News Monitor

Over the past school year, more than 900 schools closed, affecting about 200,000 children’s access to education. Many of these schools will likely remain closed as they are being used as shelters.

UNICEF is appealing for $32 million to help keep critical services running for children by reducing disruptions to water, sanitation, health and education, and distributing cash and in-kind support.

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health says nearly 600 people have been killed, including 50 children, and 1,700 injured. IOM DG Amy Pope reiterated a call for diplomacy, peace and de-escalation.

UNHCR and partners, including the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, are at the border crossings, providing food, water, blankets and mattresses to those arriving, and guiding them towards support in Syria.

With the amount of aid allowed into Gaza, it will take agencies more than two years to deliver the kits needed to prepare tents, shelters and damaged homes south of Wadi Gaza for winter, says NRC.

At least 21 countries are already facing significant flooding, and more expected. The floods exacerbate ongoing crises and threaten food security, while also slowing down efforts to deliver aid.

More than 3,200 civilian casualties were recorded in Ukraine between June and August this year – a 33.7 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.

Uganda has received more than 100,000 asylum seekers since January 2024. Sudanese refugees now make up the largest proportion of the new arrivals, accounting for 36% of the total number.

Maras, gangs and organised crime are a permanent threat to a large part of the population and are a real obstacle for leading a normal life and even moving freely through the territory.

FAO is urgently seeking donor support for its plan and requires $318 million to provide critical support to 10.5 million people across 39 high-risk countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The funding will help humanitarian partners provide immediate aid and respond to the most urgent needs concerning food, shelter, access to clean water and sanitation in the hardest-hit areas.

The latest surge of storms has impacted countless people, pushing vulnerable communities into desperation. WFP is combining rapid assistance with longer-term development support.

Following devastating floods in September, dozens of children are showing up in camps separated from their families, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

The appeal aims to reach children affected by the outbreak in Burundi, CAR, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, where the clade 1 variant is on the rise and where thousands of children are at risk.

WFP will provide a one-month ration of emergency food, including rice, fortified biscuits, and nutrition products to up to half a million flood-affected people, ensuring immediate food needs are met.

In Viet Nam, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, children's access to clean water, education, healthcare, food, and shelter has been compromised — pushing already marginalized communities deeper into crisis.

The worrying spike in humanitarian needs comes amid a regional hunger crisis already affecting 55 million people – four times more people than five years ago.

Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of 36 states. According to the government, more than a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced from their homes.

More than 80 per cent of required food aid does not make it into Gaza. Fifteen aid organizations demand international pressure for an immediate ceasefire and arms embargo.

The number of children killed or injured by Israeli forces and settlers has more than doubled. There are concerns of further casualties with a significant escalation of violence in the past six weeks.

In Aboutengue nearly 44,500 Sudanese refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, are facing severe cuts to food rations and poor living conditions due to a lack of adequate shelter.

Local actors and humanitarian organisations across the region are working around the clock to provide temporary relief despite increasingly stretched resources.