News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 9 from 99)
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More than 256,000 people in Djibouti ā around 25 per cent of the population ā are likely to face crisis or emergency level hunger over the coming months, a UN-backed global food monitoring network warned in a new report released Friday.
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With violence in south Lebanon significantly decreased since mid-June, UN peacekeepers there have returned to core functions such as protecting humanitarian aid and restoring critical infrastructure as families continue to return home.
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The UN is supporting farmers in Gaza who are struggling to rebuild their smallholdings in areas devastated by the Hamas-Israel war.
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Thousands of people remain displaced three weeks after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela and the possible formation of a strong El NiƱo climate pattern could worsen their already dire situation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned on Thursday.
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Humanitarian actors, donors, and states must shift immediately from short-term emergency delivery to gender-responsive, protection-centred and rights-based WASH recovery, says Oxfam in this analysis.
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According to preliminary information, the two vessels departed from Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, reportedly including some who had travelled from Coxās Bazar.
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Access to education continues to worsen in the West Bank, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
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More than 1.1 million people have been badly affected by floods due to waterlogging and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall and upstream run-off since 4 July 2026.
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Millions of vulnerable children are still being left unprotected due to conflict, displacement and poverty. We must reach every child, and we must rebuild trust where it is fraying, says UNICEF chief.
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Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from āunknown chains of transmissionā, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
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Humanitarians in the Gaza Strip continue to face significant challenges in reaching communities located near the so-called āYellow Lineā in northern Rafah, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Tuesday.
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Some 3.7 million children under five in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition due to food insecurity, poor diets and inadequate access to basic services as the peak season for life-threatening wasting looms.
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Case numbers have continued to rise steadily, suggesting the outbreak has not yet reached its peak. There are now five provinces affected by the Ebola outbreak and 10 more are considered at high risk.
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Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary home of their own.
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After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to still be buried under the debris of homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
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In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.
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At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UNās gender equality agency, UN Women, said on Friday.
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The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
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As drought risk intensifies in South Sudanās Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.
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WFP triggered the action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering cash transfers and early warning communications to help families prepare for the impact.
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The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Thursday.
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Representatives from 12 countries carried out a āvirtual diplomatic field visitā to a displacement site in the Gaza Strip and heard from some of the residents about their pressing needs, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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Since 2023, more than six million Afghans have returned to the country. More than 750,000 people have already returned so far this year, with a further 2.5 million expected by the end of 2026.
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The ceasefire deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv has led to a marked reduction in hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, sparked by the wider Iran-Israel-US war, but the situation remains uncertain for communities returning home only to find widespread destruction, UN peacekeepers said on Wednesday.
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The widespread solidarity shown to Venezuela must now be transformed into real, practical support for recovery from the deadly double earthquakes last month, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Wednesday.
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Venezuela's health system was already short of equipment, medications and reliable power before the earthquakes, leaving little capacity to provide emergency first aid to the over 16,000 injured.
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The UN and its partners are ramping up assistance for people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, working alongside the Government's response effort, as a new UN estimate puts direct physical damage at $37 billion.
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Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least 14 civilians and injured more than 80 others overnight on Monday, according to local authorities.
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Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly, with at least 330 children reported killed or injured during the first six months of 2026, the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
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Afghanistan faces one of the worldās biggest displacement crises amid poverty, drought and earthquakes, UN agencies warned on Monday.