News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 3 from 3)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The devastating floods that struck Afghanistan recently are likely to intensify in the coming months, exacerbating the already critical food insecurity in the affected districts, the UN emergency food relief agency warned on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Afghanistan
Source: Save the Children
Extreme weather poses a serious risk to all children in Afghanistan whose families or communities rely on farming to survive. This equates to nearly 13.2 million children, says Save the Children.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Afghanistan
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
More than half of Afghanistan - 25 of 34 provinces - has been affected, with Baghlan alone suffering upwards of 200 fatalities so far. Communities were already struggling to cope before this disaster.
ReliefWeb Headlines
Country: Afghanistan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
To date, 180 people have been confirmed killed and 242 injured, with 8,975 homes destroyed or damaged. Among the most affected districts are Burka and Baghlani Jadid in Baghlan Province.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarian teams scrambled to get lifesaving aid to communities devastated by deadly flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan over the weekend.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
After days of intense fighting for the Afghan city of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, the United Nations Secretary-General and the Head of the UN mission in the country (UNAMA) have denounced the toll that the almost 20-year conflict has taken on civilians, and called on warring parties to lay down their arms and seek a political solution to the conflict.