News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 39 from 82)
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Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 79 million lives since 2000. However, the drastic and abrupt cuts in global health funding happening now are threatening to reverse these gains.
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UN chief António Guterres on Thursday hailed positive announcements from the White House, Kremlin and Kyiv aimed at stopping crippling attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia, linked to Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
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The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the largest humanitarian crises globally, a senior UN humanitarian said on Thursday.
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Months of fighting in eastern DRC have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people –Burundi has taken in the lion’s share – nearly 66,000 Congolese refugees and asylum seekers to date.
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The climate crisis has dramatically worsened water scarcity over the past few decades, leaving nearly 116 million people without safe drinking water, according to a new Oxfam report.
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Tumbes, where more than 8,000 people have been affected, appears to have suffered the most damage. There is a 48% probability that these conditions will continue until April.
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In view of the sudden and drastic reductions in humanitarian funding to Yemen, sustained donor engagement and flexible funding from donors is crucial to address the escalating humanitarian crisis.
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Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children – and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities.
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Ongoing violence and USAID funding suspension are accelerating the collapse of DRC’s fragile health system, leaving millions defenseless against preventable diseases like cholera, says Oxfam.
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The report confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year observational record and underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather.
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This financial commitment shows the willingness of the EU and international community to support Syria and its people towards an inclusive transition and pave the path to rebuilding the country.
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UN chief General António Guterres on Tuesday led strong condemnation echoed by multiple United Nations agencies of renewed Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Tuesday which reportedly left more than 400 people dead.
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The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That's been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We'll have reaction from across the UN and agencies on the ground. UN News app users follow live here.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is undertaking “essential structural adjustments” at its Geneva headquarters and globally, in response to a substantial 30 per cent reduction in donor support for 2025 – including a significant decrease in projects funded by the United States.
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"The little we have must be protected so that urgent support for people most in need can be provided. Currently, 5.4 million people, over half of them children, require life-saving assistance."
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Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery.
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The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.
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As of 4 March, 167 facilities had shut down due to funding shortages, cutting off medical care to 1.6 million people. More than 220 could close by June, leaving another 1.8 million without healthcare.
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New forecast by the Danish Refugee Council reveals that 4.2 million people will be forcibly displaced in 2025 alone, leading to a once-in-a-generation crisis as wealthy nations cut aid.
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On a visit to Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a period of significant transition and reform.
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Dobropillia has recently faced some of the worst shelling since the escalation of the war in 2022. As attacks continue, MSF teams are working to ensure urgent medical care is available.
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The new wave of violence must not derail the fragile path toward a stable, prosperous, and just future — a path Syria had only just begun to tread when violence erupted again, the UN Commission said.
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Nearly 17 million children have been out of school for two years. Girls face risks including sexual violence, trafficking and forced marriage. More than 12 million are at risk of GBV, says UNICEF.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.
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The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all border crossing points, which is now in its twelfth day, the UN Spokesperson said on Friday.
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World Food Programme warned that more than one million people in Myanmar will be cut off from WFP’s lifesaving food assistance starting in April due to critical funding shortfalls.
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Since March 2, WFP has not been able to transport any food supplies into Gaza due to the closure of all border crossing points for both humanitarian and commercial supplies.
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More than 400 children were recruited by armed actors in January and February, with some as young as 14 years and some reported picked up from schools and the streets and put at risk of violence.
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Since the military coup in February 2021, the intensification of conflict across the country has led to an estimated 15.2 million people facing acute food insecurity.
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"Mental pressure will increase for those who do not have any income source, which will lead to physical illness. Human trafficking in the camp may increase," warns Save the Children.