News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 9 from 78)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Millions of people across the Caribbean are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa as it reached Category 5 status on Monday – the most powerful on the scale – defined by sustained winds of at least 157 mph (252 kmh).
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Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians – including thousands of children – without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines.
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More than 470,000 movements by civilians heading north inside the Gaza Strip have been recorded since the ceasefire began, said the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday.
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The IRC is scaling up its emergency response in Tawila and the surrounding areas through safe water supply, mobile clinics, cash aid and emergency response activities to reach those most in need.
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Countries, including Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, are expected to endure several days of intense weather that could disrupt basic services, especially in vulnerable coastal areas.
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With Hurricane Melissa threatening to unleash torrential rains and hurricane-force winds across the Caribbean, at least 1.6 million children are at risk as families in Jamaica, Haiti and surrounding islands brace for flooding, landslides and widespread disruption.
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The UN’s top humanitarian official has called for an immediate ceasefire in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur region, amid reports of significant civilian deaths, attacks on hospitals and the city’s reported capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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The UN and its partners are accelerating deliveries of life-saving aid across Gaza, but relief efforts remain constrained by access restrictions and overwhelming humanitarian needs, officials said on Friday.
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Marking its 80th anniversary, the United Nations celebrated decades of multilateral cooperation for peace, human rights, and sustainable development through events across the globe.
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Diseases directly linked to poor living conditions account for 70 per cent of all outpatient consultations at MSF's health care centers in southern Gaza this year.
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An IRC report calls for a paradigm shift in climate finance: prioritizing flexible, grant-based support that is conflict-sensitive, community-led, and designed to reach local actors.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Gaza’s health system remains in ruins despite the fragile ceasefire holding, with hundreds of thousands still facing urgent medical and humanitarian needs, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential services have driven millions of people in Sudan to the “brink of survival” – with women and children bearing the heaviest burden.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Wednesday’s advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) saying Israel must allow aid into Gaza.
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Over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance; widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of essential services have pushed them to the brink of survival.
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As Ukraine enters its fourth winter since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the United Nations remains committed to providing aid for embattled civilians across the country.
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As Syria’s humanitarian needs soar and aid funding dries up, UN officials urged the Security Council on Wednesday to step up support, warning that millions face continuing hardship even as the country rebuilds its political institutions.
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One of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade is spreading across the country but the health care system remains unequipped to respond, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF warned.
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In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine.
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In the past ten months, over a million people have returned to Khartoum despite conditions remaining dire — and IOM is urgently calling for increased support to ensure these families can safely rebuild their lives.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that recent violence risked undermining fragile progress, as recovery efforts – including a large-scale rubble removal project – slowly gain momentum across the war-ravaged enclave.
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To Sudan, where the people of government held El Fasher in the west of the war-torn country remain trapped without food, water or medical care, UN aid coordinators, OCHA, said on Monday.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned food aid cannot reach everyone in Gaza unless all border crossings are opened, particularly in the north where famine was declared in August.
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One in seven families is now led by a woman. They need aid that reaches them directly, so they can feed their children, access healthcare, rebuild livelihoods and restore some stability.
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The 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, released ahead of the COP30 climate summit, presents new evidence that the climate crisis is reshaping global poverty.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by creating the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October 1945. The UN agency celebrates this achievement as World Food Day every year on its birthday, recognizing the work of all those who are committed to ensuring food for everyone. We’ll be bringing you the highlights live from FAO throughout the day. UN News app users can follow coverage here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts to deliver urgently needed assistance.
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Of the 118 million children plunged into hunger this year, more than half were forced into this situation by conflict rather than drought or environmental or economic pressures, says Save the Children.
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UNICEF estimates that 132 water sources have been destroyed, leaving families without access to safe water and handwashing facilities. The conditions are ripe for outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea.
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This marks the highest figure ever recorded in the country and represents a 36 per cent increase since the end of 2024. Nearly two thirds of new displacements have occurred outside Port-au-Prince.