News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 16 from 82)
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Millions of people in Ukraine are facing cold and energy shortages as the country prepares for a fourth winter under fire.
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In five countries with comparable data since 2016 (Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda), the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has tripled over recent years.
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Senior independent rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israelâs actions in Gaza constitute genocide, a charge flatly rejected by Tel Aviv.
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A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that âthe needs are hugeâ as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink.
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As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israelâs intensifying military operation, families with starving children are being pushed southwards from one âhellscapeâ to another, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Amid reports of intensifying bombardment in Gaza City overnight, the Middle East crisis took centre stage at the UN on Tuesday, starting at the global body's Geneva headquarters, where Israel rejected allegations of genocide by an international panel of independent human rights investigators. The development came ahead of an urgent debate at the Human Rights Council prompted by Israeli strikes on Hamas political leadership last week in Doha. UN News app users can follow live here.
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The UN HRC in the oPt calls on all parties to respect IHL, to protect schools and universities from attack, and to ensure Palestinian children's uninterrupted right to education.
New, deadly floods displace more than 100,000 in South Sudan as conflict and funding cuts impede aid
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If the flooding continues, up to 400,000 people are likely to be displaced by the end of the year, exceeding flood displacement levels seen in 2024. Peak impacts are expected between now and October.
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âUnderfunded, overstretched and under attackâ is how the UN's top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector.
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The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudanâs spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe.
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The United Nations has condemned the deadly Israeli military offensive in Gaza City that occurred this past weekend, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday.
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Yemen faces a surge of violence and hunger that threatens millions with starvation and risks destabilizing neighbouring countries. The crisis, deeply linked to wider regional conflicts, is straining humanitarian efforts and heightening tensions across the Middle East.
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Sixty countries reported cases in 2024, an increase from 45 in 2023. The disease remained concentrated in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, which collectively accounted for 98% of all reported cases.
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Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm faced by children there, the longer the conflict goes on.
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The ongoing humanitarian response to the devastating Afghanistan earthquake disaster continued on Friday, although essential services have been cut for operational reasons following reinforced Taliban restrictions on women working with the UN, the global body said.
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In the Gaza Strip, hope may be all that is left but it is not enough to keep people alive, a veteran humanitarian said on Friday, calling for more action to end the conflict and stop the bloodshed.
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Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called ânew deadly floods.â
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UNHCR is warning of a crisis within a crisis emerging in Afghanistan. Returns from Pakistan are rising sharply at the same time as communities are struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake.
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The percentage of children identified as acutely malnourished across Gaza increased to 13.5% in August from 8.3% in July. In Gaza City, the percentage admitted with malnutrition was even higher.
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The projected hunger figures include more than 155,600 children set to suffer the most severe form of malnutrition that could lead to death if not treated, an 86% increase from previous forecasts.
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As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated to be living there face daily bombardment and further displacement, the UN reported on Thursday.
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New analysis by Save the Children of Global Education Cluster figures shows about 13 million of 17 million school-age children in Sudan are out of school in one of the worldâs worst education crises.
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The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza City who have been told to leave by the Israeli military have nowhere safe to go.
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Gang violence, hunger and instability continues to roil Haiti as the UN relief chief declared on Wednesday that âwe have to do betterâ to help the families striving to survive amid an alarming humanitarian funding shortage.
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The number of children receiving school meals is up more than 30% from 66 million in 2022 to 87 million in 2024. Government investment in school meals has also increased, signalling a major shift.
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The Nutrition Cluster in Afghanistan estimates that about 37,000 children under five and 10,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are facing acute malnutrition in the earthquake-affected areas.
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A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian village in the frontline region of Donetsk on Tuesday has reportedly killed more than 20 â including many elderly civilians who were lining up to collect pension payments.
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In the capital alone, the number of returnees is expected to reach 2.1 million this year, compared to an estimated five million who were displaced from the city at the height of the fighting.
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"The resilience of the Afghan people has been continually tested and there is a real danger, with each crisis that hits, that the fragile gains made in recent years will be reversed,â said the HC.
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A senior UN aid coordination official in Afghanistan on Monday urged the international community to respond to earthquake victimsâ urgent need for support ânot only to survive today, but to have the strength to rebuild their lives tomorrow.â