News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 6)
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An estimated 2,589,900 remain displaced as the war enters its fifth year. This includes more than 791,000 children inside Ukraine and nearly 1,798,900 children living as refugees outside the country.
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Civilian suffering shows no sign of letting up in Ukraine as the four-year-mark of Russiaās full-scale invasion nears amid attacks on energy infrastructure, blackouts and freezing temperatures, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
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A fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight across Ukraine injured several people and left thousands āwithout heat in the heart of winter,ā the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Tuesday.
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As people in war-torn Ukraine face the coldest winter in more than a decade, authorities and humanitarians are working to help them stay warm, particularly the most vulnerable residents.
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Russian forces launched a fresh wave of strikes across Ukraine this week which have left hundreds of thousands of families without electricity and heating amid freezing temperatures.
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For children, the impact of such harsh conditions is both physical and mental. Darkness and freezing temperatures intensify fear and stress, and can lead to, or exacerbate health conditions.
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Families across Ukraine are in āconstant survival modeā amid ongoing waves of Russian missile and drone strikes that have left blocks without power for days at a time, while temperatures plunge to deadly lows, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
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Overall, an estimated 10.8 million people across Ukraine will require humanitarian assistance this year, including internally displaced and war-affected non-displaced people.
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Amid ongoing and intensifying Russian attacks across Ukraine, the UN on Tuesday launched a $2.3 billion humanitarian appeal for 2026 to support 4.1 million of the countryās most vulnerable people.
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The head of the UNās emergency food agency has urged world leaders on Monday to end āman-made faminesā and conflicts that ādrive hunger and desperationā.
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Ukraine has entered the new year under intensifying and deadly Russian attacks which have crippled energy systems and left millions without heating, electricity or water amid freezing temperatures, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
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UN agencies are supporting efforts on Friday to keep energy services up and running in Ukraine, and families warm amid freezing winter temperatures, following a large-scale overnight attack.
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Almost four years since Russiaās full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aid teams continue to adapt to the lethal reality of working in a modern war zone.
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Ukraineās agricultural sector remains under intense pressure as the war continues to disrupt food production and endanger civilians, the UN food security agency warned on Tuesday, as it unveiled a new three-year plan to help farmers survive and protect their livelihoods.
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It prioritises safeguarding food production for vulnerable rural families and small-scale farmers while helping to restore productive assets and supporting targeted rehabilitation of agricultural land.
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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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A new wave of overnight strikes and front-line hostilities in Ukraine have caused further civilian casualties and damage to critical energy infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
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Hostilities in Ukraine this weekend resulted in more civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday.
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Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; thatās the reality today for thousands of Ukrainians whoāve seen repeated Russian attacks knock out their electricity for days at a time.
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The violence, stress and displacement have had devastating consequences for pregnant women and newborns in Ukraine, with a 37 per cent rise in maternal death rates from 2023 to 2024.
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Civilians across Ukraine endured a surge in deadly strikes over the weekend, with the UN warning of an āalarming patternā of intensifying hostilities and mounting damage to essential services as temperatures continue to drop.
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This brings the total number of schools damaged or destroyed to 2,800 since the escalation of the war in February 2022. As these are only UN-verified incidents, the true number is likely higher.
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This year alone, 4.6 million children in Ukraine are struggling to access education as they endure a fourth academic year under full-scale war.
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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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October saw the highest number of attacks on energy since the start of the war. There were 177 recorded incidents after 113 in September, making them the two worst months since February 2022.
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Millions in Ukraine have been left without heating, water or basic public services as winter temperatures plunge ā and civilian deaths this year have already surpassed the total for 2024, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday.
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With savings exhausted, prices soaring and livelihoods destroyed, millions now face a season where survival depends on others. The Ukrainian Red Cross and the IFRC Network are scaling up efforts.
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The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported large-scale attacks and hostilities in Ukraine over the weekend which caused widespread civilian casualties and disrupted critical services across the country.
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New waves of destruction of Ukraineās energy system, already stretched to its limit, place millions of people at risk of being left in the cold and dark this winter.
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The UNās top aid official in Ukraine expressed concern on Friday about ācontinuous attacksā on energy production sites and distribution facilities.