News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 92)
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Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from âunknown chains of transmissionâ, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
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Humanitarians in the Gaza Strip continue to face significant challenges in reaching communities located near the so-called âYellow Lineâ in northern Rafah, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Tuesday.
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Some 3.7 million children under five in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition due to food insecurity, poor diets and inadequate access to basic services as the peak season for life-threatening wasting looms.
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Case numbers have continued to rise steadily, suggesting the outbreak has not yet reached its peak. There are now five provinces affected by the Ebola outbreak and 10 more are considered at high risk.
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Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary home of their own.
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After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to still be buried under the debris of homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
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In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.
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At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UNâs gender equality agency, UN Women, said on Friday.
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The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
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As drought risk intensifies in South Sudanâs Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.
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WFP triggered the action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering cash transfers and early warning communications to help families prepare for the impact.
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The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Thursday.
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Representatives from 12 countries carried out a âvirtual diplomatic field visitâ to a displacement site in the Gaza Strip and heard from some of the residents about their pressing needs, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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Since 2023, more than six million Afghans have returned to the country. More than 750,000 people have already returned so far this year, with a further 2.5 million expected by the end of 2026.
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The ceasefire deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv has led to a marked reduction in hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, sparked by the wider Iran-Israel-US war, but the situation remains uncertain for communities returning home only to find widespread destruction, UN peacekeepers said on Wednesday.
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The widespread solidarity shown to Venezuela must now be transformed into real, practical support for recovery from the deadly double earthquakes last month, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Wednesday.
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Venezuela's health system was already short of equipment, medications and reliable power before the earthquakes, leaving little capacity to provide emergency first aid to the over 16,000 injured.
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The UN and its partners are ramping up assistance for people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, working alongside the Government's response effort, as a new UN estimate puts direct physical damage at $37 billion.
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Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least 14 civilians and injured more than 80 others overnight on Monday, according to local authorities.
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Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly, with at least 330 children reported killed or injured during the first six months of 2026, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
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Afghanistan faces one of the worldâs biggest displacement crises amid poverty, drought and earthquakes, UN agencies warned on Monday.
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Ongoing restrictions and closures of border crossings continue to hamper delivery of critical supplies into the Gaza Strip, amid mounting concern for children there and in the West Bank, the United Nations said on Monday.
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More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
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Across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, more than 3.5 million people are forcibly displaced, while 8.2 million need aid. Recorded security incidents are up 80% between January 2024 and April 2026.
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Limited resources have forced programming to concentrate on those in Catastrophe, areas at risk of Famine and Emergency hotspots, so millions in Crisis are receiving limited, irregular or no support.
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Aid agencies in Ukraine on Thursday rushed to respond to a massive uptick in deadly strikes by Russia, including one of the largest attacks on Kyiv to date.
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A week after earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, hospitals in La Guaira are buckling under the weight of the disaster â and the risk of disease outbreaks in shelters is rising fast.
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More than 17 million people across nine conflict-hit states are experiencing crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger, an increase of almost two million from last projections.
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Since the latest Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, signed in Washington on 26 June, hostilities have continued through Israeli shelling, drone strikes, house demolitions and military operations.
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In Venezuela, a rescue operation in La Guaira has succeeded in getting a toddler out alive from under the rubble, six days since the double-earthquake disaster.