News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 8 from 92)
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The UN, EU and partners warn in the Global Report on Food Crises that over the past decade, acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding has retreated to 2016 levels.
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IOM data shows that drought now accounts for three out of every four new displacements, a 22 per cent increase from last year that underscores the growing severity of climate shocks.
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As of mid-April, Zimbabwe had recorded more than 65,000 malaria cases in 2026, nearly double as many compared with the same period in 2025, with 174 deaths — nearly double the number for 2025.
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A UNICEF relief mission reached a large hospital in the southern Lebanese town of Tebnine on Thursday, only to find massive destruction and staggering needs.
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A temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been extended, offering an opening for diplomacy – but persistent tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are compounding trade disruptions and intensifying pressure on humanitarian operations and vulnerable communities far beyond the Gulf.
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The worrying increase comes ahead of the region’s annual monsoon season, which brings heavy rains and winds and puts refugees fleeing by boat at heightened risk of capsizing on choppy seas.
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Cases increased over 25 per cent last year. Save the Children warns that in 2026, more than 14,360 cases of the deadly measles virus have been confirmed across 15 countries facing conflict.
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The Security Council is meeting now at a critical juncture for Syria’s fragile transition. While the Iran-US ceasefire has temporarily eased regional spillover from Lebanon and elsewhere, conditions remain volatile in Syria. The reported US military withdrawal now completed, marks a milestone, yet the chamber faces a country grappling with deep internal fissures and external pressures. Follow full meetings coverage below and UN News app users should click here.
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The United Nations is deeply alarmed by continued insecurity in the Darfur region of Sudan and the heavy toll it is having on civilians, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
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The frequency, intensity and duration of extreme heat events have risen sharply over the past half century, and the risks to agrifood systems and ecosystems are set to soar in future, say FAO and WMO.
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The total number of migrants reported dead or missing worldwide since 2014 has risen to more than 82,000. According to the IOM, the data shows migration routes are shifting rather than easing.
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Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face “another struggle for survival”, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
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Returns have been concentrated in Aj Jazirah and Khartoum, driven by improved security in some areas, economic pressures, limited services in camps, and growing challenges in neighbouring countries.
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The report finds that the hardest-hit sectors include housing, health, education, commerce, and agriculture. It also highlights the catastrophic impact on human development across Gaza.
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The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years, with $71.4 billion needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction.
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New data shows that nearly three in four countries in Europe now use Artificial Intelligence in their health services to make a diagnosis.
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The Security Council meets in emergency session at 3pm to address the escalating conflict in Ukraine. The open briefing follows a formal request from Kyiv citing a surge in Russian aerial bombardments, including devastating strikes on the city of Dnipro. Ukraine has reported that between late March and mid-April, more than 5,000 drones and missiles were launched, killing dozens of civilians and injuring hundreds more. Follow full meetings coverage below and UN News app users can follow here.
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More than two million people remain displaced within Gaza, with the majority sheltering in makeshift tents. Families are being forced to survive without access to the most basic life-saving supplies.
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This marks an increase of 130,000 people compared to the previous Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis in September, confirming a continued deterioration of the situation.
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Across the country, roads are already congested with hopeful families trying to return home. That alone shows how deeply people want this war to end. All parties must commit to a permanent ceasefire.
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In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, making it the deadliest year on record in South and Southeast Asia, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
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The war in Gaza has inflicted a far higher toll on women and girls than in previous conflicts in the Palestinian enclave, with more than 38,000 killed by Israeli air bombardment and land military operations since Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel sparked the war in October 2023, UN Women said on Friday.
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Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls “are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence” whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.
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5.8 million Haitians, or roughly 52 per cent of the population, are facing crisis levels of food insecurity, or worse. Of those, more than 1.8 million are dealing with emergency levels, which means they are exhausting their last assets and unable to meet even basic food needs.
Families in Haiti face impossible choices as violence surges and public services collapse, IRC finds
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"Millions of people continue to face a compounding crisis of food insecurity, forced displacement, deadly disease and surging violence. Public services in many areas have collapsed under gang rule."
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Amid reports of high-level talks later today between Israel and Lebanon, intense Israeli military strikes continued in southern Lebanese territory, including around the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil. Hezbollah rocket fire continued into northern Israel also. In other developments, the US military announced on Wednesday that it had prevented 10 ships from navigating through the Strait of Hormuz, in line with its blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, the Iranian military reportedly pledged to extend disruption to shipping to the Red Sea. Stay with us for live updates on this and UN agencies. App users can follow coverage here.
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Armed groups attacked at least 587 schools, affecting over 285,500 children between March 2025 and February 2026, over three times the 172 schools (68,700 children) attacked in the preceding year.
Military escalation in the Middle East is reshaping the lives, rights and futures of women and girls
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Women and girls are disproportionately impacted due to entrenched gender discrimination that limits their access to resources, services and decision-making, exacerbating structural gender inequalities.
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Foreign ministers from across the world met in Berlin on Wednesday to show support for Sudan, where a fourth year of brutal warfare has begun as humanitarian needs deepen.
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Violence, hunger and displacement are pushing families to the brink. Support will cover food aid, safe drinking water, healthcare, emergency shelter, and specialized services for the most vulnerable.