News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 14)
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The UN Security Council meets this morning to discuss Sudan as the war nears its third year, with fighting intensifying across multiple regions and civilians facing deepening humanitarian catastrophe. Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are expected to brief ministers on a conflict marked by shifting front lines, advanced weaponry and widespread displacement. The meeting comes amid fresh warnings that atrocities in Darfur, including acts bearing the âhallmarks of genocideâ in El Fasher, signal a dangerous escalation. Follow the live coverage below, UN News App users click here.
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians after at least 57 people were killed in separate drone strikes over two days this week.
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The convoy, comprising 15 WFP trucks, 7 UNICEF trucks, and 4 UNDP trucks, transported essential medical, food, nutrition, health, WASH and education supplies, the first to the area in three months.
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The Tawila camp for internally displaced in Sudanâs war-torn Darfur region is home to more than half a million people who live in makeshift huts of sticks, hay and plastic sheeting.
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A sharp increase in drone attacks across the Kordofan region in the centre of Sudan is endangering civilians and damaging critical infrastructure.
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At least 280,000 people have been displaced in Jonglei State alone. The majority are women and children. For some, this is the second or third time they have been forced to run.
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Escalating aerial attacks in Sudan are killing children, damaging schools and striking United Nations facilities, placing civilians and humanitarian workers at growing risk, the UN warned on Wednesday.
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Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
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As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk on Monday called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop more mass killings and other flagrant war crimes against civilians.
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The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the surge in violence across South Sudan, warning that civilians and aid workers are paying a devastating price as humanitarian operations are increasingly targeted.
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Acute malnutrition among children has reached catastrophic levels in parts of Sudanâs North Darfur and Greater Kordofan, UN-backed analysts warned on Thursday, as conflict, mass displacement and denials of aid push the country deeper into a famine-risk emergency.
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South Sudan is buckling under a fresh wave of violence and displacement, after attacks and looting halted a major UN food convoy in restive Upper Nile state and clashes continue to spread in neighbouring Jonglei.
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Despite receiving security assurances and guarantees from authorities for safe humanitarian movement, the looting occurred overnight without security intervention by the County authority.
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Sudan is now the worldâs most severe humanitarian emergency, the UNâs top relief official warned on Tuesday, urging donors and diplomatic partners to act swiftly as the fighting nears a third year with no end in sight.
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More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state, warned UNICEF.
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Civilians in South Kordofan face intensified fighting and near-total blockage of humanitarian supplies after a year of starvation and bombardment, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned today.
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Military tensions in South Sudan are ârapidly expandingâ between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state.
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WFP has not yet received clearance from authorities to coordinate road convoys and passenger flights. Without urgent action, entire communities will be left beyond the reach of vital assistance.
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Unlike during the pandemic, remote learning is not an option for most children in Sudan where more than 1,000 days of fighting have disrupted education, shattered families and destroyed communities.
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Report reveals about 673 million people suffered from chronic hunger in 2024 (the latest data available), while 295 million people faced acute food insecurity across 59 countries and territories.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where more than 1,000 days of war have pushed families to the brink.
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More civilians in Sudan continue to be killed and displaced as fighting escalates in multiple parts of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
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Sudanâs protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the worldâs most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, displacement and the collapse of basic services exacting a daily toll on civilians.
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Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the worldâs biggest hunger crisis and largest displacement emergency. Every day, civilians have been âpaying the price for a war they did not chooseâ, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA.
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UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres continues to be gravely alarmed by escalating hostilities in Aleppo, Syria, and mounting reports of civilian casualties, his Spokesperson said on Thursday.
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âAs we approach this catastrophic milestone, the world must not look away. Civilians have paid the highest price for a conflict they did not choose and need decisive international action."
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In Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of escalating violence, particularly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions.
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Sudanâs deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into Chad underscore the rapidly deteriorating situation.
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The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the countryâs health system under intolerable pressure. The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting widespread disease outbreaks, severe shortages, malnutrition and rising deaths.
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The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and growing risks of regional spillover push the conflict toward the 1,000-day mark.