News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 24 from 78)
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In 2023 alone, nearly 255,000 entry permits were issued to refugees from countries with high asylum recognition rates, according to a new report from UNHCR and OECD.
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The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudanâs communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country.
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But needs are outpacing the funding WFP has received. Despite generous contributions from donors, we are running short of more than $500 million for emergency food and cash for the next six months.
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The closure of the hospital and cessation of MSFâs support to 13 facilities has left an area spanning more than 124 miles without any secondary health care facility.
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After devastating floods swept through Mokwa on May 29, claiming more than 150 lives and displacing hundreds, the Nigerian Red Cross Society is delivering life-saving support for affected families.
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Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, from political instability to growing humanitarian needs.
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The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached âunprecedented levels of despair,â the UN said on Monday, amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites.
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Whether itâs their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become a nightmare for women and girls in Gaza. The conditions they are forced to endure - displacement, overcrowded shelters, and lack of basic hygiene - have turned a natural biological process into a monthly ordeal.
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Facing extreme heat, dehydration, and lack of shelter, expelled migrants, including more than 700 children, endure inhumane conditions in Assamaka desert, overwhelming local aid resources.
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With Gazaâs local food production capacity nearly destroyed, controlling the crossings means controlling survival itself. Each round of deprivation and partial recovery compounds life-long damage.
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The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians âvulnerable to starvationâ, with daily energy intake now well below what a human body needs to survive, the UN warned on Thursday.
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The move affects more than 6,400 learning centers in Coxâs Bazar â the worldâs largest refugee camp â which is home to about one million people, including more than 500,000 children.
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A report released by MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres illustrates in how the impact of violence, a healthcare system in ruins and an inadequate response have all combined to devastate peopleâs lives.
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A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto â blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council.
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The United States has vetoed a new draft resolution on Gaza, standing as the lone vote against the text which called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas and others and the immediate lifting of all aid restrictions. Follow live coverage from our Meetings Coverage Section and UN News app users can follow here.
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The needs caused by a complex web of crises, exacerbated by instability, increasing insecurity, and the impact of climate change, are concentrated around the Central Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin.
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The 15 trucks were carrying vital nutritional supplies to North Darfur, a region in which hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people are at high risk of malnutrition and starvation.
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Some 100,000 people seeking safety in DRC, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda cited insecurity, inter-communal violence, and deteriorating humanitarian conditions as the main reasons for fleeing.
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An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked on Monday night, killing five humanitarian workers, injuring many more and damaging critical humanitarian supplies.
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As the hurricane season gets underway in the Caribbean, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over Haitiâs humanitarian situation.
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Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating needs, deadly explosive hazards and a severe funding shortfall.
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UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed early Tuesday âtrying to access paltry amounts of foodâ around a private aid hub in the south of the enclave run by the US and Israel.
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In just over two years, Chad has seen the refugee population surge to more than 1.2 million, far exceeding the number received during the previous two decades and placing unsustainable pressure on it.
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In 2024, the number of people displaced across the globe surged to double what it was ten years ago. Cameroon tops the list, followed by Ethiopia and Mozambique.
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More than 3,000 people have been displaced, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. This includes approximately 1,600 children under the age of 12 and about 380 lactating mothers.
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In 2024 alone, disasters forced people to flee their homes nearly 45.8 million times, the highest annual figure on record and twice the annual average of the past decade.
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The UN Secretary-General has condemned the reported killing and injury of Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza on Sunday, calling for an investigation into the matter.
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Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa in Niger state, leaving more than 150 dead and 3,000 people displaced â more than half of whom are children aged 12 and under â the UN said on Monday.
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As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, the UN Secretary-General has reiterated his call for their release, urging they be freed âimmediately and unconditionally.â
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Tens of thousands of students will start school today in hot and crowded temporary spaces, with more than 2,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Marchâs devastating earthquake yet to be rebuilt.