News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 22 from 95)
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Nahed was visiting Sudanās capital Khartoum with her family to celebrate Eid, a major Islamic holiday, when the war broke out between the rival armies vying for control of her homeland.
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Countries rallied at UN Headquarters on Tuesday to shore up a key humanitarian fund that provides timely assistance for millions worldwide when conflict and climate-related disasters strike.
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In October alone, we admitted 8,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women for treatment for acute malnutrition ā about 270 a day ā in a place where there was no discernible malnutrition before October 2023.
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āSyrian authorities must act decisively to build a rights-respecting future for Syrians who have suffered so much already. The government must strictly adhere to international human rights standards."
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The outbreak has disrupted childrenās education, exposing them to illness and loss. In one tragic case, 16 of 62 children died within days after the disease tore through a Kinshasa orphanage.
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As Sudanās civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone strikes in South Kordofan state ā and the targeting of first responders trying to help the wounded.
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The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 million people worldwide affected by war, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and crop failures.
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Civilians across Ukraine endured a surge in deadly strikes over the weekend, with the UN warning of an āalarming patternā of intensifying hostilities and mounting damage to essential services as temperatures continue to drop.
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In 2026, the aim is to support 135 million people through 23 country operations and six plans for refugees and migrants, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
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A spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank is driving new displacement, shutting schools and disrupting essential services for tens of thousands of Palestinians, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said in its latest humanitarian update Friday.
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Nearly two months after the latest ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 10 October, a fragile calm has brought much-needed relief to families who have endured unimaginable suffering and repeated displacement.
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Climate-related disasters striking the same communities over and over again is leaving families with less time to recover between each blow, and children disconnected from the services they need.
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From Sri Lankaās central highlands to Indonesiaās flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones and monsoon rains has unleashed one of the deadliest weather patterns south and southeast Asia has seen in years, killing more than 1,600 people, displacing hundreds of thousands and affecting millions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Every week in Gaza, at least 15 women give birth outside any health facility, often without a trained midwife, pain relief or basic medical supplies.
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The FAO launched its first-ever Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal, calling for a more coherent and urgent approach to rising levels of acute food insecurity.
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The plan, involving 152 parties, reflects the new context of migration and displacement in the region, with northward movements declining and southbound movements increasing across several countries.
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The UN has called for an investigation into the recent āhorrificā killing by Israeli forces of two young brothers in Gaza who were reportedly targeted by a drone while collecting firewood.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled since 2016 to nearly 300 million, even as food-sector funding has fallen back to 2016 levels, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday, launching its first-ever Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
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Global economic growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, as global trade and investment face growing pressure from financial volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, according to a new report by the UN Trade and Development body (UNCTAD).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
āThey live in community shelters, they live in classrooms which are overcrowded,ā the UN refugee agencyās (UNHCR) representative in Mozambique said on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of thousands searching for safety.
ReliefWeb News
As needs rise at unprecedented speed, the capacity of humanitarian and government actors is not keeping pace and collective efforts remain insufficient to meet the scale of aid required on the ground.
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The UN says humanitarian partners in Gaza are scaling up winterisation efforts as cold weather and heavy rain continue to impact displaced Palestinians.
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Families have lost homes and incomes, with thousands sheltering in evacuation centers. Health risks from waterborne diseases are rising, while flooded roads and damaged bridges are cutting off access.
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Peaking at the highest level in four years, there were 6,279 recorded casualties in 2024, with civilians making up 90% of all casualties caused by landmines and deadly explosive remnants of war.
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Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more than 400 reported dead or missing after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across the island.
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Thousands across the affected regions are seeking psychosocial support, with demand increasing as families confront the long-term emotional toll of the disaster, says the IFRC.
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NRC has registered more than 15,000 newly arrived people in Tawila over the past month and is enrolling more than 200 children each day, on average, in emergency education across two sites.
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This brings the total number of schools damaged or destroyed to 2,800 since the escalation of the war in February 2022. As these are only UN-verified incidents, the true number is likely higher.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Aid deliveries into Gaza continue to face difficulties as fighting continues across the territory, with the UN warning that most hospitals are only partially functioning and more than 16,500 patients still require urgent medical evacuation.