News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 6 from 69)
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Since the start of the siege in April 2024, more than 1,100 grave violations have been verified in Al Fasher alone, including the killing and maiming of more than 1,000 children.
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A UN report stresses the impacts hostilities continue to have on children, pointing to the failure to respect international human rights law and disregard for the specific protection of children.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A new resolution by the Thai Government that will allow long-staying refugees from Myanmar to work legally in the country was welcomed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, as a significant boost to the national economy.
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More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine following recent hostilities and attacks across the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday in an update.
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IRC is mounting an urgent response to severe flooding that has swept across the south and warns that with more heavy rain expected, the risk of further flooding threatens to displace even more families.
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In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest beside his bed as shells rattled the walls of his hotel.
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Famine means mothers unable to breastfeed because they, too, are starving. And it forces mothers to make the impossible choice between which of their children to feed, and which must be left to perish.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Dr. Nouf moves briskly from patient to patient wearing her mask and gloves, with a stethoscope resting around her neck, driven by a strong passion to help the vulnerable at the Migrant Response Point (MRP) in Maārib in Yemen.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which now has the highest number of child amputees per capita anywhere in the world, is no exception.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new UN-backed food security report released on Friday.
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As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastrophic consequences for civilians.
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for the facilitation of swift and unhindered delivery of aid and services and commercial supplies across the Gaza Strip through all crossings and land routes.
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With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief AntĆ³nio Guterres renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire, as Palestinians fled intense airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire.
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The UN Special Envoy for Syria briefed the Security Council on Thursday, saying that amid a strained ceasefire and military skirmishes in Syria, the political transition āremains on a knifeās edgeā.
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Donors must seize this unprecedented opportunity to invest in Syriaās recovery and to support the many who are finally returning home but find nothing but ruins, urges Jan Egeland, NRC chief.
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After attacks by a non-state armed group, northern Mozambique is experiencing its largest wave of displacement since February 2024. Official figures estimate more than 50,000 people are on the move.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to press ahead with plans to take full control which will only lead to further āmass killings of civiliansā and displacement, UN human rights officials warned on Wednesday.
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In 2024, Asia Pacific experienced more displacement linked to disasters than any other region in the world. Hazards like storms, floods, heatwaves, and droughts are becoming more intense and frequent.
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The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in the Strip, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating ground offensive looms, creating a limited opportunity for humanitarians to bring in shelter items, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
This Tuesday, the UN honoured fallen colleagues and reminded the world that aid workers should never be a target, as 2024 saw a shocking new record of 383 aid workers killed.
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Before Pedro Matos joined the World Food Programme (WFP) for 17 years, he said his job in space engineering just āwasnāt enoughā.
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With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere to save lives and relieve suffering, no matter how challenging the situation.
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A shocking new record of 383 aid workers killed in 2024 must be a wake-up call to protect all civilians in conflict and crisis and call time on impunity, said UNOCHA, on World Humanitarian Day 2025.
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Security incidents involving humanitarian workers increased by 50% in the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024 - from 62 to 93 - including three deaths and 34 injuries,
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Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in South Sudan on Monday.
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UN aid teams in Gaza say that theyāre only able to get less than half the lifesaving food support that is needed into the war-torn enclave.
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As gang violence across Haiti escalates, and the United States and other donors reduce their humanitarian funding, 1.3 million people who have fled their homes are facing the direst of consequences.
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Entire communities are at heightened risk of disease outbreaks after losing access to clean water due to the scaling back or shutdown of water trucking and sanitation systems, warns NRC.