News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 29 from 75)
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More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan ā including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries ā as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
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The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday.āÆ
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The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.
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A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nationās existing crises, including political instability and economic hardship.
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As Sudanās devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its ādarkest chaptersā may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
ReliefWeb News
The missile reportedly struck a busy street in the city centre, damaging residential buildings, an educational facility and civilian vehicles ā including a public bus.
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In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.
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More than 100 people, including more than 20 children, are feared dead, and the deaths of at least nine humanitarians - killed while on a mission to support the most vulnerable - have been confirmed.
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Two years since Sudanās brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape.
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The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment.
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Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
During the same period, more than one million internally displaced people within Syria have also returned, bringing the total number of Syrians who have gone home to more than 1.4 million.
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This newest appeal is an addendum to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which was already underfunded before the earthquake struck, with just over 5 per cent of funding received.
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Deliberate obstruction by parties on the ground and the approaching rainy season threaten to render vast areas inaccessible by road. WFP warns millions of vulnerable could be cut off from aid.
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The surge in fighting has not only put additional strain on medical facilities treating the wounded but has also forced more than 100,000 people to move, placing more pressure on dwindling resources.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food insecurity and the collapse of essential services.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Recent funding cuts have caused āsevere disruptionsā to health services in almost three-quarters of all countries, according to the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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The United Nations is ramping up its response to Myanmarās devastating earthquake, calling for increased funding and an immediate ceasefire to ensure more aid reaches those in desperate need.
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Hostilities across the Gaza Strip continue to take a devastating toll on the population, with daily reports of Israeli strikes killing and injuring many civilians, UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
World leaders should move beyond rhetoric and take immediate, concrete action to end the conflict, protect civilians, ensure aid reaches those who need it and stop the expansion of famine conditions.
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With at least 164 people killed and 910 injured, the number of civilian casualties in March was 50 per cent higher than in February, and more than 70 per cent higher than the same period last year.
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Five of the countries involved in the landmark initiative ā Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe ā rank among the worldās most vulnerable nations to infectious diseases.
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In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being faced by those about to give birth in the devastated enclave.
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As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday.
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Hunger in South Sudanās northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UNās emergency food relief agency warned on Wednesday.
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The children from a remote part of Akobo County, along with three adults, died on the three-hour walk from their village to seek treatment at the nearest remaining health facility in Akobo town.
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In earthquake-shattered central Myanmar, people are sleeping in the streets in fear of buildings collapsing, facing early monsoon rains and the risk of waterborne diseases, the UN warned on Tuesday.
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Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services continues to take a devastating toll, the UN relief chief warned on Tuesday.
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With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave.