News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 4)
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With food insecurity on the rise, the country also faces a growing public health emergency and famine-like conditions affecting an estimated 8,400 people.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
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IOM is currently leading efforts across more than 50 displacement sites, including shelter, camp management, protection, and emergency water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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.
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In the first two months of 2025, incidents restricting humanitarian accessâsuch as roadblocks and violence towards humanitarian workersâsoared 75% compared with the same period last year.
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"Families are being pushed to the edge of catastrophe in the centre of the country as chaos continues to deprive children of lifesaving services," warns UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban.
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Clashes between armed groups and police are intensifying, leaving people trapped under constant threat of crossfire. Today, 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is under the control of armed groups.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gang violence, political instability and economic turmoil have displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing families from their homes with nothing but what they can carry; some 5.5 million people â half of Haitiâs population â rely on humanitarian aid to survive.
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Conditions continue to deteriorate for thousands of children and their families one year after the country declared a state of emergency, Save the Children said.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing childrenâs chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 6,000 people in Haiti have been forced from their homes by gang violence in almost a month, hampering aid efforts by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Armed groups in Haiti are inflicting âunimaginable horrorsâ on children, turning their âbodies into battlegroundsâ, according to the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince have led to another wave of displacement, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Surging gang violence in Haiti has caused a threefold rise in the number of people uprooted from their homes in a year, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday, in a call for âsustained humanitarian assistance right now to save and protect livesâ.
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Country: Haiti
Source: International Organization for Migration
Latest data reveals 1,041,000 people, many displaced multiple times, are struggling amid an intensifying crisis. Children bear the greatest burden of displacement, making up over half of the numbers.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UNâs top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where heâs expressed his solidarity with the countryâs people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces.
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Country: Haiti
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN human rights chief calls for the full implementation of the Security Council's sanctions regime and the arms embargo to prevent the supply of firearms and ammunition to the country.
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Country: Haiti
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network
The surge in violence has adversely affected poor householdsâ income sources, disrupted market functioning and supply, and impeded food assistance distribution.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Offering Haitiâs young people alternatives to gang life and strengthening local institutions are key for the Caribbean nation to âreclaim its position as a symbol of hope,â according to a senior UN official in the country.
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Country: Haiti
Sources: UN Integrated Office in Haiti, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The documented crimes at Wharf Jérémie occur in an alarming context of violence and human rights violations in Haiti, involving criminal gangs, self-defense groups, and unorganized members of the population.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres has renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of humanitarian personnel who have been detained in Yemen for six months, his Spokesperson said on Friday.
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Country: Haiti
Source: World Food Programme
More than 50,000 Haitians have been displaced in the past two weeks alone due to insecurity related to armed groups, while across the country, 5.4 million people are facing acute hunger.
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Country: Haiti
Source: UN Children's Fund
The unprecedented spike, registered between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, points to a worsening protection crisis for children. Up to half of all members in armed groups are children.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the security situation in Haitiâs capital Port-au-Prince rapidly worsens due to ongoing gang violence, the United Nations is adjusting its operations to ensure the continued delivery of critical humanitarian assistance.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gang violence is escalating at alarming rates in Haiti: tens of thousands have been forced from their homes, and critical supply chains have collapsed. Despite the rising peril, the UN has committed to remain in the country, helping the most vulnerable to survive the current crisis.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Haiti is at a dire crossroads, with extreme levels of gang violence continuing to degrade State authority with âno improvement in sightâ, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Country: Haiti
Source: World Food Programme
The WFP-run UNHAS provides vital passenger and light-cargo transport within Haiti for the entire humanitarian community including local and international NGOs and UN entities.