News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 15)
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Case numbers have continued to rise steadily, suggesting the outbreak has not yet reached its peak. There are now five provinces affected by the Ebola outbreak and 10 more are considered at high risk.
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In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.
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As drought risk intensifies in South Sudanâs Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.
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WFP triggered the action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering cash transfers and early warning communications to help families prepare for the impact.
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Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly, with at least 330 children reported killed or injured during the first six months of 2026, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
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Limited resources have forced programming to concentrate on those in Catastrophe, areas at risk of Famine and Emergency hotspots, so millions in Crisis are receiving limited, irregular or no support.
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Five humanitarian workers have been killed after a clearly marked aid convoy was ambushed in Jonglei State, South Sudan.
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The United Nations has welcomed Sudanâs decision to extend the opening of an aid corridor with neighbouring Chad and continues to express concern over the ongoing escalation in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state.
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A senior United Nations official warned on Friday that the opportunity to prevent a major escalation in the Sudanese city of El Obeid is ârapidly narrowingâ as fighting intensifies in and around the North Kordofan state capital.
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Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.
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Escalating attacks on bridges, roads and other civilian infrastructure in Sudan are disrupting humanitarian access and putting civilians at further risk, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Months of fighting and insecurity have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudanâs eastern Jonglei State, triggering âone of the most severe conflict-related displacement emergencies in recent yearsâ, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
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Since early May, drone strikes around Tina, Sudan, near the Chadian border, have intensified, leading to repeated influxes of wounded patients at Tiné Hospital, supported by Médecins Sans FrontiÚres (MSF) in Chad.
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The United Nations is raising alarm over continued drone attacks in Sudanâs Darfur region after multiple strikes reportedly killed civilians and intensified fears for communities already trapped by the brutal conflict between rival militaries.
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The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and trade.
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Nearly 20 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger and more than 800,000 children risk severe malnutrition this year, UN agencies warned on Friday, as civil war, mass displacement and collapsing food and health systems deepen one of the worldâs worst humanitarian crises and push parts of the country closer to famine.
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FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn that two out of every five people in Sudan are currently facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), according to the latest IPC analysis.
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Escalating conflict since December 2025 has triggered mass displacement and an alarming surge in needs, pushing communities closer to IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) malnutrition levels.
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The RCRC Movement urges all parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under IHL, alleviating civilian suffering and fostering the path toward a peaceful future for South Sudan.
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Conflict and displacement are intensifying South Sudanâs hunger crisis, with 7.8 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity while 2.2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to a joint statement on Tuesday from UN agencies.
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The United Nations has condemned two recent drone attacks in Sudan, one of which left seven dead, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday during his regular media briefing in New York.
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âAs the lean season begins, women and girls are already reporting eating wild plants to survive, with some going days without anything to eat. We are already seeing an increase in malnutrition."
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Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face âanother struggle for survivalâ, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
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Returns have been concentrated in Aj Jazirah and Khartoum, driven by improved security in some areas, economic pressures, limited services in camps, and growing challenges in neighbouring countries.
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Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls âare telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violenceâ whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.
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Foreign ministers from across the world met in Berlin on Wednesday to show support for Sudan, where a fourth year of brutal warfare has begun as humanitarian needs deepen.
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IOM warns that the scale and complexity of population movements, combined with environmental shocks and operational constraints, are placing significant pressure on humanitarian systems.
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Sudan remains the worldâ s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to the war between rival militaries on the eve of the three-year mark.
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Analysis of figures from Sudanâs Ministry of Health shows that about 5.6 million babies were born between April 2023 and April 2026. Many of these children were born to displaced mothers.
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As Sudanâs war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected to widespread sexual violence, the UNâs top humanitarian official in the country warned on Monday, calling for urgent action to stop the fighting and protect civilians.