News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 38 from 85)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine.
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āWith nowhere safe for Palestinians or those trying to help them, the humanitarian response is severely struggling under the weight of insecurity and critical supply shortages, leaving people with few, if any, options for accessing care."
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IOM is currently leading efforts across more than 50 displacement sites, including shelter, camp management, protection, and emergency water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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The date 18 April marks 10 years since a shipwreck off Italy killed more than 1,000 people. Seven in 10 children go without a parent or guardian, so most who disappeared along this route were alone.
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The flooding has hit a community under severe strain. Since January, Tanganyika has received 50,000 IDPs fleeing violence in South Kivu. The floods also wiped out key crops, worsening food insecurity.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Two years to the day since Sudanās brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief AntĆ³nio Guterres insisted that the world āmust not forgetā the suffering of the countryās people.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month.
ReliefWeb News
As thousands struggle to survive in the ravaged Darfur region, humanitarians have a rapidly shrinking window to scale up operations from Chad before the rains disrupt this critical lifeline.
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As the conflict enters a third year, 15 million children are in need as violence, hunger, and disease increase. Growing constraints on access and funding are compounding challenges.
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Conflict-related famine, displacement, violence and killings continue to devastate as 24.6 million people experience acute food insecurity, with 638,000 facing catastrophic hunger.
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New UNDP remote sensing analysis shows massive, immediate reconstruction is vital in Myanmar due to widespread damage to homes, hospitals, and critical infrastructure.
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Tens of thousands of Afghans are facing dire conditions in makeshift camps after crossing the border from Pakistan, an Islamic Relief assessment team reports.
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On 12 and 13 April, our team in Tawila saw more than 10,000 people fleeing from Zamzam and nearby areas. They arrived in an advanced state of dehydration, exhaustion and stress.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday.āÆ
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nationās existing crises, including political instability and economic hardship.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Sudanās devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its ādarkest chaptersā may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan ā including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries ā as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
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The missile reportedly struck a busy street in the city centre, damaging residential buildings, an educational facility and civilian vehicles ā including a public bus.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.
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More than 100 people, including more than 20 children, are feared dead, and the deaths of at least nine humanitarians - killed while on a mission to support the most vulnerable - have been confirmed.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Two years since Sudanās brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
During the same period, more than one million internally displaced people within Syria have also returned, bringing the total number of Syrians who have gone home to more than 1.4 million.
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This newest appeal is an addendum to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which was already underfunded before the earthquake struck, with just over 5 per cent of funding received.