News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 26 from 82)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on Thursday that vital services are only “hours away” from shutting down.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s a huge blow for developing nations, the UN trade agency, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran enter a second week, the United Nations is sounding alarm over the growing toll on civilians, warning of mass displacement and regional instability.
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Relentless displacement, access restrictions and the near-total destruction of housing have left hundreds of thousands without adequate shelter, and humanitarians without the means to assist them.
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As the refugee influx into Burundi reaches a critical point, with thousands of individuals fleeing conflict and instability in DR Congo, the country faces a significant humanitarian challenge.
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This consignment includes antiretroviral drugs, tuberculosis treatments, and testing kits – offering immediate relief to thousands of patients who had been cut off from care.
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Reports show that one in every five people is now facing starvation; for an estimated 55,000 pregnant women, each missed meal increases the risk of miscarriages, stillbirths and undernourished babies.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over deadly violence at food distribution points, where over 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in recent weeks while trying to access desperately needed humanitarian aid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
With the humanitarian sector “under-funded, overstretched, and literally under attack” as crises continue in Gaza, Sudan and beyond, international support is needed more than ever, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday in Geneva.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was a clear path to saving 83 percent of these people? To saving 3.7 million mothers, unborn children and babies annually?
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So far in 2025, at least 743 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, including 538 on the Central Mediterranean route. This remains the deadliest known migration route in the world.
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The food security situation is expected to worsen between September 2025 and February 2026, with about 5.38 million people likely to be classified in IPC Phase 3 or above.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A senior UN official has warned against the impact of regional escalation on Syria as the country continues on the path to political transition following the overthrow of the Assad regime last December and nearly 14 years of devastating civil war.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the past decade, the UN has bemoaned the chronically low level of participation by Afghan women and girls in decision-making bodies and in secondary and higher education.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
The study surveyed more than 5,000 refugee, displaced and host family households, finding that 58% are now experiencing severe hunger, with nearly half saying they have gone entire days without food.
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Two-thirds of the 70 million hectares affected by human-induced degradation — more than 46 million — is agricultural land. The study stresses urgent need to restore land and improve food security.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
After a weekend of massive strikes and counter-strikes between Tel Aviv and Tehran, the UN's human rights chief, Volker Türk on Monday condemned the violence and echoed wider calls for a negotiated end to the attacks. Meanwhile in Gaza, aid workers report that mobile communications networks continue to be cut in the shattered enclave. We'll be covering these developments and more across the UN system and beyond today, thanks for joining us. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Facing the most severe funding shortfall in the history of humanitarian aid, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Monday announced a “hyper-prioritised” appeal for $29 billion to meet urgent global needs.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, seeking refuge from escalating violence that has displaced 12.4 million people and plunged over half the Sudanese population into food insecurity.
ReliefWeb News
States that once championed disarmament are now considering withdrawing from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. This is not just a legal retreat on paper — it risks endangering countless lives.
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Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch.
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Afghanistan is at a critical juncture in its fight against child and women malnutrition. Immediate action, backed by global, national, and community-level support, is essential to save lives.
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Sudanese refugees report serious human rights violations, including physical and sexual violence, arbitrary detention, and forced recruitment. About 60% have been separated from family members.
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Civilians in the Middle East have suffered repeated crises for decades and need respite from violence. ICRC urges all parties to respect International Humanitarian Law and protect the vulnerable.
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The report shows that one in five people – around 1.17 million individuals – are facing crisis or emergency levels of acute food insecurity, a slight improvement from the 1.65 million earlier this year.
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At least 2,680 people were killed between 1 January and 30 May, including 54 children, according to information verified by the UN. At least 957 others were injured and 316 kidnapped for ransom.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency (UNDP) issued an appeal on Friday on behalf of people uprooted by the violence to help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN agencies on Friday continue to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza Strip as famine looms and a telecommunications blackout threatens lifesaving operations.
ReliefWeb News
A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty has pushed 2.3 million under-fives in South Sudan into life-threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after funding cuts.