News Monitor

Acute food insecurity is to increase in magnitude and severity across 22 countries/territories; the spread of conflict, coupled with climate and economic stressors, is pushing millions to the brink.

Impacting nearly two million people, the current flood situation has surpassed the floods of 2022, which were previously considered the worst in a decade and affected 1.4 million.

The health system, already stretched before the current crisis, has been pushed to the brink – some 100 primary healthcare centres and dispensaries have closed, as have multiple hospitals.

While about half of the children are living in host communities, 18% of the other half are in displacement camps, 16% in informal settlements or out in the open, and 9% in cramped public buildings.

Unprecedented flooding has affected more than 81,300 people and displaced 46,500 people in the state. These numbers continue to rise and put vulnerable people at risk of diseases such as cholera.

The situation here in Sudan is catastrophic. There is simply no other way to put it. Hunger, disease and sexual violence are rampant. For the people of Sudan, this is a living nightmare, said Amy Popel

The implementation of the laws could have devastating consequences for Palestine refugees in oPt, which is unacceptable. I call on Israel to act consistently with its obligations under the UN Charter.

“The world cannot stand by while Sudan’s children face unspeakable horrors. We must act now to safeguard their future and uphold their right to safety and peace." Executive Director Catherine Russell

About a quarter of the population in the DRC continues to face acute hunger, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on 28 October.

The storm, which prompted widespread evacuations and affected 805,000 families, has disrupted learning for more than 19 million students in the Philippines, according to the education department.

This latest attack damaged more than 20 apartment buildings, injuring 21 people and killing five. Among the impacted structures was Mechnikov Hospital, one of Ukraine’s largest medical facilities.

This latest attack damaged more than 20 apartment buildings, injuring 21 people and killing five. Among the impacted structures was Mechnikov Hospital, one of Ukraine’s largest medical facilities.

The disruptions to daily life and essential services are pushing the most vulnerable into greater insecurity, with severely limited options for safety and support.

Palestinians with disabilities face unbearable risks, including inescapable death and injuries, amid indiscriminate attacks, which have destroyed infrastructure and annihilated the possibility of aid.

Polio cases in these settings have more than doubled in the past five years, while routine childhood immunization has dropped to 70 per cent – well below the 95 per cent needed for community immunity.

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees need urgent access to food, shelter and medical attention after enduring the worst violence against their communities since 2017, Amnesty International said.

The security situation remains volatile despite ongoing peace negotiations, which is limiting humanitarian access to people in need of aid, especially in areas where non-state armed actors are present.

Conflict and instability continue to severely disrupt life in Syria, straining medical supply stocks and overwhelming the capacity of health workers. Pregnant women with complications are at high risk.

Among other advancements, the $37 million project will support the establishment of a climate and health surveillance system to predict outbreaks and surges of climate-sensitive diseases and conditions.

Having a significant number of children miss out on their second vaccine dose will seriously jeopardise efforts to stop the transmission of poliovirus in Gaza.

In 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to 2022. UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50 per cent.

One in five people has been uprooted in the past four weeks. More than 190,000 are living in 1,094 shelters across the country, in schools, community centres and other public institutions.