News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 29 from 78)
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The unprecedented increase in people returning from Pakistan in a short time is placing immense strain on Afghanistanâs already fragile healthcare system, essential services and food stocks.
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Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UNâs humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees â who cannot return home due to war or persecution â in increasing danger.
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More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military attacks, obstructed aid access and widespread displacement leave nearly 6.3 million people in urgent need.
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Funding cuts are removing critical support for vulnerable refugees, who now face even greater risks of abuse, poverty, being forced to return to danger or new perilous journeys.
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As fighting intensifies in Darfur, children are bearing the brunt of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, "Children are running out of food, out of medicine, and out of time" UNICEF warned.
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This new financing â which is the first and largest joint allocation in support of anticipatory action against drought in Afghanistan â arrives as Faryab faces its worst drought in more than five years.
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The 200,000 doses will help as DR Congo continues to suffer the worst impacts of the current mpox outbreak, with more than 20,000 cases and 49 deaths reported by mid-April 2025.
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UN relief chief Tom Fletcher warned on Thursday that the global aid system must undergo a âhumanitarian resetâ, becoming significantly more efficient and exploring new sources of funding, as major donors â including the United States â sharply reduce their contributions.
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The UNâs top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope.
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Deportations coincide with a separate humanitarian emergency in the Centre department. Gang violence that erupted in late March in Mirebalais and Saut dâEau has displaced more than 51,000 people.
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A new report released today by UNDP warns that Afghanistan is sinking deeper into socioeconomic crisis, with widening inequalities that are accentuated for women and specific regions.
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The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence â particularly in North Darfur â driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.
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In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN are being hampered by damaged infrastructure, ongoing armed conflict and global aid funding cuts.
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Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UNâs top aid official said on Wednesday.
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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last yearâs hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
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The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.
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The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings â and the sick and injured without lifesaving medical help.
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The Security Council met on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, where Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres told ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken to finally put a two-State solution in place for Israel and Palestine. The discussions took place as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, with reports from the UN Palestine refugee relief agency (UNRWA) that children are "going to bed starving" amid the two-month Israeli aid blockade and continuing bombardment. App users can follow coverage here.
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Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.
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The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
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The UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres has expressed âdeep concernâ over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a week ago in which 26 tourists were killed.
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An even deeper humanitarian crisis is looming as tens of thousands of Afghans are being forced to return from neighbouring countries, UNHCR warned as it urgently seeks $71 million to assist
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Children under five years old, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are among the most vulnerable groups affected by this worsening malnutrition crisis
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israelâs continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organizations in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
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Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months.
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Humanitarian needs continue to be immense in a country that is both grieving and grappling with new threats - with the imminent arrival of the cyclone and monsoon seasons.
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The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying blockade, escalating violence, and soaring humanitarian needs.
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The last confirmed patient was discharged on 15 March 2025, triggering the 42-day countdown to officially declare the end of the outbreak, in line with WHO guidelines.
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Today, WFP delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens in the Gaza Strip. These kitchens are expected to fully run out of food in the coming days.