The World Bank Group’s new Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit introduces an innovative suite of tools to help developing countries better respond to crises and prepare for future shocks. This ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of its worst crises in years. Damien Mama, UNDP’s Resident Representative, discusses the impact of the crisis and how UNDP is responding to ...

New food security assessments indicate that 4.4 million people – nearly a quarter of the population – could face “crisis” levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher) between April and June 2025, ...

The dementia crisis is fast approaching, and without increased funding, better workplace strategies, and corporate involvement, the social and financial consequences will be devastating. Supporting ...

But she is very hopeful. “Sargassum has now become part of the conversation that will turn the climate crisis around,” she says. This story was part of our March/April 2025 issue.

Anomaa Rajakaruna’s documentary on the aragalaya, Justice in Flames, was filmed in 2022 when Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic crisis. Fuel shortages led to long lines at gas stations and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Crisis PR experts’ job is to be invisible fixers, staying behind the scenes while navigating their clients’ way out of a scandal. The Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni saga changed that ...

The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 rebel attacks continue to drive tens of thousands from their homes and claim hundreds of lives, UN ...

British artists failed to appear in the year-end global charts for the first time in 20 years (Picture: Dana Jacobs/FilmMagic) It seems the music industry has hit a point of crisis for British ...

More than 50 per cent of emergency doctors say physical violence occurs in their department daily or weekly, a new survey has revealed. Inconsistent security measures, overflowing emergency ...