News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 5 from 12)
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
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.
ReliefWeb News
Deliberate obstruction by parties on the ground and the approaching rainy season threaten to render vast areas inaccessible by road. WFP warns millions of vulnerable could be cut off from aid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food insecurity and the collapse of essential services.
ReliefWeb News
World leaders should move beyond rhetoric and take immediate, concrete action to end the conflict, protect civilians, ensure aid reaches those who need it and stop the expansion of famine conditions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Hunger in South Sudanās northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UNās emergency food relief agency warned on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
The children from a remote part of Akobo County, along with three adults, died on the three-hour walk from their village to seek treatment at the nearest remaining health facility in Akobo town.
ReliefWeb News
Clashes between government forces and opposition groups have erupted around Juba, Western Equatoria and the Upper Nile states. Since February, more than 50,000 people have been forced from their homes.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions āwith no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,ā a senior official with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control of the country, with the UN expressing profound alarm on Monday over escalating hostilities, particularly in North Darfur.
ReliefWeb News
As the situation continues to deteriorate, War Child is gravely concerned for the 5.4 million children and youth in South Sudan who face a growing threat of violence and recruitment to armed groups.
ReliefWeb News
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing communities to the brink.
ReliefWeb News
Violence and widespread cholera are pushing to the brink people on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, where approximately 10,000 are displaced since March, warns MĆ©decins Sans FrontiĆØres
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
With these numbers reflecting only verified incidents, it's likely the true toll is far higher. UNICEF calls for urgent protection of children and immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access.
ReliefWeb News
The lack of funds and uncertainty over donor contributions has forced UNHCR to suspend all medical treatment for refugees in Egypt except emergency life-saving procedures, affecting 20,000 people.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the theft puts thousands of malnourished children and mothers at risk.
ReliefWeb News
"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."
ReliefWeb News
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.
Childrenās lives on the brink in Sudanās Zamzam refugee camp as medical and food supplies dry up
ReliefWeb News
Heavy shelling and heightened violence have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance, with access to the camp now nearly impossible.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudanās North Darfur region are now ānearly impossibleā to reach, the UNās top aid official in the country warned on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
More than half the population is acutely food insecure, marking the highest level of hunger in its history. Famine has been confirmed in five areas and five more are set to experience such conditions.
ReliefWeb News
Data compiled by GBV service providers in Sudan paint a searing picture of the crisis children are being subjected to; 221 rape cases against children were recorded since the beginning of 2024.
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.
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.
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.
ReliefWeb News
MSF is looking for ways to help people in Zamzam and El Fasher without exposing its staff to an unacceptable level of risk after it was forced to suspend its activities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine āis taking holdā and sexual violence is rife, the UNās top aid official said on Monday, as the global body launched an appeal for $6 billion to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the devastated country and beyond.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding and diplomatic action to ease the suffering of millions of Sudanese facing hunger and displacement as rival militaries continue battling each other for control.