News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 38 from 78)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gang violence, political instability and economic turmoil have displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing families from their homes with nothing but what they can carry; some 5.5 million people ā half of Haitiās population ā rely on humanitarian aid to survive.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Israelās move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables.
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Conditions continue to deteriorate for thousands of children and their families one year after the country declared a state of emergency, Save the Children said.
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The closure of all border crossings for the transportation of aid into Gaza Strip represents a severe risk to the millions of people who have been struggling to survive for 16 months, IFRC warns.
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In a survey conducted by UNICEF in January 2025, 72 per cent of caregivers said their children were anxious or nervous during the war, and 62 per cent said they were depressed or sad.
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Within four weeks of the ceasefire, WFP delivered āmore food aid than we thought possibleā, doubling the average for the last months of 2024, with more than 30,000MT, reaching one million people.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing childrenās chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide.
ReliefWeb News
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has forced more than 160,000 people to seek refuge in South Sudan since mid-December 2024, placing immense pressure on an overstretched healthcare system, says WHO.
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During this round, an additional 40,000 children were vaccinated as compared to the previous two rounds conducted in September and October 2024, after poliovirus was detected in the Gaza Strip.
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More than 2,200 people, including children, are battling the cholera outbreak in Kosti, capital of Sudanās White Nile state, with the state the latest to announce the arrival of the deadly disease.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing attacks by M23 rebels in the east and a severe funding shortfall.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, it was confirmed on Thursday, leading to potentially ādevasting impactsā, on women and girls.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Since the ceasefire began in Gaza on 19 January, āunparalleled progressā has been made in providing desperately needed aid to families across the devastated enclave, said UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
At least four children are among an estimated 29 people killed in flash floods that have swept through two provinces, as the extreme weather upends lives and livelihoods.
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"Without increased international mobilization, humanitarian needs will skyrocket, regional stability will be further jeopardized, and our capacity to respond will be severely compromised," said UNHC.
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Data reveals cases of sexual violence have risen by more than two and a half times, abductions by sixfold, killing and maiming by sevenfold, and attacks on schools and hospitals multiplied by 12.
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More than 50 people, including children, have been reported killed since the IDF operation started five weeks ago. Destruction of infrastructure, bulldozing roads and access restrictions are common.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into ābattlefieldsā and left 40,000 people homeless, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for civilians in Sudan together with unhindered humanitarian access, as the brutal war between rival militaries approaches a second year.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions toward extreme hunger, UN agencies warned on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that aid workers in Gaza supporting local health authorities have now managed to vaccinate nearly 550,000 children under 10 ā nearly all those it aimed to reach.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 6,000 people in Haiti have been forced from their homes by gang violence in almost a month, hampering aid efforts by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
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A staggering 234 million children in crisis need urgent support to access quality education ā 35 million more than just three years ago ā and more than 85 million children are out of school.
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The report currently estimates that as of 31 December 2024, the total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is $524 billion (ā¬506 billion) over the next decade.
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Three years since the war began, around 10.6 million people have been forced from their homes. One third of the population is in desperate need of humanitarian aid.
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Below-average rainfall in October-December 2024 led to a substantial reduction in crop output in agropastoral and riverine livelihoods and faster pasture and water depletion in pastoral areas.