News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 4)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen amid ongoing fighting that has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes and created acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
Cases reported over the past three weeks are showing early signs of a downward trend. However, maintaining and ramping up control measures remain critical in stopping the outbreak, says WHO.
ReliefWeb News
The outbreak has affected the Bulape and Mweka health zones, where health officials have been carrying out investigations following reports of 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest beside his bed as shells rattled the walls of his hotel.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
Since January, more than 35,000 suspected cholera cases and at least 852 related deaths have been reported – an average of more than four deaths every day and a 62 percent increase compared to 2024.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is stressing the need to scale up support for displaced families in Haiti amid ongoing insecurity and violence.
ReliefWeb News
WHO supported the authorities to develop public health situation analysis, provide health services to those affected, assess needs and provide safe drinking water to the displaced and their hosts.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a draft peace agreement in Washington this Friday, tensions and violence continue to grip eastern DRC.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more international assistance than they are getting today, the UN’s top aid official said on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
As the refugee influx into Burundi reaches a critical point, with thousands of individuals fleeing conflict and instability in DR Congo, the country faces a significant humanitarian challenge.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency (UNDP) issued an appeal on Friday on behalf of people uprooted by the violence to help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
ReliefWeb News
MSF continues to treat new victims of sexual violence daily in Goma - nearly 7,400 patients between January and April. Twenty kilometres west of Goma, in Saké, more than 2,400 survivors were treated.
ReliefWeb News
More than 290 schools have been damaged or destroyed this year, preventing children from attending lessons. This brings the total number of out-of-school children in the province to 1.3 million.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarian teams have completed a mission to the Sudanese town of Tawila to provide life-saving assistance for civilians recently displaced by intensifying violence in North Darfur state.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to humanitarian teams on the ground.
ReliefWeb News
As the humanitarian crisis in DR Congo continues to worsen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 107 partners are appealing for $781 million to continue providing urgent and life-saving support in 2025.
ReliefWeb News
The 200,000 doses will help as DR Congo continues to suffer the worst impacts of the current mpox outbreak, with more than 20,000 cases and 49 deaths reported by mid-April 2025.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a week ago in which 26 tourists were killed.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing immense pressure on aid agencies struggling to cope with an escalating crisis amid dwindling resources.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
The flooding has hit a community under severe strain. Since January, Tanganyika has received 50,000 IDPs fleeing violence in South Kivu. The floods also wiped out key crops, worsening food insecurity.
ReliefWeb News
Since January, more than 41,000 Congolese have sought safety in Uganda, bringing the total number in Uganda to nearly 600,000. In the past two weeks, 600 people have been crossing into Uganda daily.
ReliefWeb News
The number of children going hungry has surged 50 per cent due to an escalation in violence this year, with 2.3 million more children now going without enough food.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under the control of the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in North Kivu province.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.