.-Mexico counter-cartel cooperation, sanctions and military operations, while cartel violence is increasingly affecting trade and regional security. Council on Foreign Relations +2