News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 10 from 18)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trapped there face multiple daily challenges as relief supplies run critically low.
ReliefWeb News
No aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025, representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war, and leading to dire repercussions for children.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The blockade of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having dire consequences for more than a million children, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said on Saturday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza by Israeli forces whose remains were recovered on Sunday from a shallow grave after a week-long rescue operation, noting that one worker is still missing.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for âjustice and answersâ after Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil defence first responders and a UN staff member in an attack in southern Gaza.
ReliefWeb News
From 18 to 25 March, an average of 21 women and 40 children were killed in Gaza. They have been stripped of their fundamental rights, forced to exist in a reality where loss is their only constant.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
It has now been three and a half weeks since Israel imposed a complete blockade on all aid into Gaza, despite daily efforts by UN humanitarians to secure fresh access, they said in an update from the shattered enclave.
ReliefWeb News
Restoring a ceasefire deal is vital as death toll hits 50,000 and continues to rise amid Israeli airstrikes, aid and power blockades and renewed mass forced displacements.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the âdifficult decisionâ to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes â but pledged that âthe UN is not leavingâ the enclave.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), said on Sunday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Israelâs renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
The siege of northern Gaza is again blocking all life-saving supplies, including food and medicines to the area, with Save the Children unable to deliver water due for distribution through a partner.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people â many of them women and children â and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN chief General AntĂłnio Guterres on Tuesday led strong condemnation echoed by multiple United Nations agencies of renewed Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Tuesday which reportedly left more than 400 people dead.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That's been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We'll have reaction from across the UN and agencies on the ground. UN News app users follow live here.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all border crossing points, which is now in its twelfth day, the UN Spokesperson said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
Since March 2, WFP has not been able to transport any food supplies into Gaza due to the closure of all border crossing points for both humanitarian and commercial supplies.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, âcrucial progressâ made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants âcontinues to unravelâ, said UN Spokesperson StĂ©phane Dujarric on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
Aid had substantially increased over the course of the ceasefire, but remains a drop in the ocean compared to immense needs on the ground. A commitment to rebuilding essential services is vital.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Severe water shortages in Gaza have reached critical levels with tens of thousands impacted by Israeli power cuts to the enclave, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday has left Gazans afraid of a return to violence and lifesaving healthcare services under threat, the UN Childrenâs Fund, UNICEF, has warned.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Israelâs move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables.
ReliefWeb News
The closure of all border crossings for the transportation of aid into Gaza Strip represents a severe risk to the millions of people who have been struggling to survive for 16 months, IFRC warns.
ReliefWeb News
Within four weeks of the ceasefire, WFP delivered âmore food aid than we thought possibleâ, doubling the average for the last months of 2024, with more than 30,000MT, reaching one million people.