News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 52 from 95)
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Unrelenting conflict in Myanmar, dwindling financial resources and competing global crises have made it critical for the international community to step up for the Rohingya refugees.
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Worsened by limited access to water, sanitation, hygiene and health services, the alarming number has resulted in close to 2,900 deaths, many of whom are children.
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The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), said on Sunday.
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For more than three years, the rights of girls in Afghanistan have been violated. All girls must be allowed to return to school now, said UNICEF Chief, Catherine Russell.
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Deaths from TB fell by 42% between 2015 and 2023 while cases declined by 24% over the same period, according to the World Health Organization Global TB Report 2024.
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In and around the city of Goma in North Kivu, sites that were previously home to 400,000 internally displaced people have all been destroyed, leaving families stranded without shelter or protection.
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The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has put the lives of more than 2,000 children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at risk.
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Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN childrenâs and refugee agencies said on Friday.
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The UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the theft puts thousands of malnourished children and mothers at risk.
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Israelâs renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday.
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Death, injury and lasting family separation are among the traumatic events that have upended the lives of Ukraineâs children in the three years, according to a new report from UN Human Rights Office.
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The siege of northern Gaza is again blocking all life-saving supplies, including food and medicines to the area, with Save the Children unable to deliver water due for distribution through a partner.
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Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 79 million lives since 2000. However, the drastic and abrupt cuts in global health funding happening now are threatening to reverse these gains.
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UN chief AntĂłnio Guterres on Thursday hailed positive announcements from the White House, Kremlin and Kyiv aimed at stopping crippling attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia, linked to Russiaâs full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
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The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the largest humanitarian crises globally, a senior UN humanitarian said on Thursday.
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Months of fighting in eastern DRC have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people âBurundi has taken in the lionâs share â nearly 66,000 Congolese refugees and asylum seekers to date.
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The climate crisis has dramatically worsened water scarcity over the past few decades, leaving nearly 116 million people without safe drinking water, according to a new Oxfam report.
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Tumbes, where more than 8,000 people have been affected, appears to have suffered the most damage. There is a 48% probability that these conditions will continue until April.
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In view of the sudden and drastic reductions in humanitarian funding to Yemen, sustained donor engagement and flexible funding from donors is crucial to address the escalating humanitarian crisis.
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Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people â many of them women and children â and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities.
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Ongoing violence and USAID funding suspension are accelerating the collapse of DRCâs fragile health system, leaving millions defenseless against preventable diseases like cholera, says Oxfam.
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The report confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year observational record and underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather.
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This financial commitment shows the willingness of the EU and international community to support Syria and its people towards an inclusive transition and pave the path to rebuilding the country.
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UN chief General AntĂłnio Guterres on Tuesday led strong condemnation echoed by multiple United Nations agencies of renewed Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Tuesday which reportedly left more than 400 people dead.
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The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That's been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We'll have reaction from across the UN and agencies on the ground. UN News app users follow live here.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is undertaking âessential structural adjustmentsâ at its Geneva headquarters and globally, in response to a substantial 30 per cent reduction in donor support for 2025 â including a significant decrease in projects funded by the United States.
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"The little we have must be protected so that urgent support for people most in need can be provided. Currently, 5.4 million people, over half of them children, require life-saving assistance."
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The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.
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Fourteen years of war have left Syriaâs people in desperate need â but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the countryâs recovery.
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As of 4 March, 167 facilities had shut down due to funding shortages, cutting off medical care to 1.6 million people. More than 220 could close by June, leaving another 1.8 million without healthcare.