News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 4 from 15)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Acute malnutrition among children has reached catastrophic levels in parts of Sudanâs North Darfur and Greater Kordofan, UN-backed analysts warned on Thursday, as conflict, mass displacement and denials of aid push the country deeper into a famine-risk emergency.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
South Sudan is buckling under a fresh wave of violence and displacement, after attacks and looting halted a major UN food convoy in restive Upper Nile state and clashes continue to spread in neighbouring Jonglei.
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Despite receiving security assurances and guarantees from authorities for safe humanitarian movement, the looting occurred overnight without security intervention by the County authority.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sudan is now the worldâs most severe humanitarian emergency, the UNâs top relief official warned on Tuesday, urging donors and diplomatic partners to act swiftly as the fighting nears a third year with no end in sight.
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More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state, warned UNICEF.
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Civilians in South Kordofan face intensified fighting and near-total blockage of humanitarian supplies after a year of starvation and bombardment, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned today.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Military tensions in South Sudan are ârapidly expandingâ between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state.
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WFP has not yet received clearance from authorities to coordinate road convoys and passenger flights. Without urgent action, entire communities will be left beyond the reach of vital assistance.
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Unlike during the pandemic, remote learning is not an option for most children in Sudan where more than 1,000 days of fighting have disrupted education, shattered families and destroyed communities.
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Report reveals about 673 million people suffered from chronic hunger in 2024 (the latest data available), while 295 million people faced acute food insecurity across 59 countries and territories.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where more than 1,000 days of war have pushed families to the brink.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More civilians in Sudan continue to be killed and displaced as fighting escalates in multiple parts of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sudanâs protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the worldâs most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, displacement and the collapse of basic services exacting a daily toll on civilians.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the worldâs biggest hunger crisis and largest displacement emergency. Every day, civilians have been âpaying the price for a war they did not chooseâ, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres continues to be gravely alarmed by escalating hostilities in Aleppo, Syria, and mounting reports of civilian casualties, his Spokesperson said on Thursday.
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âAs we approach this catastrophic milestone, the world must not look away. Civilians have paid the highest price for a conflict they did not choose and need decisive international action."
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of escalating violence, particularly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sudanâs deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into Chad underscore the rapidly deteriorating situation.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the countryâs health system under intolerable pressure. The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting widespread disease outbreaks, severe shortages, malnutrition and rising deaths.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and growing risks of regional spillover push the conflict toward the 1,000-day mark.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As fighting escalates in Sudan, âpeople are scared, people are fleeing their homesâ, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been uprooted since late October in the Kordofans region alone.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Families continue to flee intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN said in an update on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in El Fasher in the Darfur region, but UN aid agencies believe they may soon get access to the embattled city.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Nahed was visiting Sudanâs capital Khartoum with her family to celebrate Eid, a major Islamic holiday, when the war broke out between the rival armies vying for control of her homeland.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Sudanâs civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone strikes in South Kordofan state â and the targeting of first responders trying to help the wounded.
ReliefWeb News
Almost six million people - nearly half the population - are experiencing acute hunger, with little access to clean water or sanitation as funding cuts have stripped away vital humanitarian support.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Country Team in Sudan met in Khartoum on Monday â the first time it has convened in the capital sinceâŻconflictâŻerupted in April 2023.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? Thatâs the burning question for relatives of the many thousands of people believed to still be there, since paramilitary fighters overran the regional capital of North Darfur last month, after a 500-day siege.
ReliefWeb News
A protection catastrophe in Darfur and Kordofan is intensifying at an alarming pace as escalating violence drives thousands of families from their homes, many for the second or third time, UNHCR warns.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 21 million people in Sudan, 45 per cent of the population, are not getting enough to eat as the war between rival militaries continues, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).