News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 6 from 14)
ReliefWeb News
With humanitarian needs on the rise and more people fleeing violence in Sudan, IOM is urgently appealing for $6.5 million to resume this vital support and prevent vulnerable people from being stranded.
ReliefWeb News
Three years on, Sudan’s war relentlessly targets women and girls. "The scale and brutality of violations are beyond anything we’ve previously seen", says a gender-based violence specialist in Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s a huge blow for developing nations, the UN trade agency, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
Sudanese refugees report serious human rights violations, including physical and sexual violence, arbitrary detention, and forced recruitment. About 60% have been separated from family members.
ReliefWeb News
A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty has pushed 2.3 million under-fives in South Sudan into life-threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after funding cuts.
ReliefWeb News
Khartoum State has experienced a rapid increase in cholera cases since May, with more than 16,000 cumulative cases and 239 deaths reported across the state’s seven localities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Two counties in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan are sliding into famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned after a new update was released on Thursday from the UN-partnered food security classification system, the IPC.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country.
ReliefWeb News
The closure of the hospital and cessation of MSF’s support to 13 facilities has left an area spanning more than 124 miles without any secondary health care facility.
ReliefWeb News
The 15 trucks were carrying vital nutritional supplies to North Darfur, a region in which hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people are at high risk of malnutrition and starvation.
ReliefWeb News
Some 100,000 people seeking safety in DRC, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda cited insecurity, inter-communal violence, and deteriorating humanitarian conditions as the main reasons for fleeing.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked on Monday night, killing five humanitarian workers, injuring many more and damaging critical humanitarian supplies.
ReliefWeb News
In just over two years, Chad has seen the refugee population surge to more than 1.2 million, far exceeding the number received during the previous two decades and placing unsustainable pressure on it.
ReliefWeb News
The influx of patients is the direct consequence of the escalation of armed conflict and violence the country has experienced in the past months and the scope of the resulting humanitarian crisis.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement continue to drive a surge in disease, particularly cholera and malaria.
ReliefWeb News
Continuous attacks on power plants over the past month have disrupted electricity supply and worsened water shortages, significantly impacting access to safe water, increasing the risk of cholera.
ReliefWeb News
It is vital that victims and survivors access services after the attack, as sexual violence is a medical emergency. The immediate and long-lasting consequences can be life-threatening.
ReliefWeb News
Hostilities between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army – In Opposition have left at least 75 civilians killed and 78 injured, and displaced thousands.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed between the two countries on Thursday.
ReliefWeb News
UNICEF and partners support unaccompanied and separated children, but access to mental health and psychosocial services remains insufficient amid ongoing influx of Sudanese refugees in Chad.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN expressed deep concern on Monday over the impact of ongoing drone attacks on civilian infrastructure across Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarian teams have completed a mission to the Sudanese town of Tawila to provide life-saving assistance for civilians recently displaced by intensifying violence in North Darfur state.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid reports that renewed drone strikes on a key Sudanese aid hub were thwarted late Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres added his voice to increasingly urgent calls for serious peace negotiations to end more than two years of war in Sudan.
ReliefWeb News
More than 60,000 malnourished children in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state are at risk of plunging deeper into malnutrition as treatment supplies run critically low and resupply efforts are hampered.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN has renewed its call to end the brutal conflict in Sudan after a surge in drone strikes, including in Port Sudan — the vital hub and lifeline for humanitarian aid.
ReliefWeb News
Nearly 20,000 people – mostly exhausted and traumatized women and children – have arrived in the past two weeks, reflecting escalating violence in North Darfur, particularly in and around El Fasher.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid teams said on Tuesday, as a third day of drone strikes ripped into the city of Port Sudan.
ReliefWeb News
The airstrike obliterated the hospital, killing at least seven civilians and injuring many patients and staff. It destroyed critical infrastructure, cutting off thousands from lifesaving care.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence – particularly in North Darfur – driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.