News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 35 from 75)
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The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced he would be convening fresh talks over the future of Cyprus, scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March.
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The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.
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UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger.
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āThe time to step up is nowā for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acuteāÆmalnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
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In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus stopping, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
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More than half the population is acutely food insecure, marking the highest level of hunger in its history. Famine has been confirmed in five areas and five more are set to experience such conditions.
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Congolese nationals fleeing the conflict, as well as those outside the country who originate from the area affected by it, may need refugee protection under international and regional legal frameworks.
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Data compiled by GBV service providers in Sudan paint a searing picture of the crisis children are being subjected to; 221 rape cases against children were recorded since the beginning of 2024.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are returning from displacement sites to areas with limited water and sanitation services. Widely-used water infrastructure has also been destroyed amidst the conflict.
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Some 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will be affected by cuts to psychosocial support, gender-based violence services, safe spaces, and economic empowerment programs following the confirmation from US authorities to end practically all financial contributions to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency (UNFPA).
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The UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a day ā around 364,000 of them children ā in the regional capital Goma after breaks in the water supply due to the uptick in fighting.
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Gang violence, political instability and economic turmoil have displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing families from their homes with nothing but what they can carry; some 5.5 million people ā half of Haitiās population ā rely on humanitarian aid to survive.
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Israelās move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables.
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Conditions continue to deteriorate for thousands of children and their families one year after the country declared a state of emergency, Save the Children said.
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The closure of all border crossings for the transportation of aid into Gaza Strip represents a severe risk to the millions of people who have been struggling to survive for 16 months, IFRC warns.
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In a survey conducted by UNICEF in January 2025, 72 per cent of caregivers said their children were anxious or nervous during the war, and 62 per cent said they were depressed or sad.
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Within four weeks of the ceasefire, WFP delivered āmore food aid than we thought possibleā, doubling the average for the last months of 2024, with more than 30,000MT, reaching one million people.
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The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing childrenās chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
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UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur.
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UN Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide.
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The ongoing conflict in Sudan has forced more than 160,000 people to seek refuge in South Sudan since mid-December 2024, placing immense pressure on an overstretched healthcare system, says WHO.
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During this round, an additional 40,000 children were vaccinated as compared to the previous two rounds conducted in September and October 2024, after poliovirus was detected in the Gaza Strip.
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More than 2,200 people, including children, are battling the cholera outbreak in Kosti, capital of Sudanās White Nile state, with the state the latest to announce the arrival of the deadly disease.
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The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, it was confirmed on Thursday, leading to potentially ādevasting impactsā, on women and girls.
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Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday.
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Since the ceasefire began in Gaza on 19 January, āunparalleled progressā has been made in providing desperately needed aid to families across the devastated enclave, said UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday.
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Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing attacks by M23 rebels in the east and a severe funding shortfall.
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At least four children are among an estimated 29 people killed in flash floods that have swept through two provinces, as the extreme weather upends lives and livelihoods.
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"Without increased international mobilization, humanitarian needs will skyrocket, regional stability will be further jeopardized, and our capacity to respond will be severely compromised," said UNHC.
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Data reveals cases of sexual violence have risen by more than two and a half times, abductions by sixfold, killing and maiming by sevenfold, and attacks on schools and hospitals multiplied by 12.