News Monitor

The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 5 from 5)

Escalation in hostilities reported in Syria's Deir-ez-Zor Governorate

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Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

As of 11 August, at least 25 civilians had reportedly been killed and 28 others injured, as a result of active hostilities, on both banks of the Euphrates River.


World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely on, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday, expressing deep concern over the situation.

UN Special Envoy warns of escalation risk in Syria

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

The threat of regional conflict affecting Syria has not abated, particularly in the face of recent Israeli strikes on the war-torn country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday. 

Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday.

Top UN officials urge comprehensive approach to Syria’s protracted crisis

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

Syria remains plagued by a severe and complex security and humanitarian situation against a backdrop of a broader political impasse, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach that involves all key stakeholders.

Another funding cut from international community will hit children in Syria and region the hardest

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Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Save the Children

Yesterday’s announcement of €3.9 billion in pledged assistance for 2024 - a 15% drop from last year’s commitment - and €1.2 billion for 2025 is a worrying decline in support, said Save the Children.


Syria: UN chief warns Idlib offensive may set off ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the growing risk of a humanitarian catastrophe should a full-scale military operation take place in Syria’s war-battered Idlib province.

UN Security Council urged to act against ‘worst-case scenario’ in Syria’s war-battered Idlib

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

A further escalation of violence in Syria’s Idlib governorate could create a humanitarian emergency “at a scale not yet seen through this crisis,” a senior United Nations aid official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.

Millions at risk if Syria’s war moves to last redoubt of Idlib, warns senior aid official

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

Aid access to embattled Syrians may soon improve following recent military gains by the Government, but the war “cannot be allowed to go to Idlib”, the head of the UN’s Humanitarian Task Force said on Thursday.