News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 50 from 95)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified calls for immediate, unhindered aid access to assist millions affected by the disaster.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a senior official with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March.
ReliefWeb News
As part of the inter-agency response, UNHCR is co-leading the response on shelter, emergency relief items, camp coordination and protection. It is seeking $16 million to help 1.2 million people.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.
ReliefWeb News
The situation in the camps was already dire, with schools saying limited funding was leaving them unable to pay teachers or repair school structures ahead of the new academic year starting next month.
ReliefWeb News
IOM and partners are working around the clock to collect information on the impact of the earthquake through the Displacement Tracking Matrix to help assess the critical needs of affected communities.
ReliefWeb News
A worsening hunger outlook collides with a massive funding shortfall facing WFP in DRC. WFP aims to reach 6.4 million people with food and nutrition aid this year, but needs $399 million in support.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving millions of women and girls at heightened risk, UN aid agencies warned on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Two senior UN officials appealed in the Security Council on Wednesday for an end to attacks against humanitarians and personnel working for the global organization.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
ReliefWeb News
“I 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,” 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 “justice and answers” 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 “remains unclear”, the UN’s 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 Médecins Sans Frontières
ReliefWeb News
More than 1,600 people have been killed and at least 3,400 injured—many 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 “responding fast”, 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 “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday.