News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 5 from 15)
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Some 90,000 people have been displaced following the fall of El Fasher in Sudanâs North Darfur - with another 50,000 fleeing violence in the Kordofans, according to the UN migration chief.
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In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is âa strong predictorâ of hunger, violence and death, the UNâs gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.
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Save the Children, funded by the Green Climate Fund and the Global Partnership for Education, has launched a $17 million project to strengthen climate resilience in education across the country.
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To South Sudan, where aid teams warn that an already severe food and nutrition crisis could get worse without urgent humanitarian relief.
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The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report projects that over half of the population will face crisis or worse levels of hunger during the 2026 lean season.
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New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday.
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Sudanâs hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off entire communities from food and aid.
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More details continued to emerge on Friday of atrocities committed during and after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudanâs Darfur region.
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Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the RSF militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher in Sudan.
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The UNâs top humanitarian official has called for an immediate ceasefire in El Fasher, the capital of Sudanâs North Darfur region, amid reports of significant civilian deaths, attacks on hospitals and the cityâs reported capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Marking its 80th anniversary, the United Nations celebrated decades of multilateral cooperation for peace, human rights, and sustainable development through events across the globe.
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Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential services have driven millions of people in Sudan to the âbrink of survivalâ â with women and children bearing the heaviest burden.
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Over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance; widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of essential services have pushed them to the brink of survival.
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To Sudan, where the people of government held El Fasher in the west of the war-torn country remain trapped without food, water or medical care, UN aid coordinators, OCHA, said on Monday.
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Armed clashes are occurring on a scale not seen since a cessation of hostilities was signed in 2017, with civilians bearing the brunt of human rights violations and displacements.
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At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and the last hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan.
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The UNâs top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, with civilians facing relentless violence, sexual abuse and starvation.
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World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health together.
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Amid the devastating war in Sudan, UN aid teams are overcoming major obstacles to curb a cholera outbreak claiming lives across the country, with young children particularly at risk.
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At least 75 people have been killed, according to news reports, in a drone strike on a mosque during morning prayers in El Fasher city, in the west of the war-torn country.
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The UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has highlighted recent diplomatic progress made towards a three-month pause to the brutal fighting in Sudan between rival militaries.
New, deadly floods displace more than 100,000 in South Sudan as conflict and funding cuts impede aid
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If the flooding continues, up to 400,000 people are likely to be displaced by the end of the year, exceeding flood displacement levels seen in 2024. Peak impacts are expected between now and October.
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The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudanâs spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe.
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Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm faced by children there, the longer the conflict goes on.
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Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called ânew deadly floods.â
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New analysis by Save the Children of Global Education Cluster figures shows about 13 million of 17 million school-age children in Sudan are out of school in one of the worldâs worst education crises.
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In the capital alone, the number of returnees is expected to reach 2.1 million this year, compared to an estimated five million who were displaced from the city at the height of the fighting.
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Save the Children delivered the first emergency medical supplies, food, water and tarpaulins to a remote village in western Sudan cut off by a massive landslide, killing between 300 and 1,000 people.
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War-torn Sudan continues to face âa horrific humanitarian situationâ as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village in South Darfur state over the weekend, UN Spokesperson StĂ©phane Dujarric said on Thursday.
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Humanitarians âwill spare no effortâ to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in war-torn Sudan, a senior UN official in the country said on Tuesday.