News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 3 from 68)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The ongoing humanitarian response to the devastating Afghanistan earthquake disaster continued on Friday, although essential services have been cut for operational reasons following reinforced Taliban restrictions on women working with the UN, the global body said.
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UNHCR is warning of a crisis within a crisis emerging in Afghanistan. Returns from Pakistan are rising sharply at the same time as communities are struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake.
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The percentage of children identified as acutely malnourished across Gaza increased to 13.5% in August from 8.3% in July. In Gaza City, the percentage admitted with malnutrition was even higher.
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The projected hunger figures include more than 155,600 children set to suffer the most severe form of malnutrition that could lead to death if not treated, an 86% increase from previous forecasts.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated to be living there face daily bombardment and further displacement, the UN reported on Thursday.
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New analysis by Save the Children of Global Education Cluster figures shows about 13 million of 17 million school-age children in Sudan are out of school in one of the worldâs worst education crises.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza City who have been told to leave by the Israeli military have nowhere safe to go.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gang violence, hunger and instability continues to roil Haiti as the UN relief chief declared on Wednesday that âwe have to do betterâ to help the families striving to survive amid an alarming humanitarian funding shortage.
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The number of children receiving school meals is up more than 30% from 66 million in 2022 to 87 million in 2024. Government investment in school meals has also increased, signalling a major shift.
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The Nutrition Cluster in Afghanistan estimates that about 37,000 children under five and 10,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are facing acute malnutrition in the earthquake-affected areas.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian village in the frontline region of Donetsk on Tuesday has reportedly killed more than 20 â including many elderly civilians who were lining up to collect pension payments.
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In the capital alone, the number of returnees is expected to reach 2.1 million this year, compared to an estimated five million who were displaced from the city at the height of the fighting.
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"The resilience of the Afghan people has been continually tested and there is a real danger, with each crisis that hits, that the fragile gains made in recent years will be reversed,â said the HC.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A senior UN aid coordination official in Afghanistan on Monday urged the international community to respond to earthquake victimsâ urgent need for support ânot only to survive today, but to have the strength to rebuild their lives tomorrow.â
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There is a narrow window - until end-September - to prevent famine from spreading to Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. That window is closing fast ... Let aid in - unimpeded and at the scale we can deliver.
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Syriaâs agriculture sector is reeling from one of the worst droughts in nearly 40 years, compounded by over 14 years of conflict, widespread destruction of infrastructure and deep economic collapse.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russiaâs largest aerial assault on Ukraine since its full-scale invasion began in 2022.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The narrow window to prevent the spread of famine from northern Gaza to other parts of the Strip is closing fast, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday.
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The latest data released by the Government Media Office in Gaza showed at least 20,000 children - about 2 per cent of Gazaâs child population - have been killed since October 2023.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has released $10 million in response to the urgent need for food, water, shelter and other lifesaving provisions following this weekâs devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in Afghanistan.
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The outbreak has affected the Bulape and Mweka health zones, where health officials have been carrying out investigations following reports of 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths.
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Save the Children delivered the first emergency medical supplies, food, water and tarpaulins to a remote village in western Sudan cut off by a massive landslide, killing between 300 and 1,000 people.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
War-torn Sudan continues to face âa horrific humanitarian situationâ as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village in South Darfur state over the weekend, UN Spokesperson StĂ©phane Dujarric said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent catastrophe in Gaza City as Israel ramps up military operations ahead of a planned full takeover.
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The DRCâs Ministry of Health reported a 16% jump in cases of sexual violence to about 73,400 in the first half of 2025 â almost one-third of whom were girls aged under 16.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most remote communities still in need of help.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Thousands of Palestinians have been caught in the crossfire while trying to escape attacks and dire food shortages in war-torn Gaza, with extraordinary challenges for some, according to latest reports from UN officials on the ground and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres said on Wednesday he was âprofoundly saddenedâ by the death and destruction caused by the recent floods in northern Pakistan. The current death toll stands at over 400.
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Our teams in Kunar province report that families are sleeping in the open, enduring repeated aftershocks. Local resources are stretched to breaking point and lack of funding is limiting the response.
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The campaign â part of Somaliaâs ongoing efforts to end polio once and for all â launched in Somaliland, with 852,000 children vaccinated. In Puntland, the campaign reached 676,000 children.