News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 4)
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IOM calls on the international community to urgently increase support to meet immediate needs, strengthen preparedness, and prevent further deterioration of an already fragile situation.
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As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, UN agencies highlighted the dangers for civilians and particularly pregnant women and migrant workers, amid ongoing airstrikes and rocket fire between Hezbollah fighters and Israel.
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In a solidarity visit to the war-ravaged capital of Lebanon, the UN chief on Friday announced a flash humanitarian appeal of $308.3 million to support civilians there, after ongoing Israeli strikes countering rocket launches from Hezbollah left around 816,000 Lebanese internally displaced, a figure that looks set to rise.
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The escalation is generating rapidly growing needs across multiple sectors, affecting displaced populations, communities in conflict-hit areas and host communities receiving large numbers of displaced.
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Lebanon is approaching a breaking point as displacement accelerates, with one in every seven people now displaced in the first ten days of the escalation, says the Norwegian Refugee Council.
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According to authorities, since the escalation to the conflict started on 2 March, the number of people in Lebanon registered on the governmentâs online displacement platform continues to rise.
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In the last 24 hours alone, nearly 60,000 people, including 18,000 children, have been newly displaced, adding to the tens of thousands already uprooted. Seven children have been killed and 38 injured.
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Since 2026, nearly 17 percent of Lebanonâs population has been living in a state of major food insecurity â a situation that is likely to worsen in the coming year.
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Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday in a briefing to the UN Security Council.
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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.
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To South Sudan, where aid teams warn that an already severe food and nutrition crisis could get worse without urgent humanitarian relief.
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Marking its 80th anniversary, the United Nations celebrated decades of multilateral cooperation for peace, human rights, and sustainable development through events across the globe.
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Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres said on Wednesday he was âprofoundly saddenedâ by the death and destruction caused by the recent floods in northern Pakistan. The current death toll stands at over 400.
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The report shows that one in five people â around 1.17 million individuals â are facing crisis or emergency levels of acute food insecurity, a slight improvement from the 1.65 million earlier this year.
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Despite this slight improvement compared with the last analysis, recovery efforts are struggling as infrastructure remains damaged, the economy stagnates, inflation rises and aid funding lags.
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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last yearâs hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
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The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced he would be convening fresh talks over the future of Cyprus, scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March.
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In a survey conducted by UNICEF in January 2025, 72 per cent of caregivers said their children were anxious or nervous during the war, and 62 per cent said they were depressed or sad.
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The reconstruction of Gaza and the occupied West Bank will require an estimated $53.2 billion over the next ten years, according to the latest Damage and Needs Assessment from the UN and partners.
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Country: Lebanon
Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Programme
Nealy a third of the population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024. The impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow the recovery.
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Country: Lebanon
Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Programme
Nealy a third of the population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024. The impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow the recovery.
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Nearly a third of Lebanonâs population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilities in late 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on Wednesday.
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Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers and reiterated the organizationâs commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces.
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While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon largely holds - hopes are still high for a successful transition of power in Damascus following the overthrow of the Assad regime exactly a month ago. Syria's ambassador told the Security Council on Wednesday the âdawn of freedom has brokenâ. App users can catch up on the live coverage here.
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The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal on Tuesday aiming to provide life-saving assistance to civilians affected by the recent conflict and ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The appeal covers the first quarter of the year and targets one million Lebanese, Syrians and Palestine refugees impacted by the recent escalation of hostilities and displacement.
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Operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have continued, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNIFIL.
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The UN Special Envoy for Syria continues to uphold the need for a Syrian-led transition in his ongoing talks on the way forward for the country.
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Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic
Sources: ActionAid, Oxfam
In a joint report released today, ActionAid and Oxfam reveal that so-called evacuation orders between 23 September and 31 October may amount to a campaign of forcible transferâ a grave breach of IHL.
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Country: Lebanon
Source: Mines Advisory Group
Just two weeks after a ceasefire brought a halt to the conflict, MAG, with the Lebanon Mine Action Centre, deployed teams to assess the scale of contamination and identify its impact on communities.