News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 38 from 88)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN has renewed its call to end the brutal conflict in Sudan after a surge in drone strikes, including in Port Sudan — the vital hub and lifeline for humanitarian aid.
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The number of people in need far exceeds the capacity to respond. MSF teams have set up two health posts at the main arrival sites to provide water and immediate nutrition and medical support.
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As the humanitarian crisis in DR Congo continues to worsen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 107 partners are appealing for $781 million to continue providing urgent and life-saving support in 2025.
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Nearly 20,000 people – mostly exhausted and traumatized women and children – have arrived in the past two weeks, reflecting escalating violence in North Darfur, particularly in and around El Fasher.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid teams said on Tuesday, as a third day of drone strikes ripped into the city of Port Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday.
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The airstrike obliterated the hospital, killing at least seven civilians and injuring many patients and staff. It destroyed critical infrastructure, cutting off thousands from lifesaving care.
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Amnesty documents how frequent floods and heatwaves are overwhelming an underfunded healthcare system in the world’s fifth-most vulnerable country to climate disasters.
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Many health facilities are unable to provide basic services; nutrition, primary and reproductive care. Humanitarian response is critically underfunded with only 9% having been funded as of April 2025.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and prolong its military presence in Gaza, a spokesperson for António Guterres said on Monday.
ReliefWeb News
Report reveals that after fleeing violence, many children found themselves in overcrowded shelters, in unsafe neighbourhoods, where they faced further dangers and continued to be denied their rights.
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Without an immediate resumption of aid deliveries, the ICRC will not have access to the food, medicines, and life-saving supplies needed to sustain many of its programmes in Gaza.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN and partners on Sunday issued a stark warning over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as Israeli authorities maintain a near-total blockade on the delivery of aid for a ninth consecutive week.
ReliefWeb News
The unprecedented increase in people returning from Pakistan in a short time is placing immense strain on Afghanistan’s already fragile healthcare system, essential services and food stocks.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UN’s humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military attacks, obstructed aid access and widespread displacement leave nearly 6.3 million people in urgent need.
ReliefWeb News
Funding cuts are removing critical support for vulnerable refugees, who now face even greater risks of abuse, poverty, being forced to return to danger or new perilous journeys.
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As fighting intensifies in Darfur, children are bearing the brunt of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, "Children are running out of food, out of medicine, and out of time" UNICEF warned.
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This new financing – which is the first and largest joint allocation in support of anticipatory action against drought in Afghanistan – arrives as Faryab faces its worst drought in more than five years.
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The 200,000 doses will help as DR Congo continues to suffer the worst impacts of the current mpox outbreak, with more than 20,000 cases and 49 deaths reported by mid-April 2025.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN relief chief Tom Fletcher warned on Thursday that the global aid system must undergo a “humanitarian reset”, becoming significantly more efficient and exploring new sources of funding, as major donors – including the United States – sharply reduce their contributions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope.
ReliefWeb News
Deportations coincide with a separate humanitarian emergency in the Centre department. Gang violence that erupted in late March in Mirebalais and Saut d’Eau has displaced more than 51,000 people.
ReliefWeb News
A new report released today by UNDP warns that Afghanistan is sinking deeper into socioeconomic crisis, with widening inequalities that are accentuated for women and specific regions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence – particularly in North Darfur – driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN are being hampered by damaged infrastructure, ongoing armed conflict and global aid funding cuts.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last year’s hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.