News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 46 from 88)
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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 âessential structural adjustmentsâ at its Geneva headquarters and globally, in response to a substantial 30 per cent reduction in donor support for 2025 â including a significant decrease in projects funded by the United States.
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UN chief General AntĂłnio 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 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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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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Fourteen years of war have left Syriaâs people in desperate need â but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the countryâs recovery.
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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 AntĂłnio 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 â 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 AntĂłnio 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 WFPâs 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.
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MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres is urgently calling on donors and humanitarian organisations to take immediate action to prevent widespread suffering, as the consequences could be catastrophic.
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A vital humanitarian service point at the Rugombo Stadium, a few kilometres from the border, is providing shelter for almost 40,000 refugees - including nearly 18,000 children - fleeing the conflict.
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The outbreak, in which two confirmed and eight probable cases were recorded, all deceased, was the second the country has experienced. No new cases have been recorded in more than 42 days.
Childrenâs lives on the brink in Sudanâs Zamzam refugee camp as medical and food supplies dry up
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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.
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At least one child in Afghanistan has died from measles every day so far in 2025, according to data MSF staff have collected - almost three times as many deaths as in the same period last year.
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Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, âcrucial progressâ made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants âcontinues to unravelâ, said UN Spokesperson StĂ©phane Dujarric on Wednesday.
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The UNâs top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to sustain and which to shut down.
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Recent cuts in foreign aid have forced Save the Children to suspend lifesaving programmes for malnourished children as a reported 131 million children live in areas experiencing acute food crises globally.
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In Bangladeshâs Coxâs Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian âcatastropheâ, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
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More than 15% of children in camps are malnourished â the highest since the mass displacement of Rohingya in 2017. Rising demand for treatment threatens to outpace funding, leaving thousands at risk.
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Aid had substantially increased over the course of the ceasefire, but remains a drop in the ocean compared to immense needs on the ground. A commitment to rebuilding essential services is vital.