News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 16 from 95)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians after at least 57 people were killed in separate drone strikes over two days this week.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Artificial intelligence solutions that transform the way food assistance reaches people facing hunger were on display during an exhibition at an AI meeting this week in New Delhi, India.
ReliefWeb News
In December 2025 to March 2026, about 21% of the analysed population are classified in IPC Phase 3 or above. This includes 1.25 million people experiencing critical levels of acute food insecurity.
ReliefWeb News
The convoy, comprising 15 WFP trucks, 7 UNICEF trucks, and 4 UNDP trucks, transported essential medical, food, nutrition, health, WASH and education supplies, the first to the area in three months.
ReliefWeb News
An estimated 2,589,900 remain displaced as the war enters its fifth year. This includes more than 791,000 children inside Ukraine and nearly 1,798,900 children living as refugees outside the country.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
At least 52 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar on 10 February, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday, citing the authorities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN has the funds and capacity to scale up relief and reconstruction operations in Gaza but does not have the necessary access to carry out these vital tasks, Alexander De Croo, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), told journalists on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Civilian suffering shows no sign of letting up in Ukraine as the four-year-mark of Russiaâs full-scale invasion nears amid attacks on energy infrastructure, blackouts and freezing temperatures, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
The second cyclone to hit the country in just two weeks, Gezani has affected more than 270,000 people and displaced over 16,000, according to preliminary reports, many of them children.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Tawila camp for internally displaced in Sudanâs war-torn Darfur region is home to more than half a million people who live in makeshift huts of sticks, hay and plastic sheeting.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Back-to-back cyclones in Madagascar have left more than 400,000 people in need of food assistance, according to estimates by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), while roads, power lines and homes have been severely damaged.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres has condemned Israelâs decision to resume land registration procedures in a large part of the occupied West Bank, his Spokesman said on Monday.
ReliefWeb News
As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure continue to strain living conditions for millions.
ReliefWeb News
The speed and scale of these returns have pushed Afghanistan deeper into crisis, as it continues to face a deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation â particularly for women and girls.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Some 10 days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia brought heavy rains and flooding to Madagascar, Cyclone Gezani has left the islandâs main port in ruins, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A sharp increase in drone attacks across the Kordofan region in the centre of Sudan is endangering civilians and damaging critical infrastructure.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarians in the Gaza Strip continue to face impediments in their efforts to deliver lifesaving aid to the population.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Syriaâs fragile political transition has gained fresh momentum with a landmark agreement between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the northeast, but renewed violence in the south, Israeli incursions and deep humanitarian needs underscore how precarious the path to stability remains, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
At least 280,000 people have been displaced in Jonglei State alone. The majority are women and children. For some, this is the second or third time they have been forced to run.
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Only 12 patients a day on average have left Gaza since the Rafah border partially opened. At this current rate, evacuating the 20,000 people needing medical care would take about 4.5 years.
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Most displaced families are sheltering in 28 evacuation centres across 16 districts and four regions. The government has declared a national state of emergency in response to the crisis.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen on Thursday welcomed recent steps to bolster stability and improve living conditions, but told the Security Council that only a renewed political process can end the countryâs long-running conflict.
ReliefWeb News
Funding has reached its lowest level since independence, forcing a fundamental reset. In
2025, partners received less than half of funding needs, resulting in scaled-back operations and ration cuts.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating aerial attacks in Sudan are killing children, damaging schools and striking United Nations facilities, placing civilians and humanitarian workers at growing risk, the UN warned on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
Heavy downpours in several countries have affected more than 1.3 million people, destroying houses and critical infrastructure and disrupting access to health and education services.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopiaâs âprecariousâ Tigray region to step back, warning of the potential for a deepening crisis in the countryâs war-weary north and beyond.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres voiced grave concern on Monday over the reported decision by the Israeli security cabinet to authorize a series of administrative and enforcement measures in Areas A and B in the occupied West Bank.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk on Monday called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop more mass killings and other flagrant war crimes against civilians.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has hit northwest Syria, killing two children and affecting more than 5,000 displaced people, the UN said on Monday.