News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 3)
ReliefWeb News
Conflict and climate-fuelled disasters had left 6.3 million children among about 19.9 million people in need of support, but the earthquake has made living conditions worse for many children.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A new resolution by the Thai Government that will allow long-staying refugees from Myanmar to work legally in the country was welcomed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, as a significant boost to the national economy.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastrophic consequences for civilians.
ReliefWeb News
In central Rakhine, the number of families not able to meet basic food needs is 57%, up from 33% in December 2024. Northern Rakhine is likely much worse due to conflict and access issues.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread displacement, the United Nations warned on Thursday that urgent humanitarian needs are going unmet due to escalating violence and blocked access.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In violence-wracked Haiti, more than 5.7 million people are estimated to be food insecure, with many unable to meet their daily food needs.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Myanmar is spiralling deeper into humanitarian catastrophe, the UN’s top human rights official warned on Friday, as escalating military attacks, crippling aid restrictions and collapsing international support push millions toward starvation and despair.
ReliefWeb News
Across the country, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. More than 3.5 million people have been displaced by conflict and nearly 22 million need help. About 1.3 million people have fled.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Nearly three months after Myanmar’s strongest earthquake in a century, more than six million people remain in urgent need of assistance, as the disaster compounds a humanitarian crisis driven by years of conflict, political turmoil and mass displacement.
ReliefWeb News
Tens of thousands of students will start school today in hot and crowded temporary spaces, with more than 2,500 schools damaged or destroyed in March’s devastating earthquake yet to be rebuilt.
ReliefWeb News
Only 43 per cent of the targeted people have been reached with food assistance, leaving critical needs unmet. Funding remains limited despite the scale and urgency of the needs.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military attacks, obstructed aid access and widespread displacement leave nearly 6.3 million people in urgent need.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN are being hampered by damaged infrastructure, ongoing armed conflict and global aid funding cuts.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.
ReliefWeb News
Humanitarian needs continue to be immense in a country that is both grieving and grappling with new threats - with the imminent arrival of the cyclone and monsoon seasons.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
One month since Myanmar’s earthquake disaster, tens of thousands of survivors still live in makeshift tents with little to protect them from pre-monsoon storms and mosquitoes.
ReliefWeb News
About 200,000 people are displaced due to the earthquake of which about 42,000 people are living in 145 temporary shelters constructed from materials that cannot withstand severe weather.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month.
ReliefWeb News
New UNDP remote sensing analysis shows massive, immediate reconstruction is vital in Myanmar due to widespread damage to homes, hospitals, and critical infrastructure.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
This newest appeal is an addendum to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which was already underfunded before the earthquake struck, with just over 5 per cent of funding received.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is ramping up its response to Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, calling for increased funding and an immediate ceasefire to ensure more aid reaches those in desperate need.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In earthquake-shattered central Myanmar, people are sleeping in the streets in fear of buildings collapsing, facing early monsoon rains and the risk of waterborne diseases, the UN warned on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
Access to safe water has been severely disrupted, with some primary sources contaminated and people forced to rely on spring or surface water. In worst-hit areas, damaged pipelines have also cut access.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ten days after the catastrophic quake which struck Myanmar, children remain the most vulnerable – losing their homes, their schools, and in many cases, their families.
ReliefWeb News
UNFPA has resumed operations in Mandalay. Three mobile health teams have been deployed to deliver primary health care, reproductive health services, and emergency medical responses in impacted areas.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified calls for immediate, unhindered aid access to assist millions affected by the disaster.
ReliefWeb News
As part of the inter-agency response, UNHCR is co-leading the response on shelter, emergency relief items, camp coordination and protection. It is seeking $16 million to help 1.2 million people.