News Monitor

Medical needs remain high after almost 14 years of war. Driven by economic decline, a lack of international funding and the exodus of medical professionals, the health system is showing signs of fatigue.

Nealy a third of the population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024. The impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow the recovery.

Nealy a third of the population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024. The impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy will likely slow the recovery.

A new Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $342.3 million to provide immediate aid, safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable and promote local capacities and participatory planning.

The 2025 HNRP prioritizes lifesaving aid for vulnerable groups, including women, children, and minorities, while advocating for long-term resilience-building and climate adaptation.

The $1.42 billion plan prioritizes lifesaving aid for vulnerable groups, including women, children, and minorities, while advocating for long-term resilience-building and climate adaptation.

The rapid deterioration of needs means that DRC is one of the countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2025, according to the IRC's Emergency Watchlist 2025.

The humanitarian context in Mali is characterized by a volatile security situation for more than a decade, compounded by structural vulnerability, socio-economic challenges and the climate crisis.

Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of the virus after one case tested positive in the northwestern Kagera region. A total of 25 suspected cases have been reported as of 20 January 2025.

The needs in Gaza are immense. Recovery will require a full-scale humanitarian response with all agencies coming together, including UNRWA, to provide lifesaving assistance to two million people.

Many children have been forcibly recruited by armed groups, stripped of their childhood, and girls face heightened risks of sexual violence, with disturbing reports of abduction and abuse.

This funding will enable needs-driven multisectoral assistance to newly displaced people, returnees and people living in front-line communities and parts of the country affected by hostilities.

This funding will enable needs-driven multisectoral assistance to newly displaced people, returnees and people living in front-line communities and parts of the country affected by hostilities.

Already dire humanitarian conditions are worsening rapidly, and access to these vulnerable populations is severely restricted by insecurity, roadblocks and the presence of violent armed actors.

Since early December, more than 120,000 people have fled the ongoing violence in Blue Nile, White Nile and Sennar states in Sudan, to South Sudan. Dozens of wounded required urgent medical care.

The ongoing cyclone season and powerful aftershocks have made recovery efforts more difficult, with key infrastructure severely impacted by the earthquakes, including hospitals and schools.

Civilians are being forced to flee the combat zones in haste. More than 290,000 people have been displaced throughout Lubero territory, including 70,000 in Lubero-Centre and 30,000 in Kipese.

The plans outline strategies to address the needs of people whose lives have been upended by the war. They also emphasize the importance of international solidarity to sustain critical aid in 2025.