News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 7 from 69)
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Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gazaâs already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the UN warned on Friday.
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The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease â cholera â continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Dr. Younis Awadallah, a paediatrician who is almost 70 years old, does not hesitate to say that âhumanitarian work cannot be retired.â
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As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impediments, while scorching temperatures are adding to the suffering of the population.
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The cholera treatment centre at Tawila Hospital, officially equipped with 130 beds, had to accommodate 400 patients during the first week of August, forcing staff to add extra mattresses on the floor.
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Amid continued insecurity and access constraints, food, medicine and other essentials continue to be scarce. More than 190,000 people, mainly women and children, were forced to flee during the violence.
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UN human rights chief Volker TĂŒrk has expressed outrage over Mondayâs deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudanâs North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
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Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the âdeeply alarmingâ recent violence in Syriaâs Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
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At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.
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July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU).
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Today, hundreds of thousands of people still trapped in El Fasher face starvation, as it remains cut off from WFP and other help. The hunger crisis comes one year after famine was first confirmed.
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The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago.
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In central Rakhine, the number of families not able to meet basic food needs is 57%, up from 33% in December 2024. Northern Rakhine is likely much worse due to conflict and access issues.
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The outbreak has claimed 16 lives and infected at least 288 people across three health districts in the last week, with the majority of cases reported in several refugee camps in OuaddaĂŻ province.
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This means that only 232 hectares is currently available for cultivation, down from 4.6 percent as of April 2025, in a territory with more than two million people.
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More than 800,000 children have crossed into Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan this year, with about three out of four children returning from Iran. This is double last yearâs total.
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It is essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international community addresses the reality of starvation on the ground in Gaza, the Security Council heard on Sunday.
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The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a âcatastrophicâ humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply.
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Oxfam examines the implications of aid cuts on Africaâs development, highlighting long-standing failures in official development assistance to reduce poverty, inequality, and climate vulnerability.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UNâs top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip, beginning with full control of Gaza City.
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Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the border, but they will need more help to rebuild their lives, according to UN-Habitat, the agency that advocates for sustainable communities.
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Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN agencies said on Friday, while warning that communities continue to be terrorised by parties to the conflict even as they flee violence.
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UNHCR urgently calls for an immediate injection of funds to scale up life-saving health, hygiene, water, shelter and nutrition support to avoid a health catastrophe.
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The international community must provide greater support to Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan who face increased risk of impoverishment, early marriage and growing threats to their rights and safety.
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Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while medical teams warned that hospitals are overwhelmed by a daily influx of injured people and close to ânear-total collapseâ.
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Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues to deepen in the enclave, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday.
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Intensified clashes in Somaliaâs Hiraan region have displaced more than 22,000 people â half of them children â leaving communities in Mahaas cut off from basic services, Save the Children reports.
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Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organizations providing vital relief across Gaza will likely have to shut down their operations within weeks, unless Israel withdraws its demand that they provide sensitive information about Palestinian employees.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agencyâs school meal programme in Afghanistan.
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Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.