News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 25 from 88)
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In 2024, Asia Pacific experienced more displacement linked to disasters than any other region in the world. Hazards like storms, floods, heatwaves, and droughts are becoming more intense and frequent.
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Before Pedro Matos joined the World Food Programme (WFP) for 17 years, he said his job in space engineering just âwasnât enoughâ.
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With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere to save lives and relieve suffering, no matter how challenging the situation.
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The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in the Strip, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating ground offensive looms, creating a limited opportunity for humanitarians to bring in shelter items, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.
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This Tuesday, the UN honoured fallen colleagues and reminded the world that aid workers should never be a target, as 2024 saw a shocking new record of 383 aid workers killed.
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A shocking new record of 383 aid workers killed in 2024 must be a wake-up call to protect all civilians in conflict and crisis and call time on impunity, said UNOCHA, on World Humanitarian Day 2025.
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Security incidents involving humanitarian workers increased by 50% in the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024 - from 62 to 93 - including three deaths and 34 injuries,
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As gang violence across Haiti escalates, and the United States and other donors reduce their humanitarian funding, 1.3 million people who have fled their homes are facing the direst of consequences.
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Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in South Sudan on Monday.
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UN aid teams in Gaza say that theyâre only able to get less than half the lifesaving food support that is needed into the war-torn enclave.
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Entire communities are at heightened risk of disease outbreaks after losing access to clean water due to the scaling back or shutdown of water trucking and sanitation systems, warns NRC.
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Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gazaâs already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the UN warned on Friday.
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The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease â cholera â continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Dr. Younis Awadallah, a paediatrician who is almost 70 years old, does not hesitate to say that âhumanitarian work cannot be retired.â
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As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impediments, while scorching temperatures are adding to the suffering of the population.
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The cholera treatment centre at Tawila Hospital, officially equipped with 130 beds, had to accommodate 400 patients during the first week of August, forcing staff to add extra mattresses on the floor.
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Amid continued insecurity and access constraints, food, medicine and other essentials continue to be scarce. More than 190,000 people, mainly women and children, were forced to flee during the violence.
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UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk has expressed outrage over Mondayâs deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudanâs North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
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Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the âdeeply alarmingâ recent violence in Syriaâs Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
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At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.
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July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU).
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Today, hundreds of thousands of people still trapped in El Fasher face starvation, as it remains cut off from WFP and other help. The hunger crisis comes one year after famine was first confirmed.
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The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago.
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In central Rakhine, the number of families not able to meet basic food needs is 57%, up from 33% in December 2024. Northern Rakhine is likely much worse due to conflict and access issues.
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The outbreak has claimed 16 lives and infected at least 288 people across three health districts in the last week, with the majority of cases reported in several refugee camps in OuaddaĂŻ province.
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This means that only 232 hectares is currently available for cultivation, down from 4.6 percent as of April 2025, in a territory with more than two million people.
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More than 800,000 children have crossed into Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan this year, with about three out of four children returning from Iran. This is double last yearâs total.
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It is essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international community addresses the reality of starvation on the ground in Gaza, the Security Council heard on Sunday.
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The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a âcatastrophicâ humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply.