News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 91)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, despite ongoing insecurity in eastern areas where the virus has taken hold. As of 19 July, the DRC Government has recorded 2,423 confirmed cases, including 967 deaths and 469 recoveries.
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"UNICEF is deeply concerned by the continued killing and injuring of children in Ukraine. June recorded the highest monthly child casualty figure since 2022, with seven killed and 116 injured."
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Haitiās future success depends on āsecurity, political engagement, and humanitarian action reinforcing each other,ā the UNās most senior official in Haiti has told the UN Security Council which met in New York on Monday to discuss the way forward for the embattled Caribbean island nation.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the United States and Iran trade deadly attacks for a second week, the UN continues to call for de-escalation while highlighting the devastation caused to civilians and critical infrastructure across the Middle East.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sixty-seven minutes. That is how long volunteers spent serving lunch to people experiencing food insecurity at Refettorio Harlem in New York City last week ā one for every year Nelson Mandela gave to public service.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Thousands of people in some of Yemen's most conflict-affected communities are receiving lifesaving health care closer to home, thanks to funding from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) through the Yemen Humanitarian Fund.
ReliefWeb News
More than 53% of the population, which is 18 million people, are estimated to be experiencing severe food insecurity, including 2.2 million under-fives and 1.3 million pregnant and breastfeeding women.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
United Nations agencies have deplored a fresh Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv which left at least one person dead and a dozen injured.
ReliefWeb News
Funding shortfalls mean that we arenāt even able to provide a full ration, people are only receiving 50% of the food they should. Despite this, the people I met were sharing with their neighbours.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN is supporting farmers in Gaza who are struggling to rebuild their smallholdings in areas devastated by the Hamas-Israel war.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Access to education continues to worsen in the West Bank, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.