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The year in humanitarian news

A timeline of significant events in 2022.

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From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (and the global impacts) to Haiti’s spiralling gang violence and record heat waves in South Asia, here’s our month-to-month timeline of events that shaped humanitarian needs and response in 2022.

(Compiled by newsroom intern Maya Karkhanis and the editorial staff)

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