News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 54 from 92)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The humanitarian community’s plan to flood Gaza with lifesaving aid passed an important milestone on Thursday with the news that more than 10,000 relief lorries have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began on 19 January.
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South Kordofan and Blue Nile states in Sudan are on the brink of catastrophe as violence continues to escalate at an alarming rate, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday in a statement.
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Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly three weeks ago, UN aid coordination office OCHA said in an update on Wednesday.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza, and “to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing” in the enclave, in a speech in New York on Wednesday.
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Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by the Israeli security forces (ISF), the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.
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The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.
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UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the incoming US administration and reiterated calls for Washington to retain its position as a global aid leader.
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The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured.
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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has again urged warring parties to stop targeting civilians.
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The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group.
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Escalating hostilities in the occupied West Bank are putting the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, warned in a statement on Monday.
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The top UN aid official arrived in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday for a week-long visit, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has reported.
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The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm on Monday over reports of summary executions of civilians in the Sudanese city of Khartoum North, allegedly carried out by fighters and militias allied with the forces of the military Government.
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Nations around the world which are seeking practical solutions to peace and security, humanitarian and development issues are marking 30 years of collaboration with a specialized UN agency.
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The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff are still providing aid to the people of Gaza and the West Bank including East Jerusalem who depend on them “for their sheer survival”, a day after the Israeli parliament ban on its activities entered into force.
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United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group expands.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince have led to another wave of displacement, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA).
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Humanitarian infrastructure and warehouses have been looted, severely compromising the aid response. Significant quantities of food and essential medical supplies have been lost in targeted attacks.
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UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect.
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Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime.
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After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained.
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People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Myanmar
Source: World Food Programme
A staggering 15 million people are expected to face hunger in 2025, up from 13.3 million last year, with the World Food Programme warning the situation is set to worsen.
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UNAIDS has welcomed Wednesday’s emergency waiver from the United States Secretary of State that will allow the continuation of life-saving HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of key roads, UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO).
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As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces could fuel a region-wide health emergency.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Forum des ONGI en RDC
Essential civilian infrastructure, such as healthcare facilities, schools and markets, are also attacked or under threat. All must be protected, as well as aid workers, in accordance with IHL.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Countries: Chad, Sudan
Sources: Action contre la Faim France, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, CARE International, Concern Worldwide, Danish Refugee Council, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, Enfants du Monde - Droits de l'Homme, International Medical Corps, International NGO Safety Organisation, International Rescue Committee, INTERSOS, Jesuit Refugee Service, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Plan International, Première Urgence Internationale, Qatar Charity, Relief International, Secours Islamique France, Solidarités International, Tearfund, Triangle Génération Humanitaire
Twenty-three international groups operating in eastern Chad warn that the majority of those refugees and returnees do not have access to the protection and education assistance they direly need.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Sudan
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross
Attacks on power plants, water stations and dams in Northern State, River Nile, Sennar, White Nile and Gedaref have caused extensive damage and endangered teams operating and maintaining facilities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN teams on the ground indicate a fast-deteriorating situation on Tuesday amid an ongoing assault by M23 rebels on the provincial capital.