News Monitor

The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 3 from 3)

Forecasted floods threaten further disruption in South Sudan

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Country: South Sudan Sources: IMPACT Initiatives, REACH Initiative

A major flood is predicted later this year, as humanitarian actors plan for a scenario in which more than three million people are affected and 2.4 million are in need of humanitarian assistance.


South Sudan Humanitarian Fund allocates US$20 million to support 290,000 vulnerable people across four states

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Countries: South Sudan, Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

The first standard allocation of the year comes at a critical time to avert a further deterioration of living conditions for the people benefitting from the support.


oPt: Famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali and South Sudan

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Countries: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Programme

"We need to ... shift from responding to crises after they occur to more proactive approaches, prevention and resilience building to help vulnerable communities cope with upcoming shocks" - FAO chief.


A lack of food adds to challenges for people living with HIV and TB in South Sudan

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Country: South Sudan Source: Médecins Sans Frontières

“We have a cohort of more than 600 patients co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV, and many of them tell us that they can no longer follow the treatment properly because of the lack of food,” - MSF team leader.


Uganda's open-door policy for refugees strained by arrivals from Sudan, DR Congo and South Sudan

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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Uganda hosts the most refugees and asylum-seekers in Africa, with almost 1.7 million people mainly from South Sudan and DRC, yet it was among UNHCR’s 13 top underfunded operations in 2023.