News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 19)
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Humanitarian partners in the Gaza Strip are struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people as winter storms batter damaged homes and temporary shelters.
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As 2026 begins, residents of the Gaza Strip are confronting life in displacement camps and among the ruins of destroyed neighbourhoods â facing deep uncertainty after months of war and devastation.
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A sixth child has died in Gaza this month as the enclaveâs people continue to endure dire living conditions linked to freezing rains and the Israel-Hamas war, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) has announced. The development comes as aid agencies urged Israeli authorities to reconsider revoking the licences of dozens of humanitarian partners that provide assistance across the devastated enclave from 1 January.
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Severe weather conditions have led to further casualties and heightened health risks in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reported on Monday.
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Although âsignificant restrictions and impedimentsâ continue to hamper humanitarian operations in Gaza, teams are still responding to the populationâs needs, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday.
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The UN and partners continue to provide assistance to people in Gaza, where recent winter storms have worsened conditions for thousands across the enclave.
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Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, humanitarians continue to receive reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition, a new UN-backed analysis has found.
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A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten days ago, she gave birth and is now in recovery thanks to World Food Programme (WFP) facilities that are back up and running again, the agencyâs representative for Palestine said on Thursday.
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Humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately lifts new barriers that are blocking access and forcing international charities to shut down.
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While the Asia and Pacific region has made notable progress in reducing hunger, persistent challenges remain in addressing malnutrition, food insecurity and unequal access to healthy diets, a new UN report published on Wednesday concludes.
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The ceasefire in GazaâŻremainsâŻfragile, while humanitarians continue to face obstructions in delivering aid to the people, a senior UN official working to promote greater peace in the region told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial goods, the UNâs aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday, as winter storms continue to worsen already dire living conditions for displaced families.
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In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk on Wednesday rejected suggestions by the Israeli military that the so-called âYellow Lineâ of concrete blocks it has erected inside the enclave represented a new border.
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As another winter storm hits the Gaza Strip, low temperatures and rains are putting the lives of newborns and other vulnerable groups at risk, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Wednesday.
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Mothers whoâve been left starving in Gaza are now giving birth to underweight or premature babies who die in intensive care units or struggle to survive as they endure acute malnutrition, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
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In October alone, we admitted 8,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women for treatment for acute malnutrition â about 270 a day â in a place where there was no discernible malnutrition before October 2023.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Nearly two months after the latest ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 10 October, a fragile calm has brought much-needed relief to families who have endured unimaginable suffering and repeated displacement.
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Every week in Gaza, at least 15 women give birth outside any health facility, often without a trained midwife, pain relief or basic medical supplies.
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The UN has called for an investigation into the recent âhorrificâ killing by Israeli forces of two young brothers in Gaza who were reportedly targeted by a drone while collecting firewood.
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The UN says humanitarian partners in Gaza are scaling up winterisation efforts as cold weather and heavy rain continue to impact displaced Palestinians.
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Aid deliveries into Gaza continue to face difficulties as fighting continues across the territory, with the UN warning that most hospitals are only partially functioning and more than 16,500 patients still require urgent medical evacuation.
ReliefWeb News
Last winter, the UN reported children and infants dying from hypothermia in camps. IRC teams report rain has already flooded makeshift shelters, leaving thousands exposed to wind and freezing nights.
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The Security Council is meeting against the backdrop of Gazaâs fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to urge Israel and Hamas to stick to their commitments amid renewed violence and deepening humanitarian needs. The session is likely to focus on safeguarding the truce, easing aid access restrictions and sustaining political momentum. With tensions also rising in the occupied West Bank and southern Lebanon, the meeting will test whether the Council can help stabilise the situation and keep alive a credible path towards Palestinian self-determination. Follow live below and UN News app users can click here. For in-depth meetings coverage, go here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing attacks and airstrikes attributed to Israeli forces in Gaza continue to kill and maim people of all ages in the shattered enclave despite an agreed ceasefire, UN agencies said on Friday.
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Living conditions for Gazans â particularly children â are still dire as temperatures drop and families return to bombed-out homes as the fragile ceasefire holds, UN aid workers said on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
With the sanitation systems collapsed after two years of Israeli bombardment, siege and aid restrictions, rainwater no longer drains properly and is now mixed with sewage that has flooded tents.
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As UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres hailed Mondayâs Security Council resolution paving the way for a consolidated ceasefire via a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza, UN aid teams warned that many Palestinian children in the enclave are in no shape to endure another harsh winter.
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The UN is prepared to play âany roleâ needed to advance the breakthrough Security Council resolution endorsing the United States-led Gaza peace plan.
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A large-scale campaign under the slogan âWe Will Rebuild Gazaâ was launched on Saturday in Gaza City, with the participation of local organisations and United Nations agencies, in an effort to begin cleaning operations and removing debris left by the war.