What

A free news service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation covering humanitarian crises worldwide. The award-winning website provides trusted information on natural disasters, wars, hunger, diseases and climate change.

Who

For anybody concerned about human suffering: relief workers, donors, policymakers, researchers, students, journalists and the general public.

How

Our multimedia content comes from specialist AlertNet reporters around the world and our network of 196 Reuters News bureaux. In addition, a community of about 500 international relief organisations and 60 specialist content partners contribute to the site.

Why

AlertNet was set up in 1997, in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and criticism of the slow media response and poorly coordinated activities of relief agencies. The site puts our strengths of speed, accuracy and impartiality at the disposal of the humanitarian community by offering a “one-stop shop” for humanitarian information.

Where

AlertNet covers dozens of emergencies on all continents, including many of the “forgotten” crises that rarely make mainstream headlines. We deal with sudden disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes as well as slow-burning, complex emergencies such as internal conflicts and food crises.

Special services

AlertNet - Climate

A news website that explores how climate change is impacting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. The site, with a strong developing world focus and contributions from writers from around the world, takes readers to the front lines of climate change with stories, blogs, videos and other resources on climate issues ranging from adaptation and food security to low carbon development and deforestation.

AlertNet for aid workers

Free tools and services for our member aid agencies. These include Reuters pictures for use in charity appeals, our aid agency news feed and a global job search.

AlertNet for journalists

Free tools and resources to help journalists cover difficult crises. Our background briefings, contact directories, statistics database and e-training modules have help thousands of reporters, editors and fact-checkers worldwide.