News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 3)
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
ReliefWeb News
IOM and partners are working around the clock to collect information on the impact of the earthquake through the Displacement Tracking Matrix to help assess the critical needs of affected communities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving millions of women and girls at heightened risk, UN aid agencies warned on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
A staggering 19.9 million people needed assistance before the earthquake due to past disasters, ongoing conflict and a cholera outbreak. Despite this, less than 5% of required funding has been received.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday.
ReliefWeb News
More than 1,600 people have been killed and at least 3,400 injured—many of them children. UNICEF calls for urgent response as critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more pressure on nearly 20 million people who were already in need of aid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
ReliefWeb News
Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
World Food Programme warned that more than one million people in Myanmar will be cut off from WFP’s lifesaving food assistance starting in April due to critical funding shortfalls.
ReliefWeb News
Since the military coup in February 2021, the intensification of conflict across the country has led to an estimated 15.2 million people facing acute food insecurity.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Myanmar
Source: World Food Programme
A staggering 15 million people are expected to face hunger in 2025, up from 13.3 million last year, with the World Food Programme warning the situation is set to worsen.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Myanmar
Sources: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Myanmar
On 8 January 2025, an aerial attack in Kyauk Nima Village in Ramree Township reportedly killed more than 40 civilians, and destroyed about 500 homes, with children and women among the casualties.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies reported on Friday – but needs are only growing.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, World
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
The UN Refugee Agency has called on states to prioritize life-saving actions as hundreds of Rohingya stateless refugees from Myanmar have sought safety in the region in the first five days of the new year.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip are making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for trauma patients to get the critical care they need, the UN said on Thursday.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Countries: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Yemen
Source: International Rescue Committee
Four imbalances explain the global deterioration - hard power overwhelming diplomacy, civilians bearing the brunt of war, climate crisis adding to humanitarian need, and economic inequality.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Myanmar
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Myanmar is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as it struggles to recover from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, which caused flooding and landslides affecting over 1.1 million people across 70 townships.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Myanmar
Source: UN Human Rights Council
“There are 6,000 reminders that the international community is failing the people of Myanmar. It is time for a change, starting with moving this disaster out of the shadows of international attention."