News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 4 from 85)
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The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continues to be the focus of international attention, along with the energy crisis caused by attacks on shipping in key Strait of Hormuz and other oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf region. Stay with us for live updates from across the UN system. App users can follow coverage here.
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More than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, âthe violence is worse than everâ and far from abating, the head of UN political and peacebuilding affairs said on Monday in a briefing to the Security Council.
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While the IFRC global supply chain hub in Dubai remains operational, disruptions to global transport have led to significant price increases and forced the organization to use longer overland routes.
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The Rafah crossing into Gaza reopened on Thursday for limited movement in both directions after a 20-day suspension, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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IOM calls on the international community to urgently increase support to meet immediate needs, strengthen preparedness, and prevent further deterioration of an already fragile situation.
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The international community must step up efforts to support Syria amid the current conflict raging in the Middle East, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Humanitarian needs are continuing to grow again across Gaza, the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday, amid mounting pressures on aid delivery and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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In 2026, 22.3 million people require assistance and protection. This includes 5.2 million IDPs, alongside migrants and refugees. Acute food insecurity is alarming, with 18.3 million people affected.
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This year's Levels & Trends in Child Mortality report provides the clearest and most detailed picture yet of how many children, adolescents, and youth are dying.
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WFP estimates that almost 45 million more people could fall into acute food insecurity or worse (IPC3+) if the conflict does not end by mid-year, and if oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.
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The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as the UN chief again demanded an end to the widening conflict.
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The liberation of territory from gangs and a more âmotivated and visibleâ police presence has provided a âglimmer of hopeâ for Haiti as the Caribbean island nation continues to struggle with violence, insecurity and poverty.
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The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called on the international community to intensify support for the Government and people of Lebanon, warning that the south of the country ârisks being turned into a wasteland.â
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In a solidarity visit to the war-ravaged capital of Lebanon, the UN chief on Friday announced a flash humanitarian appeal of $308.3 million to support civilians there, after ongoing Israeli strikes countering rocket launches from Hezbollah left around 816,000 Lebanese internally displaced, a figure that looks set to rise.
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As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, UN agencies highlighted the dangers for civilians and particularly pregnant women and migrant workers, amid ongoing airstrikes and rocket fire between Hezbollah fighters and Israel.
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More than five years after Myanmarâs military coup, international resolve to hold the junta accountable must not weaken, an independent human rights expert warned on Friday, as escalating violence and growing humanitarian needs push millions of civilians deeper into crisis.
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The escalation is generating rapidly growing needs across multiple sectors, affecting displaced populations, communities in conflict-hit areas and host communities receiving large numbers of displaced.
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Lebanon is approaching a breaking point as displacement accelerates, with one in every seven people now displaced in the first ten days of the escalation, says the Norwegian Refugee Council.
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Between 600,000 and one million households are now temporarily displaced, representing up to 3.2 million people. Most are fleeing major urban areas towards the north and rural areas to seek safety.
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The evacuation order for the northern border town of Akobo East, which forced thousands of people - including all aid agency staff â to leave at the weekend, has deepened catastrophic conditions.
At least 52 million children facing disrupted education due to Middle East and wider region conflict
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Calculations by Save the Children using UN population data showed the extent to which education for children has been impacted, with schools damaged, closed or repurposed as shelters.
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The UNâs emergency relief chief on Wednesday condemned the â$1 billion-a-dayâ cost of the war in the Middle East, at a time when humanitarian needs are soaring and aid funding is falling dangerously short.
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According to authorities, since the escalation to the conflict started on 2 March, the number of people in Lebanon registered on the governmentâs online displacement platform continues to rise.
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Toxic âblack rainâ linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to aid supply chains are upending lives across the Middle East and beyond after 10 days of war in the region, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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This year, about 110,000 Afghans have returned from Iran, with roughly 1,700 each day since the onset of the conflict. We remain concerned developments in the region could trigger larger movements.
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More than 3.3 million people are struggling to find enough food, with families in the Far North, North and East regions already skipping meals, selling livestock or taking on debt just to survive.
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Fifteen years into the conflict, food insecurity is threatening many of the country's youngest. Nearly 6.4 million under-fives suffer from acute malnutrition across the northern regions.
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Conflict continues to fuel suffering and drive humanitarian needs in Myanmar, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said in a bulletin on Monday.
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Surging food and fuel prices driven by the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could have ripple effects that will worsen hunger for vulnerable populations in the region and beyond.
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The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and displacement in the region and far beyond, UN agencies said on Friday.