News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 43 from 88)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
ReliefWeb News
âI am truly shocked by the conditions I have seen in and around the city of Goma. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people here in eastern DRC are hanging by a thread,â said NRC's Egeland.
ReliefWeb News
Heavy rainfall has affected most of Ecuador since January, with even more rainfall forecast for the country. Meanwhile, a major oil spillover in Esmeraldas province has impacted nearly 11,000 people.
ReliefWeb News
A staggering 19.9 million people needed assistance before the earthquake due to past disasters, ongoing conflict and a cholera outbreak. Despite this, less than 5% of required funding has been received.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza by Israeli forces whose remains were recovered on Sunday from a shallow grave after a week-long rescue operation, noting that one worker is still missing.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control of the country, with the UN expressing profound alarm on Monday over escalating hostilities, particularly in North Darfur.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
ReliefWeb News
As the situation continues to deteriorate, War Child is gravely concerned for the 5.4 million children and youth in South Sudan who face a growing threat of violence and recruitment to armed groups.
ReliefWeb News
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing communities to the brink.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for âjustice and answersâ after Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil defence first responders and a UN staff member in an attack in southern Gaza.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster âremains unclearâ, the UNâs top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday.
ReliefWeb News
Violence and widespread cholera are pushing to the brink people on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, where approximately 10,000 are displaced since March, warns MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres
ReliefWeb News
More than 1,600 people have been killed and at least 3,400 injuredâmany of them children. UNICEF calls for urgent response as critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more pressure on nearly 20 million people who were already in need of aid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
ReliefWeb News
From 18 to 25 March, an average of 21 women and 40 children were killed in Gaza. They have been stripped of their fundamental rights, forced to exist in a reality where loss is their only constant.
ReliefWeb News
Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are âresponding fastâ, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are âresponding fastâ, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under the control of the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in North Kivu province.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
The funding crisis, exacerbated by declining health spending in hosting countries, is affecting the scope and quality of public health and nutrition programmes for refugees and host communities,
ReliefWeb News
In 2024, 19,751 Central Africans voluntarily returned to the Central African Republic with the support of UNHCR and refugee-hosting governments, including Cameroon and DR Congo.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu â setting their sights on more territorial gains.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.
ReliefWeb News
An alarming 28 million people in DRC are now facing acute hunger (IPC Phase 3 and above) â a number that has grown by 2.5 million since the most recent outbreak of violence in December 2024.
ReliefWeb News
The funding crisis comes at a time when children continue to face displacement, conflicts, disease outbreaks, and the consequences of climate change â which hinder their access to adequate nutrition.
ReliefWeb News
With these numbers reflecting only verified incidents, it's likely the true toll is far higher. UNICEF calls for urgent protection of children and immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access.