News Monitor
The unprecedented spike, registered between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, points to a worsening protection crisis for children. Up to half of all members in armed groups are children.
The toll of the ongoing conflict is compounded by years of hardship. Lebanon has endured one of the worst economic crises in the world, which has left more than 80% of people living in poverty.
"We need to find innovative and efficient tools and solutions to avert a catastrophe but also to unlock the country’s untapped potential for significant agricultural productivity and profitability."
A new appeal targets 930,000 people with urgent needs across seven provinces and 17 municipalities, after two hurricanes and two earthquakes hit Cuba in the span of only 20 days.
Extreme climate conditions have led to three concurrent disease outbreaks — malaria in Baringo and Turkana counties, which have experienced heavy rains, and measles in Marsabit county.
World: One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or other family member
Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023. Africa recorded the highest rates of intimate partner and family-related femicide, followed by the Americas and then by Oceania.
Children living in North Gaza and Gaza governates have been almost completely cut off from supplies of food, water and medicine since 6 October. Famine is either imminent or likely already occurring.
WFP’s Global Outlook 2025 shows that 343 million people across 74 countries are acutely food insecure, a 10 per cent increase from last year, nearing levels that were last seen during the pandemic.
More than 700 trucks carrying food aid are on route to communities across Sudan, including 14 locations that WFP categorizes as “hotspots” due to the severity of food insecurity and famine risk.
While today marks Lebanon’s Independence Day, it is overshadowed by sadness and growing anxiety. The situation remains highly unpredictable, leaving Lebanese and refugees uncertain and fearful.
The year 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel, UN OCHA said, citing data from the Aid Worker Security Database, with the recorded deaths of 281 aid workers globally.
The year 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel, UN OCHA said, citing data from the Aid Worker Security Database, with the recorded deaths of 281 aid workers globally.
While more than 130,000 people were forced to flee in Colombia in 2016, the number of people newly displaced will exceed 260,000 in 2024, eight years after the agreement was signed.