News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 44 from 85)
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As it re-establishes its presence in Damascus, IOM is reactivating its data collection operations in Syria so it can address critical information gaps about humanitarian needs and mobility.
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Nearly 63,000 people have arrived in less than a month, with more than 1,100 crossing on 5 March. Despite a slight fall this past week, hundreds of refugees continue to arrive daily through 11 borders.
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Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the countryās northwest intend to return home within the next year ā sparking deep concerns of a new humanitarian crisis.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured.
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Humanitarian agencies warned on Friday that ongoing Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank are exacerbating an already dire situation for displaced Palestinians.
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In Gaza, since the ceasefire came into effect on 19 January, Israeli military reportedly killed 58 Palestinians including 10 children and three women, mostly near the Israeli imposed āno-goā zones.
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The UN food agency urgently requires $620 million to ensure continued support to crisis-affected refugees and IDPs in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria in the next six months.
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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.
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After several years of fragile truce, there is a āpalpableā fear of a return to all-out war in Yemen, said Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Thursday, briefing the Security Council.
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Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UNās Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, on Thursday allocated $110 million to neglected crises across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Clashes between armed groups and police are intensifying, leaving people trapped under constant threat of crossfire. Today, 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is under the control of armed groups.
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Since 8 December last year, landmines and explosive remnants of war have caused at least 628 casualties, more than two-thirds of the total number of casualties for all of 2023, says Save the Children.
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Children's attendance at schools has fallen significantly in North Kivu since an intense increase in fighting since January when 1.3 million students were enrolled to start learning.
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One third of the new CERF funding will support Sudan and neighbouring Chad, as well as the humanitarian response in Afghanistan, CAR, Honduras, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Venezuela and Zambia.
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"Human rights defenders in eastern DRC are at extreme risk of reprisals for their human rights work. They need help now, including support for temporary relocation along with their families" - Lawlor.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday has left Gazans afraid of a return to violence and lifesaving healthcare services under threat, the UN Childrenās Fund, UNICEF, has warned.
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The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced he would be convening fresh talks over the future of Cyprus, scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March.
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In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus stopping, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
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The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.
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UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger.
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āThe time to step up is nowā for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acuteāÆmalnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
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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.
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Congolese nationals fleeing the conflict, as well as those outside the country who originate from the area affected by it, may need refugee protection under international and regional legal frameworks.
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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.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are returning from displacement sites to areas with limited water and sanitation services. Widely-used water infrastructure has also been destroyed amidst the conflict.
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Some 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will be affected by cuts to psychosocial support, gender-based violence services, safe spaces, and economic empowerment programs following the confirmation from US authorities to end practically all financial contributions to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency (UNFPA).
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The UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a day ā around 364,000 of them children ā in the regional capital Goma after breaks in the water supply due to the uptick in fighting.
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Gang violence, political instability and economic turmoil have displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing families from their homes with nothing but what they can carry; some 5.5 million people ā half of Haitiās population ā rely on humanitarian aid to survive.
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Israelās move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables.
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Conditions continue to deteriorate for thousands of children and their families one year after the country declared a state of emergency, Save the Children said.