News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 3 from 5)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.
ReliefWeb News
An alarming 28 million people in DRC are now facing acute hunger (IPC Phase 3 and above) – a number that has grown by 2.5 million since the most recent outbreak of violence in December 2024.
ReliefWeb News
"The recent surge in violence has led to indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations, massacres and conflict-related sexual violence in violation of international human rights and humanitarian law.”
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
The WFP currently only has the funds to sustain operations for 120,000 refugees through June. Without additional financial support, the agency will be forced to suspend food assistance.
ReliefWeb News
In and around the city of Goma in North Kivu, sites that were previously home to 400,000 internally displaced people have all been destroyed, leaving families stranded without shelter or protection.
ReliefWeb News
A vital humanitarian service point at the Rugombo Stadium, a few kilometres from the border, is providing shelter for almost 40,000 refugees - including nearly 18,000 children - fleeing the conflict.
ReliefWeb News
Nearly 63,000 people have arrived in less than a month, with more than 1,100 crossing on 5 March. Despite a slight fall this past week, hundreds of refugees continue to arrive daily through 11 borders.
ReliefWeb News
"Human rights defenders in eastern DRC are at extreme risk of reprisals for their human rights work. They need help now, including support for temporary relocation along with their families" - Lawlor.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus stopping, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
Congolese nationals fleeing the conflict, as well as those outside the country who originate from the area affected by it, may need refugee protection under international and regional legal frameworks.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a day – around 364,000 of them children – in the regional capital Goma after breaks in the water supply due to the uptick in fighting.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing attacks by M23 rebels in the east and a severe funding shortfall.
ReliefWeb News
"Without increased international mobilization, humanitarian needs will skyrocket, regional stability will be further jeopardized, and our capacity to respond will be severely compromised," said UNHC.
ReliefWeb News
Data reveals cases of sexual violence have risen by more than two and a half times, abductions by sixfold, killing and maiming by sevenfold, and attacks on schools and hospitals multiplied by 12.
ReliefWeb News
Since February, more than 40,000 Congolese nationals – mostly women and children – have arrived in Burundi. This number is likely to increase as hostilities escalate in the DRC.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on neighbouring countries, particularly Burundi, where thousands are arriving daily in desperate conditions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN’s top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief supplies in the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels swept in at the weekend, reportedly meeting little resistance.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing “complexity and needs” are fuelling a crisis which had already left more than a million people displaced before the latest surge in fighting.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Despite significant challenges, humanitarians plan to stay and deliver in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement and national forces continues, a senior UN aid official said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are leaving displacement sites in and around Goma for safer areas, the UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA reported on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General has instructed agencies, funds and programmes to pause all activities in Sa’ada governorate in Yemen for security reasons, the global body said on Monday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering mass displacement and causing civilian casualties, UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group.