News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 45 from 95)
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MSF teams are returning to the hospital after suspending activities in January after several violent incidents. Initial focus will be on responding to the growing and worrying cholera outbreak.
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Limited access to clean water, poor sanitation, malnutrition, and a fractured health system continue to leave millions at risk of deadly but preventable diseases.
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WFP needs $710 million to reach 5.6 million of the most vulnerable people over the next six months, including malnourished children. Thatās less than half the 12 million people we had planned to help.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid reports that renewed drone strikes on a key Sudanese aid hub were thwarted late Wednesday, UN Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres added his voice to increasingly urgent calls for serious peace negotiations to end more than two years of war in Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security forces into three of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a violation of childrenās right to education and safety.
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An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable.
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With at least 209 civilians killed and 1,146 injured, April became the deadliest month for Ukraineās civilians, and the month with the highest number of overall civilian casualties, since September 2024.
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More than 60,000 malnourished children in South Sudanās Upper Nile state are at risk of plunging deeper into malnutrition as treatment supplies run critically low and resupply efforts are hampered.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering 2,000 displaced people, which reportedly killed 30 Palestinians sheltering there.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to humanitarian teams on the ground.
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The UN has renewed its call to end the brutal conflict in Sudan after a surge in drone strikes, including in Port Sudan ā 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 ā mostly exhausted and traumatized women and children ā 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 worldās 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).
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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 AntĆ³nio Guterres said on Monday.
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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.
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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.
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The unprecedented increase in people returning from Pakistan in a short time is placing immense strain on Afghanistanās already fragile healthcare system, essential services and food stocks.
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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees ā who cannot return home due to war or persecution ā in increasing danger.
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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.
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Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UNās humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
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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.