News Monitor
The number of people displaced has surged to more than 400,000 this year alone, almost double the number reported just last week. Since our last update on 17 January, bombs have fallen on IDP sites.
The United Nations estimates that 3.6 million people need life-saving assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. These needs are "driven by conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability".
At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts.
Tom Fletcher pointed to the United Nations Children’s Fund finding that one million children need mental health and psychosocial support for depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
For the first time in more than a year, food aid has arrived in a conflict-hit city, Wad Madani. It offers hope but progress is fragile in stopping hunger's spread in isolated and conflict-torn areas.
IOM, in coordination with partners, has dispatched its first convoy trucks carrying shelter material, and WASH supplies from Amman into the Gaza Strip as the ceasefire enters its fifth day.
Thousands of children now learning online, out of school entirely, or in underground classrooms as nearly three years of learning losses continue to mount, Save the Children said.
Medical needs remain high after almost 14 years of war. Driven by economic decline, a lack of international funding and the exodus of medical professionals, the health system is showing signs of fatigue.
Nealy a third of the population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024. The impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow the recovery.
Nealy a third of the population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024. The impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow the recovery.
A new Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $342.3 million to provide immediate aid, safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable and promote local capacities and participatory planning.
The 2025 HNRP prioritizes lifesaving aid for vulnerable groups, including women, children, and minorities, while advocating for long-term resilience-building and climate adaptation.
The $1.42 billion plan prioritizes lifesaving aid for vulnerable groups, including women, children, and minorities, while advocating for long-term resilience-building and climate adaptation.
The rapid deterioration of needs means that DRC is one of the countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2025, according to the IRC's Emergency Watchlist 2025.
The humanitarian context in Mali is characterized by a volatile security situation for more than a decade, compounded by structural vulnerability, socio-economic challenges and the climate crisis.
Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of the virus after one case tested positive in the northwestern Kagera region. A total of 25 suspected cases have been reported as of 20 January 2025.
The needs in Gaza are immense. Recovery will require a full-scale humanitarian response with all agencies coming together, including UNRWA, to provide lifesaving assistance to two million people.
Many children have been forcibly recruited by armed groups, stripped of their childhood, and girls face heightened risks of sexual violence, with disturbing reports of abduction and abuse.
This funding will enable needs-driven multisectoral assistance to newly displaced people, returnees and people living in front-line communities and parts of the country affected by hostilities.
This funding will enable needs-driven multisectoral assistance to newly displaced people, returnees and people living in front-line communities and parts of the country affected by hostilities.