Crises and emergencies

The countries included below are currently experiencing a crisis or have experienced one within the past year.

- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Niger
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tajikistan
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe

Archive
Information about crises which occurred in recent years.

Features archive
Photo stories of emergencies.

The crises included below are taking or have taken place across borders, within a sub-regional group of countries.

Global Food Crisis
Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Comoros, Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Yemen
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Great Lakes and Central Africa
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
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Horn of Africa
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan
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occupied Palestinian territory
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Sahel Region
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal
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South Asia earthquake
October 2005: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
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South East Asia tsunami crisis
Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
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Southern Africa Region
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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West Africa
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
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