News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 79)
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WFP has not yet received clearance from authorities to coordinate road convoys and passenger flights. Without urgent action, entire communities will be left beyond the reach of vital assistance.
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The UN Security Council held a high-level open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday focusing on the Gaza peace plan – including the role of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace – the continuing humanitarian crisis in the enclave and turmoil in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, following the demolition of UNRWA’s headquarters there. Follow live coverage below, and UN News app users can click here. For full and comprehensive UN meetings coverage, go here.
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The Security Council-endorsed UN Support Office in Haiti is on track to deliver on behalf of the Haitian people, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
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Due to insufficient funding, the 2026 humanitarian response will focus on 7.3 million people, out of nearly 15 million individuals who require life-saving assistance and protection.
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Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have completely exhausted food reserves in several regions. A Save the Children assessment found nine out of 10 homes are experiencing "poor" food consumption.
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In 2025, DRC was again faced with a major measles epidemic, with more than 82,869 suspected cases and 1,175 deaths. This outbreak coincides with an extremely fragile health situation and insecurity.
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Al-Hol is home to some of the most vulnerable and aid-dependent people across Syria, with women and children making up to 95% of the population. Families are entirely dependent on humanitarian aid.
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The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight deliberately.
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The fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is making a difference to the lives of over a million children, and improving overall access to food - but more aid still needs to enter.
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In 2026, 4.8 million people are estimated to need humanitarian assistance — a reduction of 20 per cent compared to 2025 that reflects stricter needs definition rather than improved conditions.
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As people in war-torn Ukraine face the coldest winter in more than a decade, authorities and humanitarians are working to help them stay warm, particularly the most vulnerable residents.
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Disturbing details continued to emerge on Friday about Iran’s State-led crackdown against mass protests, while UN rights chief Volker Türk expressed deep concern that demonstrators could be executed.
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Amid reconstruction talks on Gaza linked to President Trump's just-launched Board of Peace, UN aid agencies insisted on Friday that what Gazans need most is immediate relief from the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe there.
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United Nations agencies have regained limited access to Syria’s Al Hol camp and resumed the delivery of essential supplies after days of disruption caused by a volatile security situation, the UN Deputy Spokesperson said on Friday.
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The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators worth €3.7 million from EU strategic reserves to restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical services.
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The appeal, through Nigeria’s 2026 HNRP, comes amidst spiralling needs in the BAY states. It aims to provide lifesaving support to 2.5 million people in north-east Nigeria.
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Russian forces launched a fresh wave of strikes across Ukraine this week which have left hundreds of thousands of families without electricity and heating amid freezing temperatures.
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Failed October to December 2025 short rains have prolonged drought, leading to rising rates of malnutrition, increased risk of disease outbreaks, and disrupted access to essential health services.
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Nigeria is facing one of the worst hunger crises in recent times. Nearly 35 million people [are projected to experience acute and severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season.
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Unlike during the pandemic, remote learning is not an option for most children in Sudan where more than 1,000 days of fighting have disrupted education, shattered families and destroyed communities.
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Humanitarian access is increasingly constrained with limited clarity on conditions inside "rehabilitation" camps, raising serious concerns for the safety of children living in these settings.
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Another child in the Gaza Strip has died from hypothermia as winter weather continues to whip the enclave, the UN said on Wednesday, citing information from the health authorities.
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Report reveals about 673 million people suffered from chronic hunger in 2024 (the latest data available), while 295 million people faced acute food insecurity across 59 countries and territories.
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Save the Children staff said many families lost their only source of income when they were forced to flee Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps and are now living in overcrowded apartments.
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Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique is devastating lives and livelihoods, sharply increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition, while also forcing dangerous wildlife – including crocodiles – into flooded urban areas, the UN warned on Tuesday.
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The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - reportedly “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” - has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.
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According to preliminary government data, more than 513,000 people have been affected, over half of them children. More than 50,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.
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In Yemen, renewed political instability and economic woes linked to the war threaten to complicate the already difficult task of helping vulnerable people suffering from deepening hunger, illness and displacement, the UN’s top aid official there said on Monday.
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Since 2026, nearly 17 percent of Lebanon’s population has been living in a state of major food insecurity – a situation that is likely to worsen in the coming year.
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As global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, UN agencies are warning that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability.