News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 8 from 88)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Conflict continues to fuel suffering and drive humanitarian needs in Myanmar, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said in a bulletin on Monday.
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Surging food and fuel prices driven by the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could have ripple effects that will worsen hunger for vulnerable populations in the region and beyond.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and displacement in the region and far beyond, UN agencies said on Friday.
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Intensifying hostilities have triggered significant population movement, while clashes along the Afghanistan and Pakistan border have forced thousands of families to flee.
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In the last 24 hours alone, nearly 60,000 people, including 18,000 children, have been newly displaced, adding to the tens of thousands already uprooted. Seven children have been killed and 38 injured.
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Lebanon is the first country where weâve needed to respond immediately due to displacements. Population movement is fluid, with people leaving South Lebanon, the Bekaa and Beirutâs southern suburbs.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence and instability in the Middle East, the UN urgently called for protection of civilians and warned of growing displacement and humanitarian needs.
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The shipment will restore lifesaving immunisation services to children and communities across five localities including Kadugli, where famine was confirmed in September 2025.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The escalating violence in the Middle East region is compounding an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved slowly along rough, dusty roads, determined to reach communities that have waited years for their day in court.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Reports on Friday that major cities in Afghanistan have been bombed by the Pakistan military in a new escalation between the two countries have raised fears for civilians already struggling under the harsh rule of the de facto Taliban authorities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions â alongside a massive humanitarian emergency and war in neighbouring Sudan â threaten efforts to achieve lasting peace.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Four years after Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many people are trying to overcome deep-rooted trauma and rebuild what has been lost.
ReliefWeb News
MSF is calling for a massive scale-up of lifesaving aid and unhindered access amid the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza, where lives continue to be lost due to sustained violence and aid restrictions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Cubaâs humanitarian situation is worsening as fuel shortages deepen nearly a month after Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.
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South Sudan continues to grapple with new arrivals fleeing conflict in Sudan, while millions remain displaced within the country and across borders due to years of conflict, flooding and instability.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Funding shortfalls are putting the lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk amid rising humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
The integrated food security phase classification (IPC) system shows the crisis or worse level has nearly doubled between February and March 2026 to a staggering 6.5 million people since early 2025.
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While temperatures are slowly rising, the damage remains. An estimated 10.8 million people inside the country need humanitarian assistance in 2026, and 3.7 million are internally displaced.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The number of people in Somalia facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled to 6.5 million since last year as hunger levels rise due to worsening drought, conflict and soaring food prices.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Concerns have been raised about the âcoerciveâ repatriation from Tanzania of Burundian refugees, many of whom do not want to return to their home country.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations of an entire continent, but war must never be the new normal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
Severe flooding since late December along with Tropical Cyclone Gezani have affected about 720,000 people. More than 430 schools have been impacted with more than 840 classrooms completely destroyed.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine will cost almost $588 billion over the next decade, or nearly three times the estimated GDP in 2025, as housing, energy and other critical sectors continue to come under fire from Russian forces.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Although fighting had been raging in the east of Ukraine since Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014, most in the country did not believe all-out war would occur. With the full-scale invasion now reaching the four-year mark, many Ukrainians cannot believe it has gone on for so long, with no end in sight.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Renewed fighting in South Sudanâs Jonglei state has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in recent weeks, damaged health facilities, fuelled the spread of cholera and prompting the UN relief chief to warn of a âperfect stormâ of conflict, climate shocks and deprivation.
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Tropical Cyclone Fytia made landfall on 31 January, followed by Tropical Cyclone Gezani on 10 February, affecting more than 681,000 people and causing major damage to homes and infrastructure.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Four years into Russiaâs full-scale invasion, millions in Ukraine struggle to keep the lights on and heat their homes, with the crisis taking a particular toll on women, humanitarians warned on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator arrived in South Sudan on Friday to visit one of the most under-reported humanitarian crises in the world, as clashes between government and opposition forces continue in Jonglei state.
ReliefWeb News
Most of the food security data points are flashing red. Our early warning systems, which we manage alongside partners and counterparts, indicate that weâre on the same path as previous food crises.