News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 55 from 95)
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Within four weeks of the ceasefire, WFP delivered āmore food aid than we thought possibleā, doubling the average for the last months of 2024, with more than 30,000MT, reaching one million people.
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The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing childrenās chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
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UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur.
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UN Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide.
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The ongoing conflict in Sudan has forced more than 160,000 people to seek refuge in South Sudan since mid-December 2024, placing immense pressure on an overstretched healthcare system, says WHO.
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During this round, an additional 40,000 children were vaccinated as compared to the previous two rounds conducted in September and October 2024, after poliovirus was detected in the Gaza Strip.
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More than 2,200 people, including children, are battling the cholera outbreak in Kosti, capital of Sudanās White Nile state, with the state the latest to announce the arrival of the deadly disease.
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Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing attacks by M23 rebels in the east and a severe funding shortfall.
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The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, it was confirmed on Thursday, leading to potentially ādevasting impactsā, on women and girls.
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Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday.
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Since the ceasefire began in Gaza on 19 January, āunparalleled progressā has been made in providing desperately needed aid to families across the devastated enclave, said UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday.
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At least four children are among an estimated 29 people killed in flash floods that have swept through two provinces, as the extreme weather upends lives and livelihoods.
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"Without increased international mobilization, humanitarian needs will skyrocket, regional stability will be further jeopardized, and our capacity to respond will be severely compromised," said UNHC.
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Data reveals cases of sexual violence have risen by more than two and a half times, abductions by sixfold, killing and maiming by sevenfold, and attacks on schools and hospitals multiplied by 12.
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More than 50 people, including children, have been reported killed since the IDF operation started five weeks ago. Destruction of infrastructure, bulldozing roads and access restrictions are common.
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UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country.
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Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into ābattlefieldsā and left 40,000 people homeless, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
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A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for civilians in Sudan together with unhindered humanitarian access, as the brutal war between rival militaries approaches a second year.
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The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions toward extreme hunger, UN agencies warned on Wednesday.
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UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that aid workers in Gaza supporting local health authorities have now managed to vaccinate nearly 550,000 children under 10 ā nearly all those it aimed to reach.
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More than 6,000 people in Haiti have been forced from their homes by gang violence in almost a month, hampering aid efforts by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
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A staggering 234 million children in crisis need urgent support to access quality education ā 35 million more than just three years ago ā and more than 85 million children are out of school.
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The report currently estimates that as of 31 December 2024, the total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is $524 billion (ā¬506 billion) over the next decade.
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Three years since the war began, around 10.6 million people have been forced from their homes. One third of the population is in desperate need of humanitarian aid.
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Below-average rainfall in October-December 2024 led to a substantial reduction in crop output in agropastoral and riverine livelihoods and faster pasture and water depletion in pastoral areas.
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MSF is looking for ways to help people in Zamzam and El Fasher without exposing its staff to an unacceptable level of risk after it was forced to suspend its activities.
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24 February 2025 marks the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the civilian population continues to face near daily-attacks. The UN staff living alongside them, enduring the same difficult conditions, have been a lifeline throughout the war.
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As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic activity has led to a growing expectation of a ceasefire, although the situation remains extremely fluid. Despite the uncertainty, the UN is planning how to best support the country when the fighting finally stops.
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Ukraineās third year of full-scale war was even deadlier for children than the preceding year; the number of child casualties in 2024 rose by more than 50 per cent compared with 2023.
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Since February, more than 40,000 Congolese nationals ā mostly women and children ā have arrived in Burundi. This number is likely to increase as hostilities escalate in the DRC.