News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 33 from 95)
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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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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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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.
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Oxfam examines the implications of aid cuts on Africaâs development, highlighting long-standing failures in official development assistance to reduce poverty, inequality, and climate vulnerability.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UNâs top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip, beginning with full control of Gaza City.
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Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the border, but they will need more help to rebuild their lives, according to UN-Habitat, the agency that advocates for sustainable communities.
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Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN agencies said on Friday, while warning that communities continue to be terrorised by parties to the conflict even as they flee violence.
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UNHCR urgently calls for an immediate injection of funds to scale up life-saving health, hygiene, water, shelter and nutrition support to avoid a health catastrophe.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The international community must provide greater support to Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan who face increased risk of impoverishment, early marriage and growing threats to their rights and safety.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while medical teams warned that hospitals are overwhelmed by a daily influx of injured people and close to ânear-total collapseâ.
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Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues to deepen in the enclave, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday.
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Intensified clashes in Somaliaâs Hiraan region have displaced more than 22,000 people â half of them children â leaving communities in Mahaas cut off from basic services, Save the Children reports.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip, contributing to the famine-like conditions now being endured by more than two million people there.
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Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organizations providing vital relief across Gaza will likely have to shut down their operations within weeks, unless Israel withdraws its demand that they provide sensitive information about Palestinian employees.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agencyâs school meal programme in Afghanistan.
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Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.
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With violence intensifying in South Sudan, more than 33,000 refugees have fled to northern DRC. In May, MSF launched an emergency intervention to provide lifesaving medical care.
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Across the region countries - including China, Pakistan, Thailand, Laos and the Philippines - are experiencing storms and earlier-than-usual monsoon seasons partly brought about by climate change.
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About 2.5 million people live in areas that are currently classified as moderately or severely affected by drought conditions. A joint assessment mission by UN agencies and partners is underway.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for a political solution to the crisis in Gaza that can lead to a lasting peace between the two peoples.
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Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since then, little has changed â no aid trucks have reached the region, the nearby city of El Fasher is still under siege and food prices are four times higher than other parts of the country.
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Children in Gaza are dying not just from hunger, but from the total collapse of the systems meant to protect them, UN agencies warned on Tuesday.