News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 3)
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Nearly two-thirds of families in provinces impacted by severe drought have reported increased child labour, with only about one in five children attending school, according to Save the Children.
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This year, about 110,000 Afghans have returned from Iran, with roughly 1,700 each day since the onset of the conflict. We remain concerned developments in the region could trigger larger movements.
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The escalating violence in the Middle East region is compounding an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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"As the winter season lingers on, more families will be on the doorstep of starvation and yet the humanitarian response in Afghanistan remains gravely under-funded," said IRC's Lisa Owen.
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Afghanistan is expected to remain one of the worldâs largest humanitarian crises in 2026, UN agencies and humanitarian partners warned on Tuesday, launching a $1.7 billion appeal to assist nearly 18 million people in urgent need.
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Over 17 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity this winter, as the scale and severity of hunger and malnutrition deepens, warns the United Nations World Food Programme.
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Afghanistanâs worsening humanitarian crisis is being driven by the accelerating erosion of fundamental rights â especially for women and girls â alongside mass displacement, economic decline and shrinking aid, senior UN officials warned on Wednesday.
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UN teams rushed to northern Afghanistan on Monday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight, just two months after a massive quake devastated the east of the country. Details are still emerging from the latest emergency where initial reports indicate at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured.
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Another massive earthquake in Afghanistan forced children to flee their homes in the middle of the night and caused at least 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries, said 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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The IFRC is running operations to support families returning from Pakistan and Iran, while also addressing malnutrition and the impacts of flooding. These overlapping emergencies stretch resources.
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An estimated 11,000 women in the earthquake-affected areas are currently pregnant and could give birth in tents in coming months, where temperatures regularly fall below freezing in winter.
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Women and girls still reeling from Afghanistan's deadly earthquake face even greater suffering rebuilding their lives and livelihoods â with little help to hand, gender equality agency UN Women said on Friday.
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Satellite-based analysis by UNDP indicates that more than 649,000 tonnes of debris must be cleared, while at least 23,000 people may have been forced from their homes.
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The ongoing humanitarian response to the devastating Afghanistan earthquake disaster continued on Friday, although essential services have been cut for operational reasons following reinforced Taliban restrictions on women working with the UN, the global body said.
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The Nutrition Cluster in Afghanistan estimates that about 37,000 children under five and 10,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are facing acute malnutrition in the earthquake-affected areas.
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"The resilience of the Afghan people has been continually tested and there is a real danger, with each crisis that hits, that the fragile gains made in recent years will be reversed,â said the HC.
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A senior UN aid coordination official in Afghanistan on Monday urged the international community to respond to earthquake victimsâ urgent need for support ânot only to survive today, but to have the strength to rebuild their lives tomorrow.â
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The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has released $10 million in response to the urgent need for food, water, shelter and other lifesaving provisions following this weekâs devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in Afghanistan.
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A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most remote communities still in need of help.
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Our teams in Kunar province report that families are sleeping in the open, enduring repeated aftershocks. Local resources are stretched to breaking point and lack of funding is limiting the response.
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In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sundayâs devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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The affected areas are remote, roads are blocked or destroyed, and it is feared that many are still trapped under rubble. The number of casualties is expected to increase over the coming days.
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After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief AntĂłnio Guterres on Monday pledged to âspare no effortâ in helping those affected.
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Another 1,000 people have sustained injuries due to the earthquake. About 600 houses have been destroyed or damaged, mostly in mountainous areas, with key road access disrupted.
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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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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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Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total number of new arrivals to almost two million. But with funding rapidly running out, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is warning the East African nation will not be able to continue providing life-saving services and aid.
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People at particular risk of reprisals and other violations by the authorities were women and girls, those affiliated with the former government and security forces, media workers and civil society.
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Returnees, including pregnant women, mothers with infants and unaccompanied children, arrive with little more than they can carry. Many are in desperate need of medical care, food and shelter.