News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 2 from 6)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The head of the UN’s emergency food agency has urged world leaders on Monday to end “man-made famines” and conflicts that “drive hunger and desperation”.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Almost four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aid teams continue to adapt to the lethal reality of working in a modern war zone.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ukraine’s 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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of escalating violence, particularly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality today for thousands of Ukrainians who’ve seen repeated Russian attacks knock out their electricity for days at a time.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Civilians across Ukraine endured a surge in deadly strikes over the weekend, with the UN warning of an “alarming pattern” of intensifying hostilities and mounting damage to essential services as temperatures continue to drop.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Millions in Ukraine have been left without heating, water or basic public services as winter temperatures plunge – and civilian deaths this year have already surpassed the total for 2024, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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.
ReliefWeb News
New waves of destruction of Ukraine’s energy system, already stretched to its limit, place millions of people at risk of being left in the cold and dark this winter.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine expressed concern on Friday about “continuous attacks” on energy production sites and distribution facilities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians – including thousands of children – without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Wednesday’s advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) saying Israel must allow aid into Gaza.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Ukraine enters its fourth winter since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the United Nations remains committed to providing aid for embattled civilians across the country.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Russian drones hit a “clearly marked” UN convoy on Tuesday which was bringing desperately needed aid to a war-torn frontline town in southern Ukraine.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
At least 214 civilians were killed and almost 1,000 injured in Ukraine last month, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission for the country (HRMMU) said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Ukraine, people across the country have been dealing with the aftermath of a massive Russian bombing raid that lasted into the early hours of Monday, reportedly killing four, including a teenage girl.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health together.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday it’s important not to lose the “fragile diplomatic momentum” between Ukraine and Russia – and international mediators – over ending the war. He was briefing ambassadors in back-to-back meetings where calling for ceasefire in Gaza, he said the “day after” war ends there, must be anchored in international law, rejecting any “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians. Our live meetings coverage is below; UN News app users can click here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Millions of people in Ukraine are facing cold and energy shortages as the country prepares for a fourth winter under fire.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian village in the frontline region of Donetsk on Tuesday has reportedly killed more than 20 – including many elderly civilians who were lining up to collect pension payments.