News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 9 from 92)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sudan remains the worldâ s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to the war between rival militaries on the eve of the three-year mark.
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Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian funding for beleaguered civilians battered by years of grinding war.
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Years of human development gains across the region are under pressure as the impacts of the recent escalation ripple through economies and households, despite a temporary ceasefire.
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Analysis of figures from Sudanâs Ministry of Health shows that about 5.6 million babies were born between April 2023 and April 2026. Many of these children were born to displaced mothers.
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As Sudanâs war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected to widespread sexual violence, the UNâs top humanitarian official in the country warned on Monday, calling for urgent action to stop the fighting and protect civilians.
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Families are skipping meals, cutting portions and eating leaves and animal feed, not normally considered edible, as conflict, displacement and market disruptions drive hunger to extreme levels.
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As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies in ruins, with no end to the violence in sight, UN agencies said on Friday.
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Haiti is facing âone of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,â a senior UN aid official warned on Friday, underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering there.
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While the ceasefire has formally held, Israeli strikes have continued to kill and injure civilians, destroy homes, and erode any sense of safety, says NRC's Jan Egeland.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The scale and speed of destruction from the wave of airstrikes in Lebanon which began just hours after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, has left the countryâs already strained health system struggling to cope, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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More than a million Sudanese refugees whoâve fled into neighbouring Chad risk losing out on essential food, shelter and other support due to funding cuts, as the war in their homeland approaches the three-year mark.
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Across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad, most families have fled with nothing, are now skipping meals, and have no income to survive, three years since the war erupted.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
At least 326 humanitarians were killed in the line of duty across 21 countries during 2025, bringing the total killed over three years to over 1,010. The International Red Cross warned the Security Council on Wednesday that âwe are losing our humanity in war.â
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations has strongly condemned airstrikes by the Israeli military across Lebanon on Wednesday which have resulted in significant casualties and destruction.âŻ
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Estimates suggest that, of the more than one million people internally displaced due to the crisis, about 350,000 are children. Of these, over 45,000 children are living in collective shelters.
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The capital Dhaka, Coxâs Bazar - home to the worldâs largest refugee camp - and other dense urban slum areas are seeing particularly high caseloads, with infants under-nine months most affected.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN is significantly scaling up its presence in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to expand life-saving operations as the conflict between rival militaries approaches its third year.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN has issued an urgent call for international support as Cuba grapples with a âworseningâ humanitarian crisis fuelled by a prolonged energy blockade and the lingering devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last year.
ReliefWeb News
âThe scale of displacement is pushing the country to its limits,â said DG Pope. âWithout urgent international support, far too many people risk being left without the help they need."
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Deadly new strikes reported across the Middle East overnight and Thursday rattled energy markets and pushed crude oil prices up to $107 in early trading. Hopes dwindled of a quick end to the conflict as President Trump spoke of another "two to three weeks" of attacks, alongside "ongoing" discussions with Tehran. Civilians across the region continue to suffer misery and displacement. The UN chief told reporters at UN Headquarters the conflict âis already being felt everywhere,â and âthe spiral of destruction must stopâ. Follow live coverage from the Security Council here. App users can follow coverage here.
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The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres to issue a stark warning on Thursday morning that the world is âon the edge of a wider warâ with catastrophic global implications.
ReliefWeb News
Save the Children reveals more than 1.6 million people have returned to front-line areas. Three-quarters (74%) of 172 parents and caregivers interviewed said they missed their home and community.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The World Health Organization (WHO) has facilitated the delivery of some 106 metric tonnes of lifesaving nutrition supplies to the Gaza Strip â the first shipment via a mechanism to deliver aid by sea, in line with a UN Security Council resolution and amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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Although large-scale armed clashes did not occur, the prolonged tension and fear of imminent fighting between the Somali government and South-west state authorities triggered pre-emptive displacement.
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Since the UN truce in April 2022, at least 339 children have been killed due to shelling, gunfire, landmines and other explosive remnants of war, while a further 843 have been injured.
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WFP has 70,000MT of food impacted by the war in the Middle East. About half of this is on chartered bulk vessels, and the other half is in containers, which are either en route or stuck in ports.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than a month since war erupted in the Middle East, UN agencies confirmed on Tuesday that huge numbers of people have returned to Syria from Lebanon "exhausted, traumatized and with very, very few belongings". Meanwhile, the UN International Maritime Organization said that another vessel has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing concerns of further delays in transporting lifesaving aid. The Security Council met in New York in emergency session on Lebanon. Stay with us for live updates. App users can follow coverage here
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The trauma of mass displacement and disruption to aid shipments throughout the world are among the devastating impacts of the war raging in the Middle East, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UNâs top humanitarian official warned the Security Council on Tuesday that Lebanon is facing one of its most dangerous moments in years, with escalating violence, mass displacement and deepening human suffering pushing the country to âbreaking pointâ.
ReliefWeb News
âFarmers are facing a dual cost shock: they have more expensive fertilizers alongside rising fuel costs affecting the entire agricultural value chain, including irrigation and transport.â