News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 8 from 18)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, reportedly leaving two dead and several injured in a chaotic scramble for food.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In Gaza, dozens of Palestinians have been reportedly injured and shot trying to collect aid from the new US and Israeli-backed aid distribution facility operating independently of the UN.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As a controversial United States and Israel-backed aid distribution plan gets underway in Gaza, the UN called on Tuesday for an âimmediate surgeâ of its own pre-positioned supplies to help prevent starvation.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on Monday that the âtrickleâ of supplies being allowed into the war-torn enclave will not halt famine.
ReliefWeb News
As of April 2025, more than 80% of Gaza Stripâs cropland area has been damaged (12,537 hectares out of 15,053) and 77.8% isn't accessible to farmers, leaving just 688 (4.6%) available for cultivation.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Long-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN aid teams reported on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian principles.
ReliefWeb News
Vital convoys entered Gaza this week carrying resources to support operations for hot meals; however, after nearly 80 days of a total blockade of humanitarian aid, families still face a high risk of famine.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN agencies in Gaza confirmed on Thursday that desperately needed aid has finally arrived at warehouses inside the enclave after an 11-week blockade by Israeli authorities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than half the people killed in Gaza over the past week were in shelters and residential buildings, the UN human rights office OHCHR said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
ReliefWeb News
Every day of delay worsens hunger and brings Gaza closer to famine. We cannot allow aid to remain blocked while millions of people see their lives threatened. The international community must act now.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far from enough to meet the soaring humanitarian needs, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
The entire population is running out of food and essential supplies, with increasing risk of famine. This means every woman and girl, (more than one million), is facing catastrophic levels of hunger.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israelâs decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade â but significantly more is needed âstarting tomorrow morningâ.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UNâs relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarians demand access to the Gaza Strip and already have a plan in place to deliver life-saving assistance to civilians, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a strong call issued late on Friday evening.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israelâs blockade.
ReliefWeb News
âThe scale of needs in Gaza in 2024 was enormous. Now it is overwhelming. The health system is completely overstretched. Over 90 per cent of Gazaâs population is experiencing acute food insecurity."
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Intensified hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip, bringing further death, displacement and destruction as the weeks-long aid blockade grinds on, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, underlined the need to protect civilians and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip in a renewed appeal on Wednesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can now expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Security Council met in New York to discuss the horror unfolding in Gaza, where humanitarians warn of âa critical risk of famineâ and aid shipments have been blocked by Israel for over 70 days. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher briefed the Security Council, asking ambassadors if they will finally act decisively "to prevent genocide" and ensure respect for international law. He also called on Hamas to release all hostages and stop putting civilians at risk. App users can follow the coverage here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of the 2.1 million people there faces famine conditions, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday in a briefing to the Security Council in New York.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gazans remain at âcritical risk of famine,â UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies.
ReliefWeb News
From 11 May to end-September 2025, the whole territory is classified in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), with the entire population expected to face Crisis or worse acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Israelâs plan to take control of relief assistance in Gaza would put civilian lives in danger and cause mass displacement while using aid as âbaitâ, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
Gaza's health system has been deliberately targeted. "Despite being protected under international law, Gazaâs healthcare workers are being erased before the worldâs eyes", said MAP.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.