News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 6 from 14)
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.
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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.
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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 Childrenās 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.
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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 Peopleās Defence Forces and the Sudan Peopleās Liberation Army ā 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 AntĆ³nio 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 Sudanās 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 ā the vital hub and lifeline for humanitarian aid.
ReliefWeb News
Nearly 20,000 people ā mostly exhausted and traumatized women and children ā 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 ā particularly in North Darfur ā driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The situation in western Sudan is āshockingā and people in the capital, Khartoum face āabsolutely devastatingā conditions according to a senior UN official in the African country.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudanās Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the UN.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A mass wave of displacement in Sudanās North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Sudanās civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.
ReliefWeb News
Most of the displaced families fled without food or water and are now entirely dependent on humanitarian aid, putting children, pregnant and breastfeeding women at severe risk of malnutrition.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the worldās youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Two years to the day since Sudanās brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief AntĆ³nio Guterres insisted that the world āmust not forgetā the suffering of the countryās people.
ReliefWeb News
As thousands struggle to survive in the ravaged Darfur region, humanitarians have a rapidly shrinking window to scale up operations from Chad before the rains disrupt this critical lifeline.
ReliefWeb News
As the conflict enters a third year, 15 million children are in need as violence, hunger, and disease increase. Growing constraints on access and funding are compounding challenges.