News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 2)
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Widespread damage has been reported to infrastructure, housing and shelters, health facilities, schools, water and sanitation systems, and livelihoods. Protection risks have increased.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Yemen faces a surge of violence and hunger that threatens millions with starvation and risks destabilizing neighbouring countries. The crisis, deeply linked to wider regional conflicts, is straining humanitarian efforts and heightening tensions across the Middle East.
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The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that France, Germany and the United Kingdom have initiated a process that could lead to the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme within the next 30 days.
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IRC is mounting an urgent response to severe flooding that has swept across the south and warns that with more heavy rain expected, the risk of further flooding threatens to displace even more families.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Dr. Nouf moves briskly from patient to patient wearing her mask and gloves, with a stethoscope resting around her neck, driven by a strong passion to help the vulnerable at the Migrant Response Point (MRP) in Ma’rib in Yemen.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The food security situation in Government-controlled areas of southern Yemen is dire, with nearly half the population facing acute food insecurity and struggling to find their next meal.
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The food security situation is expected to worsen between September 2025 and February 2026, with about 5.38 million people likely to be classified in IPC Phase 3 or above.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Yemen cannot endure more years of division, economic collapse and human suffering, the UN’s top official on the crisis told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that “time is not on our side.”
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, the UN Secretary-General has reiterated his call for their release, urging they be freed “immediately and unconditionally.”
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Noor, a 16-month-old toddler, is from the Lahj governorate in the southwest corner of Yemen. A UN-partner volunteer diagnosed her with severe malnutrition – and her story became headline news when the UN relief chief recounted it to the Security Council during an impassioned briefing last week.
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Almost five months into 2025, the HNRP is less than 10 per cent funded, preventing critical aid delivery to millions of people across the country, including women, girls and other vulnerable groups.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The ceasefire between the United States and Houthi rebels in Yemen provides an opportunity to revitalize the peace process in the Middle Eastern country, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
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Limited access to clean water, poor sanitation, malnutrition, and a fractured health system continue to leave millions at risk of deadly but preventable diseases.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Marking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for global action.
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The environment of restriction and fear imposed by the Houthis, coupled with the aid freeze and heightened legal risks, have caused many agencies to close, leaving millions without means to survive.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country’s children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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In view of the sudden and drastic reductions in humanitarian funding to Yemen, sustained donor engagement and flexible funding from donors is crucial to address the escalating humanitarian crisis.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
After several years of fragile truce, there is a “palpable” fear of a return to all-out war in Yemen, said Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Thursday, briefing the Security Council.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A lasting peace is still possible in Yemen but requires commitment, courage, and action from all sides, the UN Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
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Flags at all UN offices in Yemen are flying at half-mast this week following the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member who had been arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities in the north since last month.
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The UN Secretary-General has instructed agencies, funds and programmes to pause all activities in Sa’ada governorate in Yemen for security reasons, the global body said on Monday.
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The UN has suspended all official movements by its teams into and out of Houthi-held areas of Yemen, after more UN staffers were detained on Thursday.
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Country: Yemen
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Almost half the population faces acute food insecurity, more than 13 million people do not have sufficient access to clean water and 40% of health facilities are partially or not functioning.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen and a top aid official briefed the Security Council on Wednesday warning of the grave consequences that could follow if hostilities stemming from its long running civil conflict – which have now spilled across the entire region – continue into a second decade.
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Country: Yemen
Sources: Abs Development Organization for Woman and Child, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, All Girls Foundation for Development, CARE International, Concern Worldwide, Danish Refugee Council, Deem for Development Organization, International Rescue Committee, INTERSOS, Médecins du Monde, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Première Urgence Internationale, Relief International, Save the Children, Tamdeen Youth Foundation
Aid organizations in Yemen are deeply concerned about the airstrikes on key infrastructure, including Sana’a International Airport, power stations in Sana’a and Hodeidah, and seaports near Hodeidah.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Harbia Al-Himiary has a special connection to Sana’a, whose war-damaged buildings she is helping to restore, as part of a UNESCO-supported initiative.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December, accounting for 35 per cent of worldwide cholera cases and 18 per cent of related deaths this year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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Country: Yemen
Source: World Health Organization
As of 1 December, Yemen had reported 249 900 suspected cases of cholera, with 861 associated deaths. This accounts for 35% of the global cholera burden and 18% of global reported mortality.