News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 28 from 82)
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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.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed early Tuesday “trying to access paltry amounts of food” around a private aid hub in the south of the enclave run by the US and Israel.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
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 Haiti’s humanitarian situation.
World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
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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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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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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 – more than half of whom are children aged 12 and under – 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 “immediately and unconditionally.”
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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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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 March’s devastating earthquake yet to be rebuilt.
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Civilians and civilian infrastructure were harmed by explosive weapons used by state and non-state actors in 74 countries and territories, a new report by the Explosive Weapons Monitor has revealed.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid “mass starvation”.
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“I stood helpless in the face of my son's hunger. I cried a lot and told him to drink from our little water to satisfy his hunger,” said Zeenat, a young Palestinian woman speaking to UN News from the battered Gaza Strip.
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UNICEF funding cuts threaten education for 83% of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh. Keeping learning centers open remains a top priority, as education is a fundamental right.
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The influx of patients is the direct consequence of the escalation of armed conflict and violence the country has experienced in the past months and the scope of the resulting humanitarian crisis.
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Described by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as “the cruelest phase” of the conflict, the situation has left Palestinian civilians enduring unbearable suffering and widespread and engineered deprivation and mass displacement.
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Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday.
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The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid in Mozambique to maternal health services in Afghanistan, critical programmes are on the brink of collapse unless urgent funding is secured.
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More than 290 schools have been damaged or destroyed this year, preventing children from attending lessons. This brings the total number of out-of-school children in the province to 1.3 million.
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At least 30% of health services in Za’atari have shut down in recent years due to funding shortfalls. The IRC’s clinic is now one of the few remaining facilities still able to provide lifesaving care.
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Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, reportedly leaving two dead and several injured in a chaotic scramble for food.
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“The decision to cut these programs so abruptly and in this untransparent manner violates IHL which the US is bound by and undermines decades of US leadership in humanitarian and development efforts."
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In Gaza, dozens of Palestinians have been reportedly injured and shot trying to collect aid from the new US and Israeli-backed aid distribution facility operating independently of the UN.
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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement continue to drive a surge in disease, particularly cholera and malaria.
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Continuous attacks on power plants over the past month have disrupted electricity supply and worsened water shortages, significantly impacting access to safe water, increasing the risk of cholera.
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In Ethiopia, 10.2 million people, including more than three million IDPs, are severely food insecure. In Kenya, 34.5% of the population is undernourished. In Uganda, 25.4% of under fives are stunted.
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MAG anticipates that it will require an increase in funding from current levels of about $6 million a year to about $25 million in order to provide an appropriate response across the whole of Syria.