News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 25 from 83)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The head of the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the āunconscionableā killing of children during an aid distribution in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.
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Material deprivation is a stark indicator of poverty and includes a lack of access to nutritious food, appropriate clothing, heating at home, and educational materials, among other essentials.
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Fuel supplies have been entirely restricted from entering Gaza since Israeli authorities imposed a total siege on 2 March, putting the entire humanitarian response at risk of grinding to a halt.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As scores of people ā including medical staff and their families ā have reportedly been killed in the past week, UN health partners in Gaza continue to provide emergency care despite very limited resources.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend in the United States have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard ā and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach vulnerable populations, even in the dead of night.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
WHO supported the authorities to develop public health situation analysis, provide health services to those affected, assess needs and provide safe drinking water to the displaced and their hosts.
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Returnees, including pregnant women, mothers with infants and unaccompanied children, arrive with little more than they can carry. Many are in desperate need of medical care, food and shelter.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As relentless attacks continue to damage homes and communities across Ukraine, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has now helped repair over 40,000 war-damaged homes ā marking a major step in helping displaced families return and recover.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians have warned that the catastrophic conditions in Gaza are worsening, as tents, schools, homes and medical facilities come under attack, and fuel supplies run out.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed deep sorrow over the deadly floods in Texas that reportedly killed at least 80 people over the holiday weekend, including more than two dozen children at a summer camp.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians on Monday sounded the alarm over the worsening conditions in Sudan, as violence continues, and food and water remain at critically low levels.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution expressing deep concern over Afghanistanās deteriorating humanitarian, economic and human rights conditions, urging the Taliban to reverse repressive policies and ensure inclusive governance.
ReliefWeb News
These distributions mark WFPās first access in four months to deliver life-saving food aid to more than 40,000 people facing catastrophic hunger in the most remote parts of Nasir and Ulang counties.
Threefold increase in the number of children killed or injured in Ukraine over the past three months
ReliefWeb News
Latest UN-verified data reveals a significant rise in child casualties, as well as evolving risks for children that merge online influence with deadly offline impacts.
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By end-May, nearly 300 million people needed urgent aid and protection. Conflicts and violence intensified in multiple countries while natural disasters wreaked havoc on the lives of millions.
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There is currently no possibility for a safe, dignified and sustainable return of Haitians who are abroad. If anything, their country is much more dangerous than the one they fled.
ReliefWeb News
Daily returns from Iran increased significantly after 13 June, with the highest number - more than 43,000 - on 1 July. This is a stark increase from the January-June average of 5,000 arrivals per day.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General is āappalledā by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go.
ReliefWeb News
Save the Children said the attacks on healthcare facilities and workers have increased as the country is reeling from a spiralling cholera outbreak, with 80,000 confirmed cases.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A key water reservoir serving Khan Younis in southern Gaza has become inaccessible following new Israeli displacement orders, sparking fears of a collapse in the cityās water distribution network and worsening already dire humanitarian conditions, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
The few medical facilities that continue to function - including the Red Cross Field Hospital - are overwhelmed and running dangerously low on essential supplies, including fuel, and even body bags.
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The last three weeks have seen a significant surge, with 80 patients received between 9 and 15 June; 77 between 16 and 22 June; and 94 between 23 and 28 June being treated at the MSF CTU in Abyei.
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At least 12.2 million children have reportedly been killed, maimed or displaced in conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in less than two years, and one child killed or maimed every 15 minutes.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month with Israel, which left hundreds dead, several hospitals hit and a spike in Afghan refugees returning home, the UNās top official in Tehran said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in the last two years reportedly killed, maimed, or displaced over 12 million children across the region, according to the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations on Tuesday reported that humanitarian operations in Gaza are facing escalating strain, as ongoing fuel shortages, access restrictions and military activity continue to undermine aid delivery and essential services.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians on Tuesday sounded the alarm over worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan, as escalating violence continues to displace civilians and the rising risk of severe flooding during the current rainy season.
ReliefWeb News
The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire have been replaced by just four military-controlled sites, forcing two million people into overcrowded, militarized zones.
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IOM has consistently warned that Afghanistan is not equipped to absorb such high numbers of returnees. With nearly 900,000 returns from Iran and Pakistan combined this year.