News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 75)
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FEWS NET estimates 20-25 million people across Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya are in need of humanitarian food assistance, with drought the main driver for 50-55 percent of those in need.
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Over 84,000 people from South Kivu crossed into Burundi to escape conflict. Shortages of food, clean water, sanitation facilities, shelter and healthcare are putting children at risk.
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No continent was spared from crippling climate disasters in 2025, with at least one disaster in each of the six populated regions of the world making the Christian Aid report.
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Nearly a month after Cyclone Ditwah tore across Sri Lanka, more than a million people â including over half a million children â remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, as floods, landslides and renewed rainfall continue to compound one of the countryâs worst disasters in decades.
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The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the countryâs health system under intolerable pressure. The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting widespread disease outbreaks, severe shortages, malnutrition and rising deaths.
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Although âsignificant restrictions and impedimentsâ continue to hamper humanitarian operations in Gaza, teams are still responding to the populationâs needs, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday.
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An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December.
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A new wave of overnight strikes and front-line hostilities in Ukraine have caused further civilian casualties and damage to critical energy infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
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The UN and partners continue to provide assistance to people in Gaza, where recent winter storms have worsened conditions for thousands across the enclave.
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MSF warns about the risk of the spread of epidemic diseases such as cholera and measles, and a catastrophic increase in malaria cases among people made vulnerable in the midst of this crisis.
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The damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah - which struck in late November - is equivalent to about four percent of Sri Lankaâs GDP, according to the World Bank Group.
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Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, humanitarians continue to receive reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Hostilities in Ukraine this weekend resulted in more civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday.
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The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and growing risks of regional spillover push the conflict toward the 1,000-day mark.
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Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
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As arrivals rise from conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan and drought in Somalia, Ethiopia has cut emergency refugee aid by 70% in 2025 due to funding shortfalls
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As fighting escalates in Sudan, âpeople are scared, people are fleeing their homesâ, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been uprooted since late October in the Kordofans region alone.
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Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition, a new UN-backed analysis has found.
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Humanitarian needs in Syria remain immense despite a year of reduced violence and political change, with millions still displaced, basic services strained and funding shortfalls threatening aid operations, senior UN officials said on Thursday.
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A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten days ago, she gave birth and is now in recovery thanks to World Food Programme (WFP) facilities that are back up and running again, the agencyâs representative for Palestine said on Thursday.
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Families continue to flee intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN said in an update on Wednesday.
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While the Asia and Pacific region has made notable progress in reducing hunger, persistent challenges remain in addressing malnutrition, food insecurity and unequal access to healthy diets, a new UN report published on Wednesday concludes.
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Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; thatâs the reality today for thousands of Ukrainians whoâve seen repeated Russian attacks knock out their electricity for days at a time.
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UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres called on Yemenâs leaders to return to the path of peace and release all UN personnel detained there, following a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately lifts new barriers that are blocking access and forcing international charities to shut down.
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The ceasefire in GazaâŻremainsâŻfragile, while humanitarians continue to face obstructions in delivering aid to the people, a senior UN official working to promote greater peace in the region told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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Over 17 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity this winter, as the scale and severity of hunger and malnutrition deepens, warns the United Nations World Food Programme.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) released its annual Emergency Watchlist, identifying the 20 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crises in 2026.
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Conflict, climate shocks, and displacement are intensifying, while funding gaps are forcing painful choices. Millions could be left at risk, especially children facing acute food insecurity.
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Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial goods, the UNâs aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday, as winter storms continue to worsen already dire living conditions for displaced families.