News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 10 from 92)
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Further attacks have been reported across the Middle East as the war enters a second month, with two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Southern Lebanon on Monday, following the death of a fellow âblue helmetâ a day earlier. On the diplomatic front, the UN has announced a taskforce to restore the flow of fertilizer and aid through the Strait of Hormuz, while the UN's atomic watchdog confirms an attack on a heavy water facility at Khondab in Iran. Stay with us for live updates on this and UN agencies. App users can follow coverage here.
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Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudanâs deadly war between rival militaries as attacks intensify and humanitarian access shrinks, following a deadly airstrike on a funeral gathering in West Kordofan.
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Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfair question.
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After receiving emergency shelter, health support, and essential items, many used grants to repair homes, buy food, replace lost belongings, or to pay medical fees.
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Just hours after war broke out in the Middle East last month, United Nations Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres warned the Security Council that the fighting risked âigniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world.â
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Almost one month since Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran began, sparking a wider regional war, UN agencies and partners on Friday highlighted the terror among civilians fleeing bombardment, with âno safe spaceâ to go.
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The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the region. The UN announced the launch of a task force to meet the immense needs. In Geneva, diplomats at the Human Rights Council have been discussing the school strike in Iranâs Minab that killed more than 100 children. Stay with us for live updates on this and from UN agencies providing relief. App users can follow coverage here.
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A ânew wave of global instability is hitting Myanmar at the worst possible moment,â a UN official in the country warned on Friday, as increases in fuel, food, and fertilizer prices due to the ongoing Middle East conflict push vulnerable families closer to hunger one year after a devastating earthquake.
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Rising fuel costs and supply disruptions from war in the Middle East could spell catastrophe for Somaliaâs children, already reeling from drought, conflict and global budget cuts.
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More than 1.2 million people - a fifth of the population - have been displaced in Lebanon since 2 March due to Israeli airstrikes and forced displacement orders, including 350,000 children.
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More than four years since Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the âdanger is only increasingâ, particularly from attack drones, a top UN human rights official warned on Thursday.
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Hospitals are just the latest vital public services to be hit in Cuba, more than a month since Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation.
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Nearly two-thirds of families in provinces impacted by severe drought have reported increased child labour, with only about one in five children attending school, according to Save the Children.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 25 March: All eyes on Strait of Hormuz; war is âout of controlâ, UN chief warns
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Itâs day 26 of war in the Middle East. The UN chief says with the conflict now totally out of control, diplomacy must prevail. Ongoing strikes in Israel and Iran have included intensifying Israeli attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, while some US troops are heading to the region, the Pentagon has confirmed. Meanwhile, Iran has told the UN maritime agency that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to ânon-hostileâ ships not associated with the US and Israel. UN News app users can follow coverage here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres has warned that the escalating Gulf war is âout of controlâ, urging all sides to step back from the brink and allow diplomacy to prevail, as he announced the appointment of a senior envoy to spearhead peace efforts.
ReliefWeb News
After recent stability in Uvira and the border reopening, some refugees expressed a wish to go home. Returns were also accelerated by the severe underfunding in Burundi, which has reduced assistance.
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The death toll from a horrific attack on a hospital in Sudanâs Darfur has risen further, amid a âsharp increaseâ in drone attacks against civilians this year, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the war continues to roil the Middle East and compound suffering for civilians across the region, the economic ramifications of the emergency are still playing out, with the Strait of Hormuz the focus of global attention with crude oil prices surging over $100 a barrel again. Meanwhile, settler attacks have escalated dramatically against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a topic that we'll be across today also, with aid updates and live reporting from the Security Council. UN News app users can follow coverage here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continues to be the focus of international attention, along with the energy crisis caused by attacks on shipping in key Strait of Hormuz and other oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf region. Stay with us for live updates from across the UN system. App users can follow coverage here.
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More than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, âthe violence is worse than everâ and far from abating, the head of UN political and peacebuilding affairs said on Monday in a briefing to the Security Council.
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The Security Council is met for an open briefing on Ukraine, requested by European members following Kyivâs 18 March letter citing a surge in Russian strikes. Inside the country, attacks continue to take a heavy toll: since 19 March, at least 25 civilians have reportedly been killed and more than 130 injured, including children, particularly in Donetsk, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia. Weâll have live coverage below, app users can follow here â and for all our key meetings coverage each day, go here.
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While the IFRC global supply chain hub in Dubai remains operational, disruptions to global transport have led to significant price increases and forced the organization to use longer overland routes.
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The Rafah crossing into Gaza reopened on Thursday for limited movement in both directions after a 20-day suspension, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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IOM calls on the international community to urgently increase support to meet immediate needs, strengthen preparedness, and prevent further deterioration of an already fragile situation.
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Humanitarian needs are continuing to grow again across Gaza, the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday, amid mounting pressures on aid delivery and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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The international community must step up efforts to support Syria amid the current conflict raging in the Middle East, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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In 2026, 22.3 million people require assistance and protection. This includes 5.2 million IDPs, alongside migrants and refugees. Acute food insecurity is alarming, with 18.3 million people affected.
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This year's Levels & Trends in Child Mortality report provides the clearest and most detailed picture yet of how many children, adolescents, and youth are dying.
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WFP estimates that almost 45 million more people could fall into acute food insecurity or worse (IPC3+) if the conflict does not end by mid-year, and if oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.
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The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as the UN chief again demanded an end to the widening conflict.